There will be no first place ribbons or trophies awaiting these animals when the show is over. These are dolphins—not dogs. These mammals weren’t purchased from a pet store or rescued from a shelter. They were hunted down in foreign waters.
Reach For The Stars–and The Crossbows
Two Tantalizing Summer Shows Make Vegas Debut This summer, The STRAT Hotel Casino & Sky Pod (formerly the Stratosphere) in conjunction with a comprehensive property remodel, is featuring a one-of-a-kind immersive and otherworldly production aptly titled “Celestia”. Housed in a 30,000 square-foot tent, an elite ensemble of highly trained and skilled acrobats, aerialists and contortionists carry the audience along in …
Brute Force, Art, Energy and Ambition
The 3,800-square foot tent recently erected at the SE corner of the Excalibur Hotel seems to be a natural fit for the medieval-themed property on the Las Vegas Strip. The tent is not for jousting or a circus: rather it’s home to a theatrical spectacle that has critics raving and audiences wanting more. Fuerza Bruta (Sp. brute force) engages a …
Big Whiskey’s: Americana ‘Fun Fare’ and Lots of Whiskey
When Tony DePasquale moved to Las Vegas he may have had bigger things in mind than busing tables. He’d grown up in Southern California and played baseball for UC Riverside. “I got injured and kind of missed my window there,” he recalls. “To be honest with you, California didn’t present a lot of options for a guy like me. I …
Christine’s Vegas Carousel: A Week in Review
From 9 to 90! Vegas is a twelve-month, twenty-four-hour, seven-days-a-week playground that covers a broad spectrum of entertainment that includes something for everybody: from toddlers to tottering retirees. Here’s a brief summary of three shows recommend for all age groups; followed by a show for adults only. Where, oh where, can you go from “9” to “90” within just a …
Marriage, Mobsters and Mayhem: Las Vegas Style
The House Always Wins: A Vegas Ghost Story If only sand dunes could talk. As a long-time Sin City resident, I’ve heard more rumors about bodies in the nearby desert than I’ve hit four-of-a-kinds in casinos. In The House Always Wins, author Brian Rouff adroitly avoids the cookie cutter mob boneyard of dust and cacti. Instead he unearths a ghostly, …