Caesar Augustus in front of Caesars Palace welcomes fans arriving for the National Finals Rodeo held at the Thomas and Mack Center Dec. 6 through Dec. 15.

The 2012 Miss Universe contestants celebrated their arrival to Las Vegas with a welcome dinner at Buca di Beppo on Thursday night. The ladies made colossal brownie sundaes, ate tons of spaghetti and even learned the secrets to Buca’s homemade sauce.

Members of the Country Superstars tribute group took to the stage at Señor Frog’s on Thursday night to kick off National Finals Rodeo festivities at Treasure Island.

Minus5 Ice Bar at the Monte Carlo is spreading holiday cheer with hand-crafted, holiday-themed ice sculptures and specialty ice cocktails all season long. 

The streets of Town Square were flooded with 9,712 Santas on Saturday morning in support of Opportunity Village, winning Las Vegas the “World Santa Challenge” title for the second year in a row at the eighth annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run.

“Gigolos” star Brace Land ate lunch at Meatball Spot in Town Square on Tuesday afternoon.


The staffs of XS and Tryst Nightclubs gathered for their annual donation to KLUC Morning Zoo’s toy drive on Wednesday morning, breaking the event’s previous record set by the clubs last year with a total of more than $172,000 in toys this year. The staff raises money all year long, collecting a portion of their tips and personal contributions to make the donation possible.

Reigning Miss Universe Leila Lopes of Angola gathered with young pageant hopefuls on Tuesday night at COLOR a Salon by Michael Boychuck at Caesars Palace.

The new Score!, a 10,000-square-foot interactive sports exhibit that contains more than 200 prized pieces throughout eight galleries that are valued in the millions of dollars, is now open at the Luxor.