August 2014 Posts, Page 3

In order to fully grasp all there is to offer inside Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, you'd likely need a solid week to peruse, sip, savor and explore all of their venues. Actually, I just did the math and it'd take a full month to just have a dinner at each restaurant inside this gargantuan hotel and casino. Never fear, dear readers, we've been friends with this casino for many years and can help you comb through the must-see's inside that you won't want to miss.

Here at Galavantier, we have no shortage of nerdism in our staffing, present company included. When you're a programmer, social media nerd, coder, LAN enthusiast or general geek in Las Vegas, there are a few places that are near and dear to your heart. We explore a few spots that our own team likes to frequent.

Dios mío, is it September already? One might be saddened that the summer is coming to a close, but for those of us here in Vegas - we know it's time for El Grito! Mexican Independence takes a spicy twist on some truly entertaining options for those of you visiting during the month of Septiembre. Here's a look at some of the events going on for Mexican Independence Day celebrations:

After several weeks of preview shows, Sydney After Dark has officially canceled all upcoming shows including its grand opening, which was scheduled for Friday, August 15. The show featured a bounty of beautiful and tall Australian dancers that gallivanted about onstage singing, dancing and strutting their stuff in this all-female revue.

It’s another beer extravaganza weekend in Vegas and this time Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino is hosting this BEER Weekend, which will be held September 12-14. This new BEER fest will have a full smattering of activities including a panel discussion on the craft beer revolution, a five-course meal paired with specific brews, a beer brunch and more.

It’s back from the dead figuratively... and literally...? Either way, it's back! That’s right, the infamous Bunkhouse Saloon in Downtown Las Vegas is reopening on August 25 with a performance by Built To Spill. The venue, which initially opened in 1953, has a lengthy history as an epic live music venue with an awesome dive-bar ambiance.

It’s all part of the Las Vegas Downtown Project, which is a movement to revitalize the downtown area including establishing businesses beyond the currently defined Fremont East area.

It is one of the oldest annual marathons in the U.S. – having begun in 1967. Today, it has become an entire weekend of rocking good fun on and around the Strip. The event is highly focused on health and fitness with live music, running and a bit of partying tossed into the mix.

This year the marathon weekend, slated for November 14 – 16, has Snoop Dogg as its main headliner for its concert event on Sunday. Amping it up a notch with Snoop is sure to add an element of awesomeness to this already amazing event.

The sun sets. The sun rises. Wash, rinse, and repeat with more drinks. This is the Vegas lifestyle schedule we know and love, where day melds into night and fades back into a dreaded sunrise, so it's no wonder that our city has mastered the art of having restaurants meld into the nightlife scene with electrified grace. Here are some of our favorite ways to get dinner and wasted at the same time.

Straight from Paris and onto the Vegas Strip, today we're talking about Fall fashion trends for 2014. When you live in a city as flashy and notoriously glamorous as this one, you know you can expect more than traditional muted colors to transform you. Think more items that go "ooh!" and "ahh!", plug it into some high-powered wattage and watch it glitter down The Strip.

I'm currently imagining what Dorothy and her ragtag entourage of Oz would think if they wandered into the Vegas version of Emerald City at the legendary MGM Grand Las Vegas. Surely, they would flip their shit at first, but then the Cowardly Lion would get some fab curls at Christophe Salon, Tin Man would shine front row at a Grand Garden Arena concert, Scarecrow would unravel upon seeing the Skylofts, and Dorothy's new and improved red, sparkly stilettos would find a matching couture pop from Sugar Factory, leaving them all sufficiently "wowed."