Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort Opens for 2014/15 Season on Saturday, Dec. 13
Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) opens for the 2014/15 season on Saturday, Dec. 13 by opening Rabbit Peak lift that serves the area’s beginner terrain area. Guests can also enjoy round trip scenic chair rides on LVSSR’s new “Bluebird” quad chair lift. Lifts open at 9 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. Daily lift tickets for Rabbit Peak are $20. Scenic chair lift rides on Bluebird are $10 for adults, $5 for children and are complimentary for season pass holders. Lessons and complimentary coaching will also be available and Bighorn Grill and Bristlecone Bar will be serving food and beverages. “We are excited finally kick off our winter season and appreciate the community’s patience during this unseasonably warm weather,” said Kevin Stickelman, LVSSR president and general manager. Stickelman notes that LVSSR will continue its snowmaking efforts through the weekend, weather permitting, along with the natural snowfall that is forecasted for the area.
“We are excited finally kick off our winter season and appreciate the community’s patience during this unseasonably warm weather,” said Kevin Stickelman, LVSSR president and general manager. Stickelman notes that LVSSR will continue its snowmaking efforts through the weekend, weather permitting, along with the natural snowfall that is forecasted for the area.
LVSSR’s snow tubing area is expected to open on Saturday, Dec. 20. New this season, guests can enjoy a 90-minute snow sliding sessions on weekends and holidays. Tickets for snow tubing are $20 and include inner tube rental.
With continued snowmaking and natural snowfall, LVSSR expects to open terrain served by the new Bluebird Doppelmayr quad chair lift on Monday, Dec. 15. Bluebird replaces the 32-year-old Chair 2 chair lift, doubling uphill capacity for 900 guests per hour to 1,800.
LVSSR has also extended the purchase period for its Ride Local Card promotion through Sunday, December 14. For a one-time buy-in fee of $69, cardholders can lock in a daily lift ticket rate of $39 for the entire season, which includes two complimentary periods of skiing/riding (Dec. 13– 21 and the last week of the season). There are no blackout dates and lift tickets are non-transferable. For more information on LVSSR, please visitwww.skilasvegas.com.
Throughout the season, guests are encouraged to purchase lift tickets online with a substantial savings for any day of LVSSR’s season that runs through April 5, 2015, weather permitting. A walk-up window rate of $70 is still available. For more information on LVSSR, please visit www.skilasvegas.com.
For updates on the opening, please visit www.skilasvegas.com.
TOAST REPEAL DAY AT THE MOB MUSEUM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
WHAT:
It’s no secret: Oscar B. Goodman is a man who likes his gin. That why, for the third year in a row, The Mob Museum has invited him to lead the public in a toast to celebrate the anniversary of Repeal Day.
The toast will officially kick off the Museum’s third-annual Repeal Day Party, which will include performances by cabaret dancers and a Jazz swing band, signature menu by Relish, casino table games, a Roaring 20s costume contest and second-annual Boss of the Bars Contest, in which downtown bars will concoct Prohibition-era-inspired cocktails in hopes of winning the coveted Repeal Day Cup.
Attendees at the Repeal Day Party will be among the first to see three new exhibit items:
The Nucky Thompson “Death Suit”: Steve Buscemi, who played bootlegging gangster Enoch “Nucky” Thompson in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, wore this three-piece suit in the series finale, in which his character was killed on the Atlantic City boardwalk. The suit features a bullet hole where the character was shot.
Nucky Johnson Culinary Trophy: Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, Atlantic City organized crime boss during the Prohibition era, sponsored this silver cup, which was awarded to Omer Bondoux in a culinary contest in 1925. Bondoux was the chef at the Breakers Hotel in Atlantic City. The Nucky Thompson character in Boardwalk Empire was inspired by the real-life Nucky Johnson.
Paulie Walnuts Track Suit: Tony Sirico, who played Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in HBO’s The Sopranos, wore the track suit during the opening scene of Season 6, Episode 4. Paulie is shown walking out of a SCUBA shop toward his car. In this episode, he learns his Aunt Dottie, a nun, is actually his mother.
WHY:
On Dec. 5, 1933, Prohibition was lifted and Americans could once again legally drink. Resulting from a major reform movement in the United States, on Jan. 16, 1920, the 18th amendment was added to the constitution prohibiting the “manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors…within the United States.” Although alcohol consumption declined as a result, crime dramatically rose and the Great Depression hit. In December of 1933, the 21st amendment was drafted allowing states to create their own laws for alcohol and with that, the bars were open!
WHEN:
Friday, Dec. 5
7 p.m.: Cabaret performance on front steps of the Museum
7:10 p.m.: Executive Director Jonathan Ullman welcomes guests
7:15 p.m.: Oscar Goodman leads public toast commemorating the anniversary of Repeal Day
7 p.m. to midnight: Repeal Day party inside the Museum
7:30 – 9 p.m.: Boss of the Bars Contest in Land Rover tent beside Museum
8 p.m.: Roaring 20s Costume Contest
9:30 p.m.: Boss of the Bars winner presented with the Repeal Day Cup trophy
WHERE:
The Mob Museum
300 East Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
TICKETS:
Tickets are still available and are $60 for VIP admission, which includes early access to the party, and $40 for general admission. For more information and to make reservations for The Mob Museum’s Repeal Day events, go to http://themobmuseum.org/archives/2011/12/07/save-the-date-3rd-annual-repeal-day-december-5/ or call (702) 229-2734. Museum members will receive 10 percent off all ticket prices. Proceeds benefit educational programming at The Mob Museum.
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth Plastic Food Drive
We have reached our final week of Plastic Food Drive 2014 and in order to help us reach our goal of ensuring no youth goes hungry this holiday season, Smith’s Food & Drug Stores has promised to match $25 gift cards purchased at Smith’s or other grocery stores up to $1,000 this week!
Help us reach our goal of $25,000 in gift cards this year, so we can provide meals to the more than 9,000 homeless youth living here in Clark County.
Food gift cards of any denomination can be dropped off from now until Tuesday, November 25th at the William Fry Drop-In Center (4981 Shirley Street, Las Vegas, NV 89119). Online donations are also accepted! Click below now to donate online – all PFD online donations will be used to purchase food gift cards for homeless youth.
Please visit www.nphy.org/pfd for more information on how you can get involved.
Station Casinos and 95.5 The Bull team up for 11th Annual Toys For Tickets All-Star Jam
Station Casinos and 95.5 The Bull are proud to give local children in need of a brighter holiday season with the 11th Annual Toys For Tickets All-Star Jam on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 at Club Madrid inside Sunset Station. Locals who drop off a new, unwrapped toy to Findlay North Volkswagen at 7500 W. Azure Dr. or Findlay Honda Northwest at 7494 W. Azure Dr., will receive a ticket to this extraordinary performance. All donated toys will benefit Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.
The 11th Annual Toys For Tickets All-Star Jam will feature special performances by country music superstars Big & Rich, David Nail, Frankie Ballard, The Swon Brothers, Josh Thompson and Maddie & Tae, who will take the stage to thank 95.5 The Bull’s listeners and Station Casinos’ guests who selflessly donated toys to bring a brighter holiday season to a child in need.
Tickets for the 11th Annual Toys For Tickets All-Star Jam are available beginning Monday, Nov. 17 (while supplies last) to anyone who donates a new, unwrapped toy (minimum value of $10) to Findlay North Volkswagen at 7500 W. Azure Dr. or Findlay Honda Northwest at 7494 W. Azure Dr. One ticket per toy and there is a two-ticket maximum per person and the show will be general admission. Doors open at 6 p.m. and guests must be 21 years or older. For more information and a list of toy drop-off locations, please visit www.955thebull.com.
ELEMENTS FITNESS FOR WOMEN EVENT DESIGNED TO ADD THE POLISH FOR DRESS FOR SUCCESS SOUTHERN NEVADA
Every professional outfit needs a little polish, in the form of just the right accessories. Elements Fitness for Women wants to help Dress for Success Southern Nevadamake sure its clients have the right accessories for their new careers. The first Elements “Add the Polish” event will be held November 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the fitness center, 11251 South Eastern Ave., Henderson.
Guests are encouraged to bring gently-used accessories to donate to Dress for Success Southern Nevada, an organization that helps disadvantaged women in finding employment and achieving self-sufficiency. The free event is open to the public. In addition to meeting Elements Fitness trainers and instructors, guests will enjoy the fine art showing of Byron May Art. Complimentary food and drinks will be served. Prizes and raffles will include two tickets to the hit show, Million Dollar Quartet, at Harrah’s Resort in Las Vegas.
Elements Fitness for Women owner, Melissa Schmidt, has supported Dress for Success for years. She comments, “I very much believe in this organization and the good work it does. As soon as we opened our center, I really wanted to host an event.”
When Schmidt contacted Dress for Success Southern Nevada Executive Director Paula Lawrence, she learned the real need is for professional accessories. “Hats, purses, belts, jewelry and shoes are what we really need,” says Lawrence. “It’s really these extras that make the outfit and make our clients feel confident and poised.” Their conversation generated the idea for Add the Polish, an event that Schmidt hopes to make an annual benefit.
Veteran’s Day Deals
If you’re looking for a place to celebrate Veteran’s Day tonight, these locations are offering specials as well as entertainment to honor our soldiers.
Deals:
On Veterans Day, Sammy’s will honor all veterans and active military by offering one free tapa with a valid military ID. The special will be during dinner hours and requires an equal or greater value purchase.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries is proud to give back to those who have, or are currently, serving our country. All United States Military personnel, active or retired, who dine at one of 10 Five Guys Burgers and Fries locations in Nevada on Tuesday, Nov. 11, will receive free Five Guys or Cajun Style Fries.
Honey Salt (at 1031 S. Rampart) and Made L.V. (in Tivoli Village) will be hosting Military Appreciation Month during November. Any military personnel, retired or active, with a valid military ID can receive 15% off their bill at either restaurant.
Krispy Kreme will offer veterans and active duty military personnel one complimentary doughnut of any variety and one complimentary small coffee on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Entertainment:
Award-winning comedian Matt Kazam is proud to give back to United States military members with an invitation to attend his show for free. Beginning Tuesday, November 11, all active and retired military members with a valid military ID will receive two tickets to 40 Is Not The New 20 at the renowned Riviera Hotel & Casino. Military Appreciation Tuesdays will take place every Tuesday from November 11, 2014through November 10, 2015. Visit www.mattkazam.com for more information.
Eric Jordan Young salutes those who have served our country with 2-for-1 tickets to see his new production, Shakin’, at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. To redeem the tickets, guests can show a VIC ID (Veteran Identification Card), DAV ID card (Disabled American Veterans ID) or Common Access Card (CAC) at the Sin City Theatre Box Office or enter the code EJYLOCAL241 during Ticketmaster checkout. This offer is ongoing for all active and retired military personnel now through December 30, 2014. After the Veterans Day show, guests can stick around to meet Eric and receive a complimentary autographed Once In A Lifetime CD from Eric Jordan Young on Tuesday, November 11 only.
Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at The Mirage Hotel & Casino will give all active and retired military personnel a complimentary admission with a valid ID Nov. 7- 16 from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Family members who carry dependent and spouse ID cards will receive a $5 discount.
Eric Jordan Young Honors Retired and Active Military Personnel with 2-for-1 Tickets to Shakin’ Beginning on Veterans Day
Eric Jordan Young salutes those who have served our country with 2-for-1 tickets to see his new production, Shakin’, at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. To redeem the tickets, guests can show a VIC ID (Veteran Identification Card), DAV ID card (Disabled American Veterans ID) or Common Access Card (CAC) at the Sin City Theatre Box Office or enter the code EJYLOCAL241 during Ticketmaster checkout. This offer is ongoing for all active and retired military personnel now through December 30, 2014. After the Veterans Day show, guests can stick around to meet Eric and receive a complimentaryautographed Once In A Lifetime CD from Eric Jordan Young on Tuesday, November 11 only. 
“I wouldn’t be on stage doing what I love if it wasn’t for the men and women of our military,” said Young. “This ticket special is just a small token of my appreciation for all of their sacrifice to protect and defend our country.”
Two-Time Broadway World Award Winner, Young, takes the stage Saturday through Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Sin City Theatre inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. For more information visitwww.ejyshakin.com.
The LINQ Promenade Will Celebrate November with Free Mustache Rides, Car Shows and a Legendary Pop Icon
The LINQ Promenade – Caesars Entertainment’s open-air shopping, dining and entertainment district – is celebrating the entire month of November with “Free Mustache Rides” at the High Roller to any men donning a full mustache when they donate a minimum of $5 to The Movember Foundation – the leading global organization committed to changing the face of men’s health. The Movember community works to save and improve the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems.
For the entire month, The Style Lounge will be giving a $5 donation towards The Movember Foundation for any men who receive haircuts at their location. This is the perfect opportunity to help raise funds and awareness while falling into the autumn season.
WEEKLY EVENTS:
Monday: Monday Night Football
Watch your favorite team play on nearly 250 TVs, spread across 12 unique venues at The LINQ, offering more than 660 beer options on draught and bottle.
Tuesday : The LINQ BLOQ Party
Starting at 9:30 p.m., Silent Disco will take place at The LINQ Fountain Stage. Silent Disco is free and open to the public. Locals can take advantage of the 30% off High Roller ticket offer with a complimentary drink at the Sky Lounge. Chet Buchanan from 98.5 KLUC will be broadcasting live every Tuesday night from The LINQ Fountains. For complete BLOQ Party offer details, please visit The LINQ BLOQ Party page.
Wednesday: Wine Walk Wednesday
Complimentary wine samples and live music at BLVD Cocktail Company from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday: Ladies Night
Ladies ride the High Roller for only $19.95 and receive a complimentary drink at the Sky Lounge and BLVD Cocktail Company.
For more information, visit: TheLINQ.com.
Valet and self-parking are conveniently located under the High Roller observation wheel, with access via Flamingo Road to LINQ Lane or Koval Lane to Winnick Ave.
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth launches #pickupthetab to feed homeless teens for the holidays
Thanksgiving and Christmas can be unsettling and scary for homeless youth unable to be with family. While everyone else is enjoying a holiday feast, homeless teens are wondering when they will eat their next meal.
To make it easier for more than 9,000 Clark County homeless youth to get a hot meal during this time, the nonprofit Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) is launching its annual Plastic Food Drive and new companion #pickupthetab online component. Now in its eighth year, the drive recently began and will run through Tuesday, Nov. 25.
To meet its goal, Southern Nevada’s most comprehensive service provider for homeless teens seeks participation from community members and businesses – individually or through employee and/or customer drives – to buy $5 or $10 fast food or $25 grocery store gift cards.
“These gift cards mean no homeless youth has to go without a hot meal for the holidays, regardless of their living situation or access to a kitchen,” said Arash Ghafoori, NPHY executive director. “A $5 gift card provides one meal for a homeless teen; $10, two meals; and $25 at a grocery store provides meals for several days. With the growing number of homeless youth in Southern Nevada, the community’s support for the Plastic Food Drive is more important this year than ever before.”
There are a number of ways to get involved with the Plastic Food Drive:
- Purchase a $5 or $10 gift card from a fast food restaurant.
- Purchase a $25 gift card from a local grocery store.
- Donate online at https://www.nphy.org/donate
- Implement an employee or customer Plastic Food Drive by calling 702-383-1332 or visiting www.nphy.org/PFD for information or to get started.
- Participate in the #pickupthetab online donation campaign.
o Go to www.gofundme.com/nphypickupthetab to donate $5 or $10.
o Snap a picture of your lunch and post it on Facebook with the caption: “Did you know there are over 9,000 homeless youth in Clark County? I’m having this for lunch today, but many of these youth do not know where their next meal is coming from. I donated $__ to NPHY to #pickupthetab for the meal of a homeless youth. Now I challenge you to #pickupthetab atwww.gofundme.com/nphypickupthetab. All funds raised will purchase food gift cards for homeless youth.”
o Tweet: “I’m helping end homeless teen hunger. Now I challenge you to #pickupthetab at www.gofundme.com/nphypickupthetab”
o Tag two friends and ask them to #pickupthetab for a homeless teen.
Gift cards or other donations can be delivered to the NPHY Drop-In Center, located at 4981 Shirley Street, south of Tropicana Ave. near UNLV, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
To honor the single largest donation received for Plastic Food Drive this year, NPHY will engrave a brick with the donor or company’s name and include it in a special recognition section at the expansion of the Drop-In Center currently under construction.
For more information about the NPHY Plastic Food Drive and the nonprofit, visit www.nphy.org/PFD or call 702-383-1332.
