Surrender musical director and resident DJ Steve Aoki returned to the Encore Las Vegas nightclub Friday night for Aoki’s House and to celebrate his birthday.

Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel and UFC President Dana White hosted the TJ Lavin and Ty Pinney benefit to raise funds for the ailing BMXers. In early November, Lavin and Pinney were critically injured while performing in Las Vegas.

Last night, Holly Madison, star of “Peepshow” and the hit reality series “Holly’s World,” held an early birthday celebration at Tao at the Venetian and Lavo at the Palazzo. The stage and screen star turns 31 on Dec. 23 and decided to celebrate a few weeks in advance.

The World MMA Awards took place at the Pearl at the Palms last night, and with it came the celebrities. Daredevil and TV personality Steve-O dined at N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms last night. Steve-O dined with friends and had a fall salad with no cheese and a grilled vegetable platter for his main course.

On Wednesday night, Lavo at the Palazzo and nightclub promoter Eduardo Cordova joined forces to benefit AFAN in honor of World AIDS Day. Laura Croft and Josh Strickland both had red on their outfits and donned a red ribbon to commemorate the day, and Lavo donated several thousand dollars to the cause.

Yeehaw! Ten-gallon hats, bow legs and big buckles are invading Las Vegas as the National Finals Rodeo rolls into town today through Dec. 11. Look for more than 200,000 cowgirls and cowboys heading over to the Thomas & Mack Center to watch saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, bull riding and more. And with the NFR crowning a new champion and all these guests in town, that means loads of events. Here’s a quick rundown of how to satisfy your inner cowboy with country music and bar specials all over Las Vegas. Naturally, there will be no shortage of mechanical bull riding.

Tuesday night, Blush Boutique Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas kicked off a toy drive benefiting the After School All Stars. Club goers filled up two large bins of some great holiday toys certain to put a smile on the faces of the kids that receive them.

The Palms seemed to be crawling with celebrities last night. Robin Leach, celebrity journalist, dined at Nove Italiano inside Palms on Tuesday.

We love the idea of a hideaway. It’s one of the things Vegas needs more of. And this weekend, Wynn Las Vegas introduces its version, La Cave Wine and Food Hideaway. Executive Chef William DeMarco puts together American small plates paired with wines from around the world selected by Danielle Price, the executive wine director of Wynn Resorts, and Rober Wright, La Cave’s wine director.