Las Vegas Romance? Maybe not!
It’s heart month, and what could be more warming then getting together with your significant other and going to the Divine Café at the Springs Preserve? On February 10th, they are having their Couples in the Kitchen event which is the first event of their Friday Night Date Nights. This is an evening class from 6:30 until 9:30 where you will prepare a four course meal by direction of trained chefs. The non-refundable price is $89.00 for non-members; $80.10 for Springs Preserve members and includes cocktail and wine pairings for each course. You will prepare salads, risotto, Spanish Tapas, and your creation of a Portuguese dessert. Call for reservations since this is not a walk-in event.
So, maybe you want to just let your special someone enjoy fun with her girlfriends. You might suggest that she attend the Divas’ Day Out held on February 25th at the World Market Center on Grand Central Parkway & Bonneville. This is a large convention for women with everything geared towards women. They will have entertainment, beauty, fashion, fitness, health, jewelry, clothing, shopping … Need I say more? The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. This is usually a free event to enter; however, check the website linked above for final confirmation of the free event.
Since your other half was allowed to do a girls-day-out, the least they can do is to send you to the first WWE Monday Night Raw live at T-Mobile Arena on February 13th. (It’s the day before Valentine’s Day so you will not have any excuse for missing the special day with them!) The events start at 4:30 p.m. with tickets $30, $45, $55, and $65. The participants scheduled as of press time are TJ Perkins, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Sami Zayn and several others.
By the way, this might not be a good time to scold them about their driving habits.
— Pauline Cimoch
More Reasons to Love Las Vegas
Here’s another reason to love Las Vegas. Diamond Jack and Mrs. Jack welcomed 2017 by venturing from one Strip party to another. Sometime during the night (or early morning), we found ourselves on the 23rd floor Sky Lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. There, to my surprise, I discovered a vending machine dispensing 187-millimeter splits of Moet & Chandon Imperial Champagne — the same champagne served at the Golden Globe Awards. This is how you retrieve a bottle: purchase a $20 golden coin at the hotel registration desk, drop that coin into the machine, and then push the button for either a brut or rose mini bottle. Out comes the bottle with a champagne flute bottle topper so you can drink it now or on the go. The only other version of this unique vending machine is found in New York City. Happy New Year! (For more information on the Mandarin Oriental Hotel go to mandarinoriental.com)
— Diamond Jack Bulavsky
Carlos Santana Continues into Fifth Year at the House of Blues
Carlos Santana has announced additional 2017 performance dates in May, September and November of his “An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live” show at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay solidifying the guitar legend’s fifth year at the intimate venue. Santana has sold more than 100 million records and won 10 Grammy® Awards and three Latin Grammy® awards over a more than 40-year dynamic music career. His upcoming dates are Feb. 1-4.
Tickets for Santana’s 8 p.m. shows start at $99.50. A portion of all tickets sold are donated to The Milagro Foundation created in 1998 by Santana and his family to benefit children worldwide.
The Mob Museum Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Events
The Mob Museum downtown will mark the occasion of its Fifth Anniversary with a series of celebratory public events planned Friday through Tuesday, Feb. 10-14. Also each day, the first 10 Museum guests will receive a commemorative chocolate package from Ethel M Chocolates. One out of the 10 will contain a special “golden ticket” redeemable for a grand prize.
On Saturday, there will be two presentations at 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m. by author Chriss Lyon who wrote “A Killing in Al Capone’s Playground: The True Story of the Hunt for the Most Dangerous Man Alive” about gangster Fred “Killer” Burke.
From 1-2 p.m. on Sunday, there will be a Panel Discussion: History of The Mob Museum Building featuring panelists including Robert Chattel, founder, Chattel, Inc., the historic preservation consulting firm which advised on the restoration of the historic federal building and post office occupied by the Museum.
Monday from 7 – 9 p.m. will be the screening of the film “Capone.”
All day Tuesday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. will be free admission for Nevada residents and buy-one, get-one admission for non-locals. There will be two St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Evidence Presentations 11 a.m.-noon and 1-2 p.m. Chriss Lyon will do book signings again from noon-12:30 and 2-2:30 p.m. From noon–8 p.m. there will be a celebration at The Commissary at Downtown Grand across the street.
During the five years, the museum greeted more than 1.3 million visitors from all 50 states and 36 countries.
Jazz Hitmakers The Rippingtons Come to Access Showroom
Formed in 1986 by the group’s only original member, Russ Freeman, who still helms the group, The Rippingtons have been performing jazz music for more than 30 years and released nearly 20 albums. Their most recent album is “True Stories” released in June 2016.
In the early 1990s, the group revealed its first No. 1 album, “Welcome to the St. James’ Club.” The group’s 15th album, “Modern Art,” was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Engelbert Brings 50th Anniversary Tour to the Orleans
Humperdinck found early success in Europe in the mid-1960s with the hit single “Release Me,” which spent 56 weeks in the Top 50 of the U.K. charts and reached No. 1 in 11 countries. Humperdinck continued producing hits in the 1970s including “After the Lovin’,” which became a Top-10 single in the United States and earned Gold. His album of the same name was a Double-Platinum success.
— Jackie Brett