Las Vegas Weekly

February 12, 2010 · 6:26 PM

Strip Scribbles: Holly Madison returning to Las Vegas from Mexico

By Robin Leach

Peepshow blonde bombshell Holly Madison emailed me yesterday after she wrapped her 2011 calendar shoot at the El Dorado Royale resort on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. She told me everything went well and that the locations used were unique and spectacular.

“The toughest part will be narrowing it down to just 12. We need 300 months in the year for all the great photos,” she joked. Holly says she will post photos of her south of the border sojourn of two days of fun and exploration on the Mayan Riviera on her blog when she returns to Las Vegas this weekend.

Rehearsals for the numbers and routines being added to Peepshow start on Monday, and Holly said she wants to spend some of her spare time back here working with an animal shelter. Peepshow celebrates its first anniversary in April.

*The reaction to celebrity chef Rick Moonen’s Upstairs Fine Food Dining Experience at his Mandalay Bay restaurant RM Seafood has been truly overwhelming. Rick emailed me yesterday after our story about it was posted to say he’s had to expand it from Tuesdays each night through Saturday, but for his own sanity, he’ll go dark on Sundays and Mondays each week. Now there’s room to meet the incredible demand!

Star surveillance

U.S. women’s soccer legends Mia Hamm and Kristine Lily had a VIP dance floor table for their visit last night to Tryst in the Wynn. Mia and Lilly were joined by former teammate Tisha Venturini.The trio were members of the team that won the 1999 World Cup. … Legendary singer Paul Anka took a tour of the downtown Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and posed for a photo with founder Larry Ruvo. … Magician Teller checked out Human Nature at Imperial Palace and posed for a photo with the four Australian Motown-sounding singers from Down Under. … Congrats to Larry Edwards for his impressions of Tina Turner on their fifth anniversary. Our Merry Mayor of Mirth Oscar Goodman presented Larry with a key to the city to mark the milestone. Larry will celebrate at Divas of Las Vegas in Imperial Palace and Piranha this weekend. … UFC President Dana White dined with three friends at N9NE Steakhouse in the Palms last night. … Comedian Carlos Mencia attended George Wallace’s show last night at The Flamingo with friends and went onstage and performed an impromptu standup.

*It’s another big sports weekend as the 2010 Winter Olympics get underway in Vancouver, B.C. Here, we have the excitement of the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament tomorrow and Sunday for 16 international teams in 44 matches. The Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub at center Strip will get down and dirty to host the official after-party tomorrow.

First, though, tonight champion swimmer and model Amanda Beard hosts an Olympics opening ceremony party at Lagasse’s Stadium in the Palazzo. The seven-time Olympic medalist will relate some of her favorite memories of winning the gold while representing the United States. She’ll be presented with a cake after her 8 p.m. chat with fans and admirers, and then stay to watch tonight’s opening ceremonies.

Now it’s time for us to go for the gold and jump as high and fast as those skiers competing in Canada with our weekly package of highlights that never go downhill. It’s what we affectionately refer to around here as the ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN:

Friday, Feb. 12

*Magician David Copperfield continues his run of twice nightly illusions with Saturday afternoon shows at MGM’s Hollywood Theater.

*Country queen Crystal Gayle is at South Point for three nights, while Garth Brooks returns to Encore Theater in the Wynn with three performances.

*Blue collar comic Ron White chomps his cigar with a redneck bite of humor for three nights at The Mirage.

*As odd as it may sound, it’s true that the North American Body Painting Championships is a three-day competition at the Flamingo. … Jack’s Mannequin entertains on the Sing for Your Supper tour at House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. … Johnny Lee, a recent inductee into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, is at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country.

Party patrol

Designer Roberto Cavalli celebrates the opening of his new boutique at CityCenter’s Crystals with two hours of partying among his fashions. … Singer actress Aubrey O’Day, who recently departed Peepshow, returns here to celebrate her birthday and host the night at Jet in The Mirage. And it’s the soft opening party of the new second Las Vegas location of Sugar Factory at Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. Keep reading for more details. … 90210 star AnnaLynne McCord hosts the season wrap party in a birthday bash for her agent, Melissa Hirschenson, at Eva Longoria Parker’s Eve in CityCenter’s Crystals. … Reality TV star Shayne Lamas has double duty with appearances at Coyote Ugly in New York-New York and then at LAX in the Luxor tomorrow. … Self-claimed Tiger Woods mistress and lingerie model Jamie Jungers hosts at Pure in Caesars Palace.

Saturday, Feb. 13

*Midweek, he sang for President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, and now Smokey Robinson is at Green Valley Ranch in support of his new album Time Flies When You’re Having Fun.

*Singer-songwriter Richard Marx is at The Orleans for two nights, while Peaches & Herb, Blue Magic and Heatwave are at The Orleans Arena.

*Comedienne Lisa Lampanelli is at The Pearl in the Palms.

*Top Rank Boxing presents eight bouts at the Las Vegas Hilton that includes Fernando Montiel vs. Ciso Morales and Nonito Donaire vs. Ferson Guerrero.

*Our local Scintas comedy team with songs, instruments and impressions has a two-night run at Suncoast. … Three Dog Night turns back the hands of time with two nights at Silverton Casino Lodge. … Theory of a Deadman is at House of Blues. … Dokken returns to Santa Fe Station. … And Tower of Power is at the Cannery.

*Please support the 53rd Annual Mardi Gras Ball for our St. Rose Dominican Hospital, as The M Resort event salutes “she-roes” who have battled breast cancer.

Party patrol

It’s the night reality TV stars do battle: Kim Kardashian will have Super Bowl XLIV champion and New Orleans Saints running back boyfriend Reggie Bush on her arm for the Queen of Hearts pre-Valentine’s Ball at Lavo in the Palazzo, while Kendra Wilkinson will be joined by husband Hank Baskett of Super Bowl runners-up the Indianapolis Colts for the pre-Valentine’s Day party at Eve. … Over at Pure, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt enter that rivalry with their first appearance since her startling plastic surgery revelations. … Dancing With the Stars Season 7 champion Brooke Burke hosts her pre-Valentine’s party at MGM’s Tabu Ultra Lounge. …. Nylon Pink plays in the Chinese New Year with a set at The Beatles Revolution Lounge in The Mirage. … And John Huntington’s Tattoo Lounge in the Palms sponsors the Vargas Body Painting party for the body painting championships at Rain in the Palms.

Sunday, Feb. 14

Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Chinese New Year to our Vegas DeLuxe readers!

*An all-star turnout is expected at the grand opening of the second Las Vegas Sugar Factory, this one in Miracle Mile. Mel B will unveil her signature line of Couture Pops, and Kendra Wilkinson has promised to stop by to be the first to try them. And Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will hold a 90-minute autograph signing. Anybody who purchases a Couture Pop receives a free autographed photo.

*Nothing quite says “I love you” like Kendra’s Stripper Pole package, and The Girls Next Door turned Kendra star will show off her own moves at V Theater in Miracle Mile, where the Stripper 101 classes are held. For the one love-day reduced price of $199, decadent dancers can snap up the Kendra pole (valued at $249), the $65 lesson from Kendra and the photo and autograph meet-and-greet.

*For something different and for the first time, premier glassmaker Steuben Glass hosts a show at Bellagio to showcase handcrafted designs by late artist James Houston and sculptor Michele Oka Doner.

*Fendi and Versace stores open in Crystals, and celebrity chef Todd English opened his new English Pub opposite Beso yesterday.

*America’s Got Talent winner Neal E. Boyd brings his operatic voice to the Las Vegas Hilton with runner-up Eli Mattson and finalist Queen Emily. Comedian Steve Bridges also will perform.

*Chinese New Year festivities begin at Wing Lei’s in the Wynn with dim sum extended for four hours daily through Feb. 18, plus extended dinner hours for the same time period. The two-week festival is traditionally ushered in with lavish feasts, bold flavors and bright colors. The beginning of the Chinese Lunar Year will be marked with the Lion Dance at 7 p.m. at the Wynn south valet entrance in celebration of the Year of the Tiger 4708. At Caesars Palace, the Lion Dance is set for the hotel’s front entrance at 5 p.m. Caesars execs will paint the eyes of the lion and present red envelopes of money and the traditional lettuce gift. Lion Dances at Harrah’s properties are 7 p.m. tomorrow at Harrah’s, 8 p.m. at Imperial Palace and 9 p.m. at the Flamingo, and on Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Rio, 2:30 p.m. at Bally’s, 3 p.m. at Paris and 5 p.m. at Caesars Palace. Two Caesars restaurants, Noodle #9 and Sea Harbour, have special Chinese New Year menus.

*New Palms cabaret lounge singer pianist Jimmy Hopper starts his month’s run of Sunday night shows mixing the wild of Freddie Mercury and the classical of Andrea Bocelli.

Party patrol

Supermodel Janice Dickinson celebrates her Valentine’s Day birthday with a party at The Beatles Revolution Lounge. … Reality TV show hunk Brody Jenner hosts Sin on Valentine’s at Vanity in the Hard Rock Hotel.

Monday’s teases

We’ll have the full exclusive report of a Strip star’s secret Valentine’s Day wedding. The headliner tells us all about true love at the remarkably intimate and romantic ceremony. Plus, we’ll have the full roundup of photos from all the celebrations.

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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