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Places
Best Place You're Not Going (But Totally Should!)
Vanguard Lounge
December 22nd, 2011
On a typical Saturday night in Las Vegas, megaclubs on the Strip are bursting at the seams. Patrons wait for hours in line to pay escalating cover charges and empty their wallets on one drink at the bar. But those looking to hear some sexy house music without blowing their budget on a cover charge (or who want to avoid being crushed by the crowds) make the trip north to 516 E. Fremont St. for Vanguard Lounge. Read more »
Places
Biggest Loss to the Scene (Venue)
Jet Nightclub
December 22nd, 2011
Jet Nightclub’s Sept. 5 grand closing was more of a celebration of the club’s life than anything else. Read more »
Places
Best Party Puddle
Encore Beach Club
December 22nd, 2011
Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit? Wherever she wants. And if that gorilla wants to frolic poolside to the live sounds of a top DJ, surrounded by swaying palms and thousands of her sexiest, scantily clad new best friends, she’s heading to Encore Beach Club. Read more »
Places
Must-See Nightclub
Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub
December 22nd, 2011
Your Las Vegas dance card simply isn’t complete without a trip to Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub in the Cosmopolitan. Read more »
Meet the Mayer
Soulful singer Mayer Hawthorne dishes on his classic style
December 22nd, 2011
Mayer Hawthorne and the County were a perfect fit for the opening of the Cosmopolitan’s lounge-y, old-school Vegas venue Book & Stage last December. A Motown-inspired multi-instrumentalist and foodie, Hawthorne believes that “there’s nowhere better to be on New Year’s than Vegas.” The Detroit native and his crew return to Book & Stage with two special shows each night, Dec. 30-Jan. 1. Read more »
2011 New Year’s Eve Party Guide
Henderson/Summerlin
December 22nd, 2011
The M Resort has gone all out with its holiday decorations, and keeps it going for New Year’s Eve with free cake and champagne stations throughout the casino and free live entertainment in its bars and lounges. 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 797-1000. Read more »
2011 New Year’s Eve Party Guide
On-Strip Party Dinners
December 22nd, 2011
Dine in style at the Royal House’s chic, Old Vegas-style restaurant the Barrymore with a four-course prix-fixe dinner for $59 and the option of wine pairing for $26. 99 Convention Center Drive, 5 p.m., 407-5303. Read more »
2011 New Year’s Eve Party Guide
Downtown
December 22nd, 2011
Party on with a variety of tribute bands and faux fireworks under the canopy of the Fremont Street Experience, where Steel Panther gives a final show to ring in the New Year in all their hair-band glory. 6 p.m., $30, VegasExperience.com/newyearseve. Read more »
