Nights on the Circuit

Lead Photo Vegas brings the party—and bottle service!—to Sundance

Love it or hate it, Las Vegas plays a huge part in putting the festive in Robert Redford's festival.

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Lead Photo A sinless city?

Xania Woodman | Wed, Jan 20, 2010 (7:05 p.m.)

If a misguided ban is levied and no one is aware or enforcing it, does it even matter?

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Lead Photo Eve Nightclub is wicked good

Xania Woodman | Wed, Jan 13, 2010 (10 p.m.)

Eve--the first lady, along with her forbidden fruit, evil snake and hapless hubby Adam, are a memorable cautionary tale of sin and temptation, those being two things Vegas does really really well.

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Lead Photo You’re so vain

Xania Woodman | Wed, Jan 6, 2010 (7 p.m.)

No expense was spared in making Sexy a Vanity design element.

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Lead Photo Please don’t judge

Xania Woodman | Wed, Dec 30, 2009 (7 p.m.)

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this intrepid cocktailian from the swift completion of her appointed rounds!

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Lead Photo The accidental entourage

Xania Woodman | Wed, Dec 23, 2009 (8 p.m.)

When a night spirals out of control it’s usually for the bad. But one night in particular (actual date withheld to protect the Xania), it happened for the good.

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Lead Photo Honoring Sinatra, one cocktail at a time

Xania Woodman | Wed, Dec 16, 2009 (7 p.m.)

I humbly wish to further crowd December with a holiday all-too-often overlooked: Frank Sinatra’s birthday.

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Lead Photo 76 cheers for Repeal Day

Xania Woodman | Wed, Dec 9, 2009 (7:30 p.m.)

You would think a celebration of our very right to the Patron in our cup would be something Vegas could get behind!

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Lead Photo Pilgrim’s Pride: Beer pong, drag queens and porn stars

Xania Woodman | Wed, Dec 2, 2009 (7:30 p.m.)

The question isn't so much what would Xania do to win at beer pong as it is what wouldn't she do. (Hint: Nice bra!)

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Lead Photo All about Eve. The Nightclub.

Xania Woodman | Tue, Nov 24, 2009 (8 p.m.)

Eva Longoria Parker knows sexy. And she's bringing it to CityCenter late December with Eve Nightclub.

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Lead Photo B.B. King’s has Vegas singing the blues—and loving it

Xania Woodman | Wed, Nov 18, 2009 (6:30 p.m.)

B.B. King’s amply fills this gaping hole in the nightlife scene as the place for the “grown and sexy” as part restaurant, part concert venue and part bar.

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Lead Photo Seven and a half hours on the town with foodchannel.com’s Andy Ford

Xania Woodman | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 (6 p.m.)

Food Channel “cultural correspondent” Andy Ford goes clockless and Stripless in Sin City for 24 hours with Xania Woodman as his nightlife guide. God help him.

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Lead Photo One club, two worlds—Forbes Bar lives

Xania Woodman | Wed, Nov 4, 2009 (6:24 p.m.)

At a sprawling 11,000 square feet, Forbes is easily the largest and most opulent karaoke bar in Las Vegas.

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Lead Photo The Closet leads the pack on gay parties

Xania Woodman | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 (4:31 p.m.)

Celebrating its one-year anniversary, The Closet Sundays caters to the fashionable, attractive, poised and diverse, with every creed, color and sexual orientation represented—seriously, it’s like a casting call for Rent.

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Lead Photo Bottle-flippers saving our economy? Crazier things have happened

Xania Woodman | Wed, Oct 21, 2009 (4:30 p.m.)

I’m quite over flair. And yet, like a tide or a boomerang, it keeps coming back. So perhaps it is I who should be sitting up and taking notice? All right, flair, I’m listening.

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A&E

‘I dress them with art’
Somewhere between naked and not, there’s body paint.
The rumble was a jungle
With a lineup screaming dance party extravaganza, Sunday night was one of the most successful crowds the Rumble has pulled.
The power of pop compels you
Armed with Jesus and hair gel the Altar Boyz are a boy band looking to save souls.

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Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Feb 4, 2010
by Xania Woodman

Bramblin Man

For this, Andrew Pollard’s first solo menu at Noir Bar, he presents a twist on the classic Bramble. A gin-based cocktail made popular in 1980s London by Dick Bradsell, the ...
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