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11.3.09 · 11:55 AM

Virgins sacrificed biweekly at Onyx Theater’s Rocky Horror Picture Show

My Magenta costume looked almost too good, I realized, when I arrived at the Onyx Theater’s Halloween edition of the Rocky Horror Picture Show live cast event. Only a few scattered couples came dressed in their Rocky-wear: a few Time Warpers, a Brad (“Asshole!”), a bathrobed Brad (“Asshole!”) and Janet (“Slut!”) and a whole lot of completely unrelated Halloween costumes. Those who’ve never been to a live cast performance of the cult classic midnight movie—in which live, costumed actors eek ... Read more...

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11.2.09 · 12:45 PM

Win free tickets to the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Tour

They’ve proved they can dance. Now, the competitors from So You Think You Can Dance want to show they can dazzle on stage, and you can see it all for free. LasVegasWeekly.com and AEG Live are giving you the chance to score a pair of free tickets to the So You Think You Can Dance Tour at the Orleans Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. The highly anticipated So You Think You Can Dance Tour is presented by ... Read more...

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10.29.09 · 12:40 PM

Who wants to eat Wayne Newton?

How do you do justice to a Las Vegas icon via a party favor? How about with another Vegas icon? Freed’s Bakery, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary, created a cookie emblazoned with a full body image of The Wayner (in all his tuxedo-clad red pocket handkerchiefed glory) for guests attending his opening night performance. Wayne Newton, also celebrating his 50th year in the business, performed last night at the grand opening of his new show at The Tropicana, Once ... Read more...

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10.24.09 · 9:40 AM

UFC 104: Where to watch

While Los Angeles isn’t too far away, a weekend trip and a UFC 104 admission ticket aren’t in the cards for every MMA fan this weekend. If you’re looking for local viewing options, there are plenty. Select Station Casino locations and sports bars and lounges will be showing the fight and offering food and drink specials. The main event features karate specialist Lyoto Machida in his first title defense after capturing the light heavyweight belt from former champ Rashad Evans. ... Read more...

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10.21.09 · 2:02 PM

Trick or free tickets to Slipknot and Trinity of Terrors

This Halloween, Las Vegas Weekly wants to make sure that you get a treat to go with the eggs thrown at your car or the jack-o-lantern smashed on the front yard. And we’re giving away something way better than a mini-Twix bar. Our Halloween giveaway includes a 3-day pass to the Trinity of Terrors convention, a coffin guitar case and tickets to see Slipknot at The Pearl! Fangoria Entertainment, publishers of the best-selling horror magazine, brings you the Fangoria Trinity ... Read more...

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10.20.09 · 3:35 PM

A little love for the underbirds

Every year the same conventions come to town and set up shop near the Strip, flooding Las Vegas Boulevard with badge-wearing, bag-toting conventioneers. Between the popular porn convention and the comic book titans overtaking the Las Vegas Convention Center, there isn’t much room leftover for the underdogs – or, in this case, underbirds. Throughout the year a few lesser-known conventions manage to stake their claim on Las Vegas via the Henderson Convention Center. Here the runts of the convention scene ... Read more...

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10.16.09 · 11:45 AM

Colin Farrell tastes good (and comes cheap)

I fell in love with Colin Farrell sometime between Minority Report and S.W.A.T. His rugged-yet-charming bad boy charisma won me over, and my appreciation for the Irishman has endured despite movies like Alexander, Daredevil and Miami Vice. (The more-recent In Bruges has helped.) So, when I found out that Murphy’s Law Bar & Grill had unveiled a new breakfast menu featuring items named after famous Irishman, including Colin, I knew I had to taste this delicious man for myself. My ... Read more...

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10.9.09 · 1:25 AM

Trick or Tweet: Caesars offers Halloween treats for guests

Diehard trick-or-treaters know: If your neighborhood only dishes out candy corn, you convince mommy to drive you to the nice neighborhoods where they give out full-sized candy bars and enough Smarties to make your dentist cringe. With that in mind, those seeking treats this Halloween may want to consider hitting up a slightly different neighborhood, Caesars Palace. The resort is offering a Trick or Tweet special for the weekend of October 30 and 31. Caesars Palace Twitter followers and Facebook ... Read more...

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10.8.09 · 12:48 PM

Six good reasons to put Art in the Park on your calendar

Art in the Park comes around this time every year, and if you’ve made it to the annual outdoor art festival that brings over 300 artist booths and more than 25 different food vendors to Boulder City in the past you may have skipped spending the gas money driving all that way for the festival last weekend. Here are a few reasons to mark your calendar and make the effort next season: -If you’ve read any of the How to ... Read more...

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10.6.09 · 4:58 PM

See Chelsea Handler for free!

Las Vegas Weekly and AEG Live are bringing you the chance to win tickets to see the funniest woman in late night comedy, Chelsea Handler! The host of E!’s Chelsea Lately will be performing live at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday, November 14th and you can win tickets before they go on sale! Since her stint on the show Girls Behaving Badly, Handler has proven that she has the comedic chops to stand-up with the big dogs in ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Nov 5, 2009
by Xania Woodman

Beergarita

It was quite by happenstance that I came upon the beergarita, or perhaps it found me. I was blissfully unaware of the house-party staple’s existence until two glasses literally put ...
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