A Las Vegas Lifestyle Guide

The Galavantier Blog

Heading to Vegas for the red, white and blue holiday weekend? There’s an assortment of events to choose from. Whether you’re heading to a pool party, or a nightclub, or both, check out the list below:

Thursday, July 3
The Snoopadelic Cabaret at Tao Nightclub
Ne-Yo at Surrender Nightclub
Throwback Thursday featuring DJ Hope at Body English

If it has been sometime since you walked past the Monte Carlo Resort on the Las Vegas strip you just might have some difficulty recognizing what has gone on in the past few months. The changes have transformed the entrance into an open air dining area that will have you considering a few long lingering meals with a view of the strip. The new look includes 800 Degrees Pizza, Double Barrel Roadhouse, Yusho Japanese Grill & Noodle House, Blvd. Creamery and Sambalatte.

What's New At Monte Carlo Resort And Casino

After its inaugural debut last October, the Life is Beautiful festival is once again gearing up for an amazing three-day festival that includes live music, top-notch food and unparalleled artwork from people around the globe.

The festival, which again will be held in Downtown Las Vegas, will happen October 24-26. Creators of the festival have just announced the phenomenal lineup that we can't wait to check out. See below for all the performers slated for this year's amazing event:

Heading to Vegas for Independence Day this year? You're in for a wild treat with everything from fireworks to booze and bikinis, you're bound to have an amazing weekend. We've got the scoop on what you need to know and where you need to eat, drink and sleep.

Get ready to rock because Sammy Hagar is coming to town and if you’ve never seen him in concert, you’re in for a treat. Kicking the July 4th celebration week off right, Hagar is playing an All-American Beach Party on the evening of Wednesday, July 2 with his band The Wabos at Paradise Beach in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

It’s Shaq Attaq time in Vegas and the 7-foot-1-inch tall basketball wonder is reinventing himself in a whole new way.  While he has been an MVP, a rapper, an actor, and a plethora of other titles, he is now adding DJ to the top of that list.

Spinning as Shaq Diesel, his new DJ persona, he is scheduled to make his debut at Chateau Nightclub on Friday, June 27. With his mentor and friend, DJ Irie, having shown him the turntable ropes over the last few years, Shaq is going at it sink-or-swim style.

The 2014 National Football League (NFL) season doesn’t start for a few more months, Sept. 4 to be exact, but that doesn’t mean that the football itch hasn’t started for some of us already. For football lovers headed to Vegas next week, you’re in luck. Vegas Sin, the extraordinary all-female football league, is playing a home game on Thursday, July 3 against Chicago Bliss.

If the Godfather, Scarface or Scent of a Woman are some of your favorite movies and you know every line to the movie Heat, then we’ve got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to meet Al Pacino in the flesh.

The prolific actor, who has appeared in more than forty films, will be regaling tales of his celebrated career at a special one-night only event at the Mirage in Las Vegas on August 16.

Downtown Las Vegas is quickly establishing itself as a must-visit destination among Vegas visitors looking for a more authentic local’s feel. Helping to cement this idea further are bars, restaurants and shops like Scullery, which just recently opened in April inside of The Ogden.

Before you go seeking out these bars with a hope of finding a secret spot that nobody knows about or with a desire to find the greatest cocktail on the Las Vegas strip you should know that this is not what this is about. This list of bars is really 5 places you should go to have fun. That may sound odd to you but really why else do we decide to head to Las Vegas?