Margarita tasting to benefit Nevada Ballet Theatre

A margarita tasting with live entertainment from 4 to 7 p.m. May 2 will benefit the Nevada Ballet Theatre. It's $35 in advance, $40 at the door; call 243-2623, ext. 222. ...

The Royal Tea Society has announced a Mother's Tea with public speaker and entertainer Laurie Nienhaus for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 3 at Lakeside at Desert Shores, 2620 Regatta Drive. It's $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers; call 233-3795 or e-mail royalteasociety@cox.net. ...

Moxie Java Bistro has opened at 4370 W. Cheyenne Ave., serving coffees, teas, smoothies, gelato, breakfast wraps and sandwiches, paninis, soups, salads, calzones and strombolis. Grand-opening festivities are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 2; regular hours are from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. ...

Wines from the Finger Lakes of upstate New York are being featured in the April Epicurean Wine Dinner at Envy the Steakhouse at the Renaissance Las Vegas, 3400 Paradise Road. Available until the end of the month, it's $75 for the four-course dinner with wines, $55 without wines, $25 for wines only. Call 784-5716. ...

Italian wines will be featured in a dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gaetano's Ristorante, 10271 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. With an entree of salmon or petite filet mignon, the five-course dinner is $75, plus tax and tip. For reservations, call 361-1661. ...

Roy's Restaurants are celebrating Lei Day May 1 with a five-course menu with an entree of lemongrass-crusted filet mignon. It's $85 per person; to reserve, call 838-3620 for the location at 8701 W. Charleston Blvd., 691-2053 for 620 E. Flamingo Road. ...

DJT at Trump International Las Vegas, 2000 Fashion Show Drive, has introduced a three-course fixed-price menu for $29 per person. Featuring dishes such as curried squash soup and braised short ribs with cheese grits, it's available from 5 to 10 p.m. daily. ...

The Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, now offers the Paris in the Meantime post-lunch/pre-show menu from 2 to 5 p.m. daily. It includes dishes such as gougeres with caraway, camembert and green olive beignets, coconut shrimp with pineapple and curry mayonnaise and a trio of American caviars. ...

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