China Ranch, a family date farm in a secluded oasis near Death Valley National Park, offers visitors a variety of attractions and unique experiences. The farm produces dates from several varieties of palms, as well as delicious date shakes, date bread and other baked goods showcased at a gift shop and snack bar.
A lot of people are hoping Cirque du Soleil’s “Viva Elvis” will be good for a lot of reasons.
CAMPILLO VS. SHUMENOV II
Both the WBA and IBA light heavyweight championships will be decided when Spain’s Gabriel Campillo defends his WBA title against IBA champ Beibut Shumenov in a rematch of a heated 2009 bout narrowly won by Campillo. The fists fly at 7 p.m. today at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road. Tickets are $44-$154; call (800) 745-3000.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Rapper Jay-Z rolls into The Pearl at the Palms on March 27, with Young Jeezy and Trey Songz. Tickets are $159, $194 and $234 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.
A picture of Charo smiles down from one little corner of the V Theater, a reminder that once upon a time, somebody thought she could have this whole place to herself.
The Palms kicks off February with multiple promotions. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays next month are part of the “$420,000 Be My Valentine Play, Earn and Win.”
The “V” does stand for variety. In a given day at the V Theater, you can throw it down at an Italian-American wedding or relive the Beatles and Motown.
Even in a city filled with upscale nightclubs, it’s nice sometimes to just pull on a pair of jeans and kick back.
Had a way with ditties, didn’t they?
Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual Vegas Uncork’d, scheduled for May 6-9. Visit www.vegasuncorked.com or call (877) 884-8993.
Bad to the bone. That’s Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart,” playing Bad Blake, an on-the-skids country singer in desperate need of redemption.
Despite the fact that the Strip is a world-class dining destination right in our own backyard, there still are a lot of locals who avoid it at all costs, and last week I was reminded why.
Blame me for being animal-centric lately, but today we’re just going to talk about cats and dogs with Sheena Easton (singing tonight and Saturday at South Point).
American Dream/Capitalist Nightmare. How much moral compromise turns the former into the latter?
After weeks of writing about shows and theater closings, it’s refreshing to have a column’s worth of, well, if not new construction, at least some encouraging activity to refurbish ballrooms, old lounges and showrooms.
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum has a message to everyone unimpressed by its collection to date: Tut-tut.
From Vegas With Love, a string quartet, will perform works by Prokofiev, Debussy and Harry Partch at 2 p.m. Saturday at Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.
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