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We are witnessing the boom of all things Pool, from the poolside concert variety to our fave, the bare-breasted beaches. The natural evolution is to innovate, as those who replicate won’t survive to the next summer season.
From the same marketing brains that brought you the Grey Goose Grey’s Anatomy viewing party, the Platinum Hotel and Spa has found yet another way to dine and unwind, and this time they’re gathering poolside. Every Friday and Saturday through October on the nongaming hotel’s fifth-floor pool deck, movies will be shown al fresco along with a band playing live in between. While Red Vines and Raisinettes are great, Platinum’s gourmet snacks will oust the traditional fare. Lobster and chorizo tacos and micro-burgers will be served, but one can never do away with popcorn entirely. The condiments for this bag go a bit further than self-serve grease, with several flavors available, like caramel and rosemary-parmesan.
The respectable list of delicious specialty cocktails makes that slurping sound at the end of a drink acceptable. The menu uses the concession stand as a base with drinks like the Hot Tamale—cinnamon schnapps and vodka combined with grenadine, a dash of Tabasco and garnished with a Hot Tamale.
The attached restaurant, aptly named The Restaurant, is also offering a four-course prix fixe pre-movie menu for $39 per person before heading out to the pool for the party that creeps up to the morning. Playing June 8 is the film The Messenger, followed by a showing of Nine Inch Nails in concert. June 9 Miss Monroe takes over with Some Like It Hot, along with more live concert footage, this time from Duran Duran. Call 636-2525 for movie times and more info.
Whoa, Mamis
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It looks like the owners of Mamis Latin Nightclub are the next in a very long line of eager promoters to realize the plethora of hoops that need jumping through when attempting to open a nightclub in Las Vegas. We reported last week that the new club in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops would be opening last Friday, but as is to be expected, it was delayed. Apparently due to contract negotiations with the V Theater, from which Mamis is leasing the space, the opening is indefinitely delayed.
Managing owner Robert Zavala of 2Hott Entertainment said the club could still open as soon as June 7 if things move quickly. But as we have learned from other nightclubs, we’ll believe it when we’re sitting at the bar, drink in hand.
Chivas and soccer
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As Vegas wrestles for some pro footballers, Chivas and Diego are expediting the process for us. Vida at Diego is now running a promotion every Friday until July 6 in which party patrons can win a trip for two to Los Angeles to see Beckham and the boys take the field. Not all that hard to do: Show up, talk to the hot Chivas gals, get a raffle ticket, hang out, drink Chivas, dance, wait for the raffle. A different winner is announced each week until the game on July 7; the prize includes lunch at Diego, a limo bus to LA with the Chivas girls on board, as well as a hosted bar, and then sky-box seats at the Home Depot Center as the Los Angeles Galaxy take on the Kansas City Wizards. Goooooooal!
Spin the bottle ________________________________________________________________
The Super Bowl of Flair bartending culminates at Carnaval Court June 8 as the Ultimate Flair Bartending Championships flips out at 8 p.m. Some of the best in the world travel to Vegas for what is one of the more esteemed bouts of the bar sport, but even more so the richest. The purse, growing even more from last year, tops out at $20,000 for the winner in the solo division. While several winners have owned the top spot for several years running, up-and-comers are always nipping at their heels. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door; call 800-392-9002 for info.
Calling all jelly Nellies
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The wildly successful Royal Jelly revue from Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce in Hollywood is making its way west to the Mandalay Bay speakeasy outpost, and will hold an open call for dancers on June 9. The show incorporates the usual skin display of the burlesque, but the new Thursday will incorporate a faster-paced, rockin’ score. Qualified dancers only, and no, losing your bra at Hogs & Heifers does not make you qualified (though it does earn you our undying respect). You must be ready to start rehearsals immediately, as it appears the night could be starting up soon. Bring your sassiest sashay to the Fern Adair Conservatory of the Arts at 3265 E. Patrick Lane at 12:30 p.m.; or call 632-9442; or e-mail [email protected] with questions.