Events / Insights

Stargazing at Lily Bar & Lounge

The Light Group's Lily Bar & Lounge grand opening.

April 04, 2012


Hot Hollywood couple Rick Fox and Eliza Dushku cuddle up inside Lily Bar & Lounge

The Light Group’s Lily Bar & Lounge flourished with an unforgettable grand opening bash complete with a surprise performance by sexy crooner Robin Thicke. Star sweeties Eliza Dushku and Rick Fox playfully posed with one of the many beautiful lily flowers adorning the space for the opening, where guests including Whitney Port, Glee’s Mark Salling, the Twilight series’ Billy Burke, and Vegas hometown hero Ne-Yo listened to the beats of DJ Alexandra Richards. Dushku and Fox hung out with Carly Chaikin and Parker Young, both of Suburgatory, before heading to The Bank Nightclub for the night’s after-party. The Voice judge Cee Lo Green also checked out the new lounge before his performance at Haze Nightclub.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DENISE TRUSCELLO/WIREIMAGE


 

Va Va Voom

Dita Von Teese performs her burlesque act at the new Hyde at Bellagio.

March 05, 2012

Fancy a martini? Performing artist Dita Von Teese sure does, but instead of sipping on it, she dives right in – to her most famous burlesque act in a human-sized martini glass, complete with an olive sponge. The bombshell wasted no time bringing her glittering number to the glamorous new Hyde at Bellagio. Shortly after she stunned in this sheer black dress on the red carpet, she wowed the crowd with her sexy performance and barely-there rhinestone costume. It had been a little while since the vintage vixen performed in Las Vegas – the last time was in a guest stint at MGM Grand’s Crazy Horse Paris in 2010. But Vegas fans won’t have to wait so long this time: In May, she’s taking a full burlesque production on a Live Nation tour, with a Las Vegas stop on the map.


 

Party at Planet Hollywood Resort's Gallery Nightclub

Holly Madison and Josh Strickland celebrate a fan's birthday at one of the hottest nightclubs in town.

December 01, 2011

No one can say that Holly Madison and Peepshow costar Josh Strickland aren’t devoted to their fans! The Barbie and Ken of Vegas nightlife presented overjoyed YouTube blogger Nichole Lee an enormous cake for her 21st birthday at Planet Hollywood Resort’s Gallery Nightclub. The two ladies met on an episode of the performer’s hit reality television show on E!, Holly’s World, when the young fan won a glamorous makeover by Madison herself. After blowing out the candles, Lee helped the Las Vegas stars celebrate the release of the show’s first and second seasons on DVD, festivities that went on late into the night.


 

The Barrymore Opening

A night celebrating the opening of The Barrymore, the latest hot spot in Vegas.

October 31, 2011

Foodies, listen up: The Barrymore is the newest hot spot on the block. This off-Strip gem can be found inside the recently renovated Royal Resort, the tiny hotel off Convention Center Drive. The Barrymore has been getting rave reviews for its creative eats, retro-meets-contemporary flair, and chic, intimate environment, and judging from the guest list at the grand opening, all the cool kids have been spreading the word. Thrown by owner and restaurateur Billy Richardson (famed for his other restaurants in town such as Holstein’s and LBS: A Burger Joint), the bash was nothing short of packed. More than 200 partygoers enjoyed wine, a signature cocktail made with Gentleman Jack whiskey, and bites by executive chef Anthony Meidenbauer, including steak tartare, fois gras, baby grilled octopus, diver scallops, and arancini. From the stylish bar to the stunning Strip-side outdoor patio, throngs of socialites, VIPs, local celebrities, businessmen and women, and all-around beautiful people mingled and posed for photos to celebrate the landmark night.

Photographs by Al Powers

 

Battle of the Brushes

Angel Porrino of Absinthe host sBlush's Battle of the Brushes.

September 30, 2011

It was a fight for top makeup maven at Blush’s Battle of the Brushes, hosted by Angel Porrino of Absinthe. Makeup artists from salons such as The Salon at Encore, Kim Vo Salon at The Mirage, The Spa and Salon at Aria, Square Colour Salon + Spa and Rio Spa and Salon all followed a cartoon time-machine theme completed within one hour. Judges, who included Rain Cosmetics’ Rain Andreani, crowned Maile B of Spa and Salon Vdara the night’s reigning cosmetic queen for her look, Poison Ivy in Sin City.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRYAN STEFFY AND WIREIMAGE/ISAAC BREKKEN

 

Hello, 2010!

Christina Aguilera rang in the New Year with an entourage that included her husband, Jordan Bratman, at Tao Nightclub.

July 28, 2010

   
Jordan Bratman and Christina Aguilera   Brandee Tucker and Michael Steger   Deryck Whibley
 
PHOTOS BY DENISE TRUSCELL/WIREIMAGE.COM AND AL POWERS WIREIMAGE.COM; COURTESY OF TAO

 

Sound? Check.

Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy fame celebrated a rocking New Year’s Eve with DJ Skeet Skeet and a pack of revelers at Jet Nightclub.

July 28, 2010

   
Pete Wentz   Ringing in 2010   DJ Skeet Skeet
 
PHOTOS BY MAURY PHILLIP/WIREIMAGE.COM

 

Peas, Please

As 2009 wound down, the Black Eyed Peas did what they do best: ensured that the night really was a good night.

July 28, 2010

 
Fergie and Josh Duhamel 
 
  Will.i.am
 
Taboo   Good, good night
 
PHOTOS BY CHRIS WEEKS/WIREIMAGE.COM

 

Call Me

Whitney Port and Brooke Shields helped usher in a new LG mobile phone at Palms Place Hotel & Spa.

July 28, 2010

 
Brooke Shields and Scott Ahn
 
  Cheryl Burke, Gilles Marini and Sabrina Bryan
 
LG Lotus Elite   Whitney Port and Billy Bush

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL TRAN/WIREIMAGE.COM

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