Melissa Arseniuk
Story Archive
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An evening with Mr. Farrell and the magical, mirrored pants
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 It might sound strange that Nine Inch Nails served as opener for Jane's Addiction last night at the Pearl, but hearing is believing.
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Gwen, George and Ms. Graham - Get your famous people here!
Monday, May 18, 2009 More celebrities than you can shake a stick at ... unless you have a whole lot of sticks.
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Walking in a wine-filled wonderland
Monday, May 18, 2009 Swirl, smell, sip, repeat - a few hours at Wine Spectator's 2009 Grand Tour.
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Weekend Celebrity Forecast: Ja Rule, Gwen Stefani, Tiger Woods, Heather Graham, Sean “Diddy” Combs and more
Friday, May 15, 2009 Scattered showers of famed '90s rockers, comedic actors and renowned DJs also expected to hit Las Vegas. (Yea right, it never rains.)
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Psst! Puff, puff, password for the Joint
Thursday, May 14, 2009 Get in on a speakeasy-style sale for Jamie Foxx, Chelsea Handler and Underworld.
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Win tickets to see Criss Angel get waxed
Thursday, May 14, 2009 Criss Angel is about to become immortal. Terrifying isn't it?
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Girls still kissing girls, sigh
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 It arrived yesterday: Yet another invite for yet another girl-on-girl kissing contest. I saw it and sighed. Really?
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It's raining concerts, hallelujah!
Monday, May 11, 2009 Clear your schedules and prepare your Blackberry typing fingers. Your concert calendar just got a boost.
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Dig into Uncork'd, it's delicious
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Las Vegas will be the epicenter of all things epicurean this weekend as Uncork’d is back for its third year of food, wine and top notch chefs.
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Beyonce books four nights of blowouts at Encore
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 The Grammy-winning diva will close her tour with an intimate Las Vegas run.
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That's your cup of tea: Convention covers what's hot from oolong to matcha
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Forget what you know about chai, green tea and orange pekoe. Matcha is the new black.
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A funny man with teeth: Dom Irrera
Monday, May 4, 2009 Dom Irrera says the words you're not supposed to say. “I want to insult them in a fun way." Words to live by.
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Healed and happy, Robbie Maddison comes back to Vegas
Sunday, May 3, 2009 Four months after suffering an injury during a death-defying stunt on the Strip, daredevil Robbie Maddison vowed to one-up his New Year’s Eve spectacle.
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Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian go poolside for prostate cancer research
Friday, May 1, 2009 Before taking their reality TV careers to Miami, the other Kardashian sisters are stopping in Vegas to raise money for something close to their hearts ... prostate cancer research?
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Holly Madison says goodbye to her Playboy tattoo
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Trust the ink, or lack thereof: There’s very little chance of reconciliation between Hugh Hefner and his former number one squeeze, Holly Madison.
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Two circuses (but only one ringleader) hit the Las Vegas stage
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Two circus-themed tours rolled through Las Vegas this weekend, but when Kenny Chesney’s “Sun City Carnival” stopped at the Joint, it put on a very different show than the Britney Spears “Circus” at MGM Grand.
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Blood-stained and sweaty, Miranda Lambert ain't no southern belle
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 She's blonde, she rocks, and she can and will drink you under the table. Ladies and gentleman, meet Miranda Lambert.
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Carmen Electra lights up Sunday in Las Vegas
Monday, April 27, 2009 When Carmen Electra celebrates her birthday, it tends to last days. Seven days, in fact, including one hot afternoon at Wet Republic.
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Bon Jovi rocks out (but doesn't sell out) at the Joint
Saturday, April 25, 2009 Bon Jovi rocked for nearly two hours straight last night at the Hard Rock's new Joint, if only more people had been there to see it.
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It's Snoop Dogg double vision as rapper meets wax doppleganger on 4/20
Monday, April 20, 2009 “What better way to celebrate 4/20 than to put yourself in wax?” Snoop Dogg said. Umm, we can think of a few.
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Pool season kicks off with celebs, sun and Snoop
Sunday, April 19, 2009 There was no sign of recession this weekend as sunbathers and celebrities packed the city’s hottest “daylife” destinations.
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Baptism by rock: The Killers open the new Joint
Saturday, April 18, 2009 After half a dozen songs, Brandon Flowers couldn’t help but ask, “Is it too early to say how awesome this is?”
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From the boardroom to the bedroom, local businesswoman poses for Playboy
Saturday, April 18, 2009 Las Vegas finance executive Alicia Taylor recently dropped what she was doing – and her clothes – to pose for Playboy.
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Win tickets to Snoop's private party at Madame Tussauds
Thursday, April 16, 2009 Two Snoops are better than one, even if one is made of wax.
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Perry Farrell celebrates birthday with a rock star-worthy bash
Sunday, April 12, 2009 When Perry Farrell throws a birthday party it comes with all the usuals: cake, family and Billy Idol.
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Perry Farrell to celebrate 50th tonight at Bare
Saturday, April 11, 2009 For the first time ever Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros will play together to celebrate frontman Farrell hitting the half century mark.
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Flo Rida and Teairra Mari's Vegas video shoot is more work than play
Thursday, April 9, 2009 Behind the scenes of a glitzy Flo Rida and Teairra Mari video, hides 12 hours of filming and hardly any glamour at all.
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Las Vegas chefs to light up the kitchen on Top Chef Masters
Thursday, April 9, 2009 Think of it in sports terms. Top Chef has been playing college ball. Now, they're stepping up to the big leagues.
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Holly Madison sets her sights on a reality TV return
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Holly Madison has hardly had time to catch her breath since being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars last week but the blonde bombshell is already setting her sights on her next TV project.
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NHL stars to party Las Vegas-style for NHL awards weekend
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Hockey’s biggest and brightest stars are coming to Las Vegas, and if Gary Bettman has his way, this year’s NHL awards will kick off a raucous and rocking, star-studded weekend to remember.
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George Strait named ACM Artist of the Decade
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 After nearly three decades of making music and No. 1 singles, George Strait has been named the Academy of Country Music Awards’ Artist of the Decade.
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Flo Rida to film at the Palms
Monday, April 6, 2009 Flo Rida is headed to Vegas and he’s bringing his video cameras with him.
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Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent lay down tracks in Las Vegas
Monday, April 6, 2009 Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent recently joined forces for a recording session that shook the Palms, literally, according to owner George Maloof.
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Toby Keith loves his bar, his grill and his Jack Daniels
Monday, April 6, 2009 Toby Keith loves his bar and loves his Jack Daniels, too. Lucky for him, the two seem to go hand-in-hand
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Kenny Chesney takes home Playboy Club key
Saturday, April 4, 2009 Country music recording artist Kenny Chesney came to Vegas this weekend for the Academy of Country Music Awards, but he will leave with something some might say is more valuable than an ACMA statuette: A key to the Playboy Club.
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Gavin Rossdale goes to the dogs this afternoon
Saturday, April 4, 2009 They say people fall into two categories: cat people and dog people. Gavin Rossdale says he’s definitely the latter. This afternoon he will play for about 20,000 people and 4,000 dogs at Pet-A-Palooza at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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Party with the original playboy at the Palms this weekend
Friday, April 3, 2009 Hugh Hefner, the man of a thousand blondes, is in Las Vegas for a pair of early birthday parties. Find out here how you can get in on the fun.
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It's a country star-studded weekend in Las Vegas for ACMAs
Friday, April 3, 2009 While Alan Jackson proclaimed the world had “gone country” in 1994, Las Vegas is going undeniably country this weekend, as the Academy of Country Music Awards takes over the MGM Grand.
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$5,000 cocktail named most "Cointreauversial"
Thursday, April 2, 2009 Raymond Speight is officially Las Vegas’ most Cointreauversial bartender, and he has the big fat check to prove it.
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Entertainment
Vegas' Most Cointreauversial Cocktail
Thursday, April 2, 2009 This drink, designed by Raymond Speight of Encore's Eastside Lounge, helped earn the bartender the title of Vegas' "Most Contreauversial Bartender." Here is the recipe for the award-winning cocktail: 1 oz Cointreau 3/4 oz Plymouth gin 4 blackberries 1 oz sour mix 1/2 oz raw agave nectar 1/2 bar spoon pomegranate molasses
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The boys are back in town: NKOTB heading to Las Vegas
Monday, March 30, 2009 They may not be kids anymore, but the grown-up and reunited sensation that is still known as the New Kids on the Block is heading back to Vegas.
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Hitting on waitresses with funny man David Spade
Friday, March 27, 2009 David Spade admits he’s “kind of turned into a Vegas guy” – even if he is a self-described “old man.”
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Kato Kaelin makes his Vegas cameo
Thursday, March 26, 2009 America’s most notorious houseguest, Kato Kaelin, is about to make his Vegas debut as Sin City’s most notorious wedding guest.
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Love for sale
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Make the obligatory "can't buy me love" joke, then listen up: You can buy Love, and now tickets to the Cirque show at the Mirage are on sale.
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Prostitution: Redefined, again
Monday, March 16, 2009 Created by and cast with off-duty Cirque performers, The Art of Prostitution is back and more beautiful than before, but only for tonight.
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Big Boi talks big plans at Pure
Saturday, March 14, 2009 Alternative hip hop sensation Big Boi is not a big man physically speaking, but his influence is huge and so was the impression he made Friday night at Pure.
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Freaks come out Friday at O'Sheas
Thursday, March 12, 2009 Human shish kabobs, glass eaters, knife throwers and sword swallowers are just a few of the performers who will show off their, uh, talents in new Strip show Freaks.
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No fear: Friday the 13th is just a reason to party
Thursday, March 12, 2009 You might want to avoid walking under ladders or crossing the path of black cats tomorrow: It is Friday the thirteenth - the perfect excuse to party.
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Three's not a crowd for Lindsay Lohan at Prive
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 When Samantha Ronson drove from LA to Las Vegas yesterday she brought more than her DJ equipment with her.
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Another award for Angel: Magician of the Decade
Sunday, March 8, 2009 The International Magicians Society has given Criss Angel the first Merlin Award for Magician of the Decade after a performance of Believe.