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Pink performs during Night 2 of the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.
Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 | 6 p.m.
It’s a three-pack collision of celebrations for Chinese New Year, Presidents’ Day and the NBA All-Star Game, and Las Vegas isn’t fazed in the slightest by the triple threat. The Strip has entertainment and parties to meet the demands of all three.
Music ranges from hometown tattooed beauty Pink to Linkin Park to Chicago opening the new-look Tropicana Theater, and there is country legend Crystal Gayle and two Cantonese pop singers going head-to-head.
While NBA stars converge on Houston, our b-ball parties include L.A. Clippers star Chris Paul and the opening of Heraea at Palms. The comedy lineup is long, very long, and includes Ron White, David Spade and trash-talking and foul-mouthed Lisa Lampanelli.
The offbeat includes everything from a gun show to a fine art benefit to a chocolate festival; if you hear screams, that’s the fourth-annual, ice-cold pool plunge at South Point to raise funds for Special Olympics.
It is a wide-ranging weekend with something for everybody, so let’s yell with the heat from another edition of the Royal Robin Rundown!
FRIDAY, FEB. 15
MUSIC
Grammy winner Pink is at Mandalay Bay Events Center with The Hives in the second stop of her Truth About Love Tour. Guessing baby daddy and motocross star Carey Hart will bring the new baby to watch Mom work from the wings?
Chicago is at the Tropicana with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand reopening of the theater and shows all weekend.
Rockers Stone Sour, Papa Roach and Otherwise are at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel.
Crystal Gayle is at South Point all weekend.
Jackson Browne is at Pearl at the Palms.
Moksha is at Vinyl in the Hard Rock.
“An Evening With the Yellowjackets” is at Cabaret Jazz in The Smith Center for two nights.
Nashville Unplugged featuring Jeff Silvey and Donny Keys is at Red Rock Resort.
Los Temerarios is at Las Vegas Hotel.
Excision is at House of Blues in Mandalay Bay.
COMEDY
Billy Gardell from “Mike & Molly” is at The Orleans Showroom for two nights.
Paul Reiser kicks off the 50th anniversary celebration of The Improv at Harrah’s for two nights.
Cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking Ron White is at The Mirage for two nights.
David Spade is at The Venetian for two nights.
Rob Holloway is at Bonkerz Comedy Club at Primm Valley Resort for two nights.
Jim Florentine is at Palace Station.
Steve Mazan and Heath Harmison are at Big Al’s Comedy Club in The Orleans.
OF SPECIAL NOTE
Tickets go on sale for Zac Brown Band’s April 27 concert at The Chelsea in The Cosmopolitan.
Tickets go on sale for Celine Dion’s June 4-Sept. 1 performances at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace.
Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp with guests Alice Cooper and KISS rocker Ace Frehley is at MGM Grand all weekend. The red carpet event is Saturday.
Las Vegas Pro Soccer Challenge is at Sam Boyd Stadium.
The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Culinary Festival is at Tuscany Kitchen at Bellagio for two nights to celebrate Chinese New Year.
The LVCHA Open Cutting Horse & Western Gift Show is at South Point all weekend.
Mac King’s Magical Literacy Tour kicks off with a book drive at the Las Vegas Wranglers game vs. Idaho Steelheads at The Orleans Arena.
PARTY PATROL
Adrian Grenier of “Entourage” fame hosts at Hyde Bellagio.
The Sport Illustrated Swimsuit VVIP Party with DJ Andy Caldwell is at The Bank in Bellagio.
DJ Calvin Harris is at XS in Steve Wynn’s Encore.
Grammy winner DJ Afrojack is at Surrender in Encore.
DJ Richard Beynon and DJ Chris Kennedy are at Body English in the Hard Rock.
SATURDAY, FEB. 16
MUSIC
Grammy winner Linkin Park with frontman Chester Bennington are at PH Live in Planet Hollywood.
Cantopop star Sandy Lam is at The Colosseum.
Sally Yeh is at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
B.B. King is at Buffalo Bill’s Resort in Primm Valley.
Country legend Mickey Gilley is at Treasure Island.
All-4-One is at Suncoast Showroom for two nights.
En Vogue is at Veil Pavilion in Silverton Casino Lodge.
The Eighth Annual 105.7 The Oasis Love Affair with Zapp, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Impressions and more is at The Orleans Arena.
Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Pops III: Mardi Gras in Las Vegas with singer and trumpeter Byron Stripling and drummer organist Bobby Floyd is at The Smith Center.
COMEDY
Lisa Lampanelli is at Pearl at the Palms.
OF SPECIAL NOTE
Linkin Park hosts an autograph signing at Club Tattoo in Miracle Mile Shops of Planet Hollywood.
Rao’s restaurateur Frank Pellegrino Jr. and Caesars President Gary Selesner celebrate CNY with the eye painting on a lion and a parade for the Year of the Snake.
More than 40 international and local artists will participate in Fire Art Biennale’s spring extravaganza at The Act in the Palazzo to benefit the World Chess Federation Initiative for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The Fourth Annual Special Olympics Las Vegas Polar Plunge is at the South Point pool.
Top chocolatiers and pastry chefs serve taste treats at the annual Las Vegas Chocolate Festival as a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at The Venetian.
The Rocky Mountain Gun Show is at South Point for two days.
PARTY PATROL
DJ Pauly D is at Haze in Aria.
DJ Avicii is at XS.
DJ Cedric Gervais is at Surrender.
L.A. Bikini Brigade is at The Bank.
SUNDAY, FEB. 17
Intocable is at Buffalo Bill’s Resort.
“The Artistry of Gospel” is at The Smith Center.
OF SPECIAL NOTE
It’s the grand opening of Heraea, the female-themed sports lounge and restaurant at the Palms, with an NBA All-Star party.
The Wranglers vs. The Steelheads, Part 2, is at The Orleans Arena.
PARTY PATROL
Talib Kweli is at The Bank.
Chris Paul hosts The Baller’s Ball at Lavo.
DJ Sidney Samson is at XS.
The Pharcyde is at Body English.
And Vegas Sessions encourages guests to dress as party animals in the Neon Jungle at Hyde Bellagio.
Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.
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Catering to the young and modern crowd, Planet Hollywood is a one-stop shop for entertainment with its massive shopping mall, slew of restaurants, spacious casino and clubs.
The ambiance of the casino is retro-chic meets high-tech with black granite floors throughout and colorful LED lights throughout the space. The theme carries into the 100,000 square-foot casino with 250 flat screens topping off slot machines. The casino is also home to 87 tables, a sports book and a poker room.
There's also the Miracle Mile Shops, one Vegas' largest malls, with 140 stores including BCBG Max Azaria, bebe, Urban Outfitters and The Discovery Channel Store.
Following an afternoon of shopping, guests can satisfy their appetites at one of the gourmet restaurants in Planet Hollywood, like the non-traditional approach to steakhouses at Strip House or check out the exotic Far East motif at KOI restaurant and lounge. And if guests are still looking for more, they can spend the after hours at Privé, Triq or Krave nightclubs.
Perhaps one of the resorts biggest attractions came in March with the addition of "Peepshow." The naughty twist on the story of Little Bo Peep is modern-day spin on the run-of-the-mill Vegas topless review. The "Peepshow" stage has seen visiting celebs like Scary Spice Mel B, "Dancing with the Stars" Kelly Monaco and Playboy's Holly Madison.
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