THE SKYLOFTS
AT MGM GRAND is celebrating its new AAA Five Diamond Award
with a pair of two-night packages fit for royalty. For the princely
sum of $20,000, the Diamonds are Forever engagement package comes
complete with his and hers engraved Rolex watches, two nights in a
one-bedroom Skyloft, a 16-course dinner at Joel Robuchon, VIP
tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Ka, a $1,000 credit at Tabu Ultra
Lounge and a $900 spa credit. The $33,000 Five Diamond Package,
meanwhile, includes two nights for six people in a three-bedroom
Skyloft, a dinner for six prepared in-loft by the chefs at
Craftsteak, a 16-course dinner for six at Joel Robuchon, six VIP
tickets to Ka, a $2,000 credit at Tabu Ultra Lounge and a $2,600
spa credit. For more information, call (877) 646-5638 or visit www.skyloftsmgmgrand.com.
LAS
VEGAS has scored a slam dunk by hosting the 56th NBA
All-Star Game at the Thomas & Mack Center on Feb. 18. The NBA
All-Star Jam Session takes over the convention center at Mandalay
Bay from Feb. 15 through 19. The Jam Session is called the largest
interactive basketball theme park in the world: It encompasses more
than 400,000 square feet and includes more than 10 basketball
courts and 30 interactive basketball activities. Across town at the
Thomas & Mack Center, Feb. 17 is NBA All-Star Saturday Night,
which presents popular contests like the Three-Point Shootout and
the Slam Dunk Competition. Finally, on Feb.18, the best of the NBA
Eastern Conference square off against the best of the Western
Conference in the NBA All-Star Game. For more information, call
(800) 4-NBA-TIX or visit www.nba.com/jamsession.
SIN
CITY on Jan 22 broke ground on the Fremont East
Entertainment District. Encompassing six square blocks along
Fremont Street between Las Vegas Boulevard and Sixth Street, the
six month, $5.5 million project will transform a chunk of downtown
Las Vegas into a pedestrian-friendly, non-gaming, entertainment
zone packed with nightclubs and restaurants. The planned retro look
of the district is designed to invoke vintage Las Vegas of the
1940s, 50s and 60s. Scheduled improvements include neon lighted
gateways; 40-foot-tall flashing neon sculptures in the medians such
as a girl in a bikini, a red stiletto shoe and a giant martini;
decorative signage; expanded sidewalks; landscaping; and
commemorative bronze medallions embedded in the sidewalks. A
retro-inspired nightclub scene has already taken hold in the new
zone. For more information, visit www.lasvegasnevada.gov.
IN
HONOR of the 2007 Chinese New Year, the Conservatory &
Botanical Gardens at Bellagio is honoring the Year of the Boar
through March 3 with a dramatic display of cultural symbols and
water effects. The exhibit includes a 40-foot-tall, six-tiered
pagoda that represents religious shrines of the Far East, the
Bellagio said; an animatronic boar that snorts while wiggling its
nose and ears; and an 18-foot-tall Chinese God of Wealth and
Fortune that sits atop a mountainous pile of coins. For more
information, call (702) 693-7111 or visit www.bellagio.com.
Las Vegas
Editor: Dean Blaine
Phone: (650) 348-1752
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