Nights on the Circuit
I kissed a girl
Xania Woodman | Thu, Nov 20, 2008 (midnight)
"Twas the night before Kissmas and things just got freaky …” The emcee calls the room to attention and reads from the invitation to Merry Kissmas, Rok Vegas’ four-week girl-on-girl kissing contest.
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Workin’ a room
Xania Woodman | Thu, Nov 13, 2008 (midnight)
Pockets and pocketbooks bursting with business cards, they attack networking functions at nightclubs and bars with varying amounts of ferocity and restraint.
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All the rave
Xania Woodman | Thu, Nov 6, 2008 (midnight)
I encounter my first group of Fabulous festival-goers: slender boys, not a day over 18, shirtless and wearing tiny backpacks.
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Sunrise or bust
Xania Woodman | Published Thu, Oct 30, 2008 (7:41 p.m.)
"It’s 8 a.m. Do you know where your soul is?” I scan that final text and switch my phone off. I reek of smoke, booze and other people’s sweat.
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They doth protest
Xania Woodman | Thu, Oct 23, 2008 (midnight)
Poetry is doing brisk business with a queue snaking around its stanchions. Owner Mike Goodwin shakes hands with customers loyal since the hip-hop club’s 2003 opening as OPM.
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Gay Days
Xania Woodman | Thu, Oct 16, 2008 (midnight)
Hot girls holding hands is a good sign. So I follow them to CatHouse, where Vegas is experiencing its first-ever gay-centric weekly party.
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Second chances
Xania Woodman | Thu, Oct 9, 2008 (midnight)
We give bad milk a second chance. Though our eyes might be swimming in our heads, we go back in for a second whiff, just to be sure.
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Senior Citizens
Xania Woodman | Thu, Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
There are two sides to every prom: There’s the dreamy, romantic image of what the night will bring, coupled with anticipatory outings to check things off a fantasy shopping list. And then there’s what really happens.
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Lady love-in
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 25, 2008 (midnight)
Maybe it was stolen, like Deanna’s purse at Seamless afterhours. Or maybe I “gave it up” like one does one’s virginity … and forgot about it. Or maybe I’ve just misplaced it over time, over too many meandering relationships.
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So fresh and so clean
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 18, 2008 (midnight)
When Lavo’s imminent arrival was in doubt—thanks to construction delays caused by lawsuits and their ensuing appeals—I wondered if all was lost. It was probably the closest this little Jewish girl ever came to despairing that Christmas might never come.
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On Planet Perfecto
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 11, 2008 (midnight)
We’re not in Vegas anymore, Toto. Hell, we’re not even on this planet. Rain nightclub slipped the surly bonds of Earth around 11:30 p.m.—aided in part by a sexy onscreen flight attendant—to touch the face of a god of progressive trance music, Paul Oakenfold.
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Doing hard labor
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 4, 2008 (midnight)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaack! OhsweetJesusohmyGod. Ugh.” I honestly haven’t thrown up from anything that wasn’t germ-related in a long, long time. But it’s Saturday morning and I’m mid-Labor. (No, not like that.) Mid-Labor Day weekend.
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Lap stance
Xania Woodman | Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (midnight)
Why no one else has tried to set a record for the most simultaneous lap dances is beyond me. It’s beyond Scores Las Vegas as well, which is why tonight Scores has set the stage to videotape a Guinness World Records attempt to do just that.
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Blame it on Rio
Xania Woodman | Thu, Aug 21, 2008 (midnight)
In this, Sugarcane’s opening night, the Sushisamba bartenders are beyond bustling—they’re downright flustered. Though they’ve had a month to softly open inside the Shoppes at the Palazzo, tonight is, well, kind of a big deal.
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Making space for ND
Xania Woodman | Thu, Aug 14, 2008 (midnight)
So what the heck is going on with the third floor of the Shoppes, just above Barney’s?! It’s the future, kids. And it’s bright.
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A&E
- ‘A living gallery’
- Co-directors Richard Havey and Gail Gilbert have created the Nevada Dance Project—a dance umbrella that offers the opportunity for contemporary choreographers and dancers to show their best work, new or preexisting, but always original.
- Dray, his art head for Atlanta
- For those who keep an eye on the arts district, Dray’s departure—for Atlanta—changes the metabolism of the scene a little.
- R.I.P. TRL
- MTV managed to pack Times Square one more time this past Sunday for the last episode of TRL, dubbed Total Finale Live, although nostalgia was pretty much the only reason for anyone to show up.
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Saturday
2008-11-22
Theater
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Saturday
2008-11-22
Sports-Fighting
Boxing at MGM Grand with Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi
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Saturday
2008-11-22
The Strip
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Sunday
2008-11-23
Summerlin
Tonic II Salon's Cut-A-Thon to benefit children's cancer research
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Sunday
2008-11-23
The Strip
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Sunday
2008-11-23
Xania's Hot Spots
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Monday
2008-11-24
The Strip
Living Room Lounge at Prive presents Dirty Vinyl House Sessions
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Monday
2008-11-24
Open Mic
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Monday
2008-11-24
Magic
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Wednesday
2008-11-26
Central
Hedwig and the Angry Itch at Erotic Heritage Museum's movie night
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Wednesday
2008-11-26
Xania's Hot Spots
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Wednesday
2008-11-26
Downtown
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Thursday
2008-11-27
Lake Las Vegas
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Thursday
2008-11-27
Henderson
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Thursday
2008-11-27
Xania's Hot Spots
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Xania's Hot Spots - This Week's Special Events
- Matisyahu after concert party at Lavo (Saturday, Nov. 22)
- Sean Stewart hosts at Prive (Saturday, Nov. 22)
- Kara Monaco hosts at Tabu (Saturday, Nov. 22)
- Pauly Shore hosts The Comedy Festival afterparty at Tao (Saturday, Nov. 22)
- Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi's official after-fight party at Rok Vegas (Saturday, Nov. 22)
- Days of the New at Wasted Space (Saturday, Nov. 22)
- Ricky Hatton's Official After Fight Party at Studio 54 (Saturday, Nov. 22)
Cocktail of the Week
Nov 20, 2008
by
Xania Woodman
The Capital Grille $1,000 Luxury Martini
What could be better than a martini and caviar? Nothing! Especially when the caviar in question is a limited-edition White Topaz and Diamond Caviar rope bracelet, served up with a ...
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