BRETT’S VEGAS VIEW Contributed by Jackie Brett FAREWELL TO DONNY & MARIE: Hard to image the faces of Donny and Marie Osmond will no longer be covering the Flamingo hotel’s Strip exterior after their 11-year residency, which began as a six-week engagement, ended last weekend. More than 900,000 fans over the years attended the duo’s 1,730 performances. In the audience …
Vegas Holiday Shows and Events
BRETT’S VEGAS VIEW Contributed by: Jackie Brett HOWIE MANDEL WILL APPEAR AT PARIS: Comedian and television personality Howie Mandel will headline “An Evening With Howie Mandel,” on Saturday, Nov. 30 in the Paris Theater at Paris. Tickets begin at $35. Mandel continues to perform as many as 200 standup comedy shows each year and has remained a …
Pamper Your Pup: Homemade Pumpkin Treats
Humans aren’t the only warm blooded mammals that look forward to delicious holiday pumpkin treats. Make your furbaby happy with these homemade pumpkin cookies. Pampered Pup Homemade Pumpkin Treats INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup of pureed organic pumpkin (canned or fresh) 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, softened 4 tablespoons of water 2 cups of whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/4 …
Treacle Cocktail? Off With Your Head!
Any aficionado of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) is certainly familiar with the timeless classic tales he penned; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel, Through the Looking Glass. I wondered as a child while reading Chapter VII, “A Mad Tea-Party”, what was treacle and why would it make one ill? “The Dormouse slowly opened his eyes. `I wasn’t asleep,’ …
Vegas Halloween Revelries, Dining and Events
BRETT’S VEGAS VIEW contributed by Jackie Brett KEITH URBAN PLANS 12 CONCERTS AT CAESARS PALACE IN 2020: Four-time Grammy© Award winner Keith Urban following two performances in September in the newly renovated showroom will bring his all-new show “Keith Urban Live – Las Vegas” to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace for 12 concerts next year beginning January 10-11 and 17-18 at 9 …
A Vampire in Vegas: Part IV “Keeping Things Kosher”
(The last chapter of this four-part “fiction” short story. Happy Halloween!) by Christine L McKellar Ah, Greg, the handsome, sculpted young man who I had flirted so carelessly (and I’m sure shamelessly) with in the first place (although truth be told, Greg is 125 years my senior–go figure) has pulled through. He’s given me a gift worth keeping. I feel like …