Allison Duck

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Allison is a graduate of The University of Virginia, where she fell in love with its local music scene. After relocating to Las Vegas in 2005, she transferred her musical allegiance to here, and also discovered new passions — local mixed martial arts and the UFC. She is the valley's day — and night — planner, compiling lists of events for the Las Vegas Weekly and Las Vegas Sun online calendars.

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Nightlife news & notes: Paris Hilton DJs, Neapolitan opens and more: Wednesday, June 27, 2012; Also, free Miller Lites for anyone with the last name Miller.
Play DJ at The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Thursday, May 31, 2012; Help choose the fighters' walk-in music at The Ultimate Fighter finale.
Events guide: Memorial Day Weekend 2012: Tuesday, May 22, 2012; Memorial Day Weekend has become as big as New Year’s Eve in the world of Las Vegas entertainment. Clubs book the biggest DJs and celebrity hosts, ...
Events guide: Mother's Day 2012: Friday, May 11, 2012; If mom is the primary chef in your family, it might be nice to give her a day off. If you don't trust your own culinary skills, play it safe and take her to one of the many local restaurants serving special Mother's Day menus. Mom can get complimentary drinks, flowers or even a free meal at some venues.
Events guide: Cinco de Mayo 2012: Wednesday, May 2, 2012; Don’t forget your sombreros this weekend as Cinco de Mayo falls on a Saturday, which means an entire weekend of partying. Two new Mexican venues — Carlos ‘n Charlies and Senor Frogs — celebrate their grand openings with festive parties. Read on to find the perfect place to grab some tacos and margaritas this weekend.
Earth Day guide 2012: Thursday, April 19, 2012; Eat, recycle and stretch your way to a healthier planet.
Events guide: Easter and Passover 2012: Wednesday, April 4, 2012; If your idea of Easter ham is Spam or you just don’t remember how your grandmother made her famous matzo ball soup, just give up and go out.
St. Patrick's Day 2012: Las Vegas party guide!: Friday, March 16, 2012; Where to score green beer, bagpipers and plenty of corned beef.
Pauly D talks Rehab, hair gel and what he's going to call Snooki's baby: Thursday, March 15, 2012; The reality TV star and DJ says he has godfather status "on lock."
March Madness viewing parties: Where to watch in Las Vegas: Wednesday, March 14, 2012; For basketball fans, the month of March is sacred and Las Vegas is the place to come for the perfect combination of stadium food, drinks and sports betting.
Comedian Brandt Tobler moves beyond the backyard: Friday, March 9, 2012; Tobler's first headlining gig comes at LA Comedy Club.
UFC 144: Where to watch in Las Vegas: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012; The UFC returns to the roots of the PRIDE organization with a trip to Japan for UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson. The event marks the UFC’s first return to Japan since UFC 29 in 2000.
Las Vegas Valentine's Day dining guide 2012: Monday, Feb. 13, 2012; Treat your sweetie to something special with menus crafted for the occasion.
UFC 143: Where to watch in Las Vegas: Friday, Feb. 3, 2012; The UFC helps put the “super” in Super Bowl Weekend with an important fight card the day before the football championship is decided. Given the prolonged injury of Georges St-Pierre, Nick Diaz will take on Carlos Condit for the interim heavyweight championship.
Events guide: Super Bowl watch parties: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012; Super Sunday could easily be renamed All-You-Can-Eat Sunday as local restaurants and bars pull out all the stops for their Super Bowl party spreads.
Chinese New Year: Dining and events guide: Monday, Jan. 23, 2012; The Year of the Dragon is upon us and Las Vegas venues are celebrating with lion and dragon dances galore plus special menus at local restaurants.
Party like a porn star with our AVN 2012 afterparty guide: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012; AVN is in town, and that means ... amazing afterparties! Check out our guide
Say it ain’t soa: Boa Steakhouse to close January 27: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012; Las Vegas is losing another great restaurant in Boa Steakhouse
UFC 142: Where to watch in Las Vegas: Friday, Jan. 13, 2012; The UFC returns to Brazil on Saturday with UFC 142.
UFC 141 walk-in music: Not nearly as exciting as the fights: Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011; The UFC ended the year with a bang though the walk-in music seemed more of a whimper. Many fighters walked out to overused songs by AC/DC, Drake and Kid Rock though there were a couple of surprises.
UFC 141: Where to watch in Las Vegas: Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011; The UFC closes the year in a big way, a very big way. Don't miss a moment of the action.
Q&A with Arianny Celeste: The UFC ring girl talks Chael Sonnen and New Year's weekend hosting duties; Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011; Arianny Celeste, model and UFC ring girl, returns home to Las Vegas to host at New York-New York’s Rok Vegas on Friday night.
Events guide: New Year's Eve 2011: Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011; This New Year’s Weekend you can choose to party with three quarters of the Kardashians, one half of the Black Eyed Peas, or three eights of the Jersey Shore cast.
Comedian Bryan Bruner returns; insert Djibouti joke here: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011; The formerly local comic talks hecklers, Travel Channel and better boner jokes.
UFC 140: Where to watch guide: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011; See light heavyweights Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida battle for the belt.
Concerts and cowboys: NFR events guide 2011: Friday, Dec. 2, 2011; When you're not watching the cowboys compete, there are plenty of other country events to keep you entertained.
Chael Sonnen on the octagon Oscars, his nemesis and ring girls: The host of the World Mixed Martial Arts Awards lets us hear it; Friday, Nov. 25, 2011; The host of the World Mixed Martial Arts Awards lets us hear it.
Black Friday guide: Opening hours across the Valley: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011; Despite online petitions and outcries from some, stores seem to be opening even earlier this Black Friday.
2011 Thanksgiving Guide: Where to dine in town: Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011; If the hassle of a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal isn’t worth the time and stress, there are options galore at restaurants on and off the Strip.
Where to find Thanksgiving meals to go: Monday, Nov. 21, 2011; Among the reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving: You don't have to cook if you don't want to. Several restaurants are offering entire pre-cooked meals to go so you can stay out of the kitchen as much as possible.
UFC 139 walk-in music: Tom Lawlor gets 'Physical' ... ('Physical'): Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011; Olivia Newton John as UFC pump-up music? Why not?
UFC 139: Where to watch guide: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011; Where to catch Rua-Henderson, Silva-Le and more
UFC 137: Where to watch guide: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011; Want to see BJ Penn face Nick Diaz? Here's where to catch the action.
PBR 2011 fan guide: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011; Where to meet, greet and party with PBR bullriders and fans this week.
The complete Las Vegas Halloween 2011 party guide: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011; Everywhere you want to be this Halloween.
UFC 136: where to watch: Friday, Oct. 7, 2011; Don't miss the third showdown between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard just because you're not in Houston.
2011 Halloween haunted attractions and events guide: Friday, Oct. 7, 2011; Find out the details on all the scariest haunted attractions and community events this Halloween season.
UFC 135 walk-in music: Doctors, souljas and Eminem: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011; Fighters stuck to the basics with tunes that were mostly confident and aggressive.
UFC 135: Where to watch guide: Friday, Sept. 23, 2011; Not heading to Denver? Watch Jones vs. Jackson at these Vegas bars.
'Leverage' Actor Christian Kane shows his country side: Friday, Sept. 16, 2011; When he's not kicking ass on TV, Kane can be found crooning.
How Las Vegas will remember September 11: A decade after the Towers fell, local businesses and organizations remember the dead; Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011; A decade after the Towers fell, local businesses and organizations remember the dead.
Events guide: Labor Day Weekend 2011: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011; Enjoy the full spectrum of entertainment options this LDW with dozens of DJs, concerts, comedians and the obligatory Jersey Shore club hosts.
UFC 134: where to watch: Friday, Aug. 26, 2011; The UFC returns to Brazil this weekend but if a South American vacation isn’t in your plans, don’t worry, plenty of local bars will be showing the fights.
Las Vegas MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins dies in Canada: Monday, Aug. 15, 2011; Tompkins was in Canada working with fighter Chris Horodecki.
UFC 133 walk-in music: oddities and tributes to 'Rocky': Monday, Aug. 8, 2011; Songs from Rocky, Police Academy and even some Lady Antebellum highlighted an odd walk-in music playlist at UFC 133.
UFC 133: where to watch: Friday, Aug. 5, 2011; If you’re not Philly-bound this weekend, don’t fret. Several local sports bars and casino venues will be showing the fight.
Comedian Billy Gardell hits 'Halftime': Catch him this weekend at The Mirage; Wednesday, July 6, 2011; After performing at various comedy clubs around town, comedian Billy Gardell is moving up to the majors, headlining Mirage’s Aces of Comedy Series at the Terry Fator Theatre.
UFC 132 walk-in music proved Tito Ortiz was 'Not Afraid': Sunday, July 3, 2011; In a night of possible career-ending and career-saving fights, the music fighters chose at UFC 132 seemed of extra importance as many came singing and dancing out of the tunnel at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
UFC 132: where to watch, fighter appearances and afterparties: Friday, July 1, 2011; This weekend fireworks won’t just be in the air; they will be in the octagon as well. Find out where to watch UFC 132 locally.
Events Guide: Fourth of July Weekend: Wednesday, June 29, 2011; This Fourth of July Weekend, expect all of the usual amazing DJ lineups, concerts and comedians plus the added excitement of UFC 132 and its requisite fighter afterparties plus fireworks on and off the Strip.

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