A show direct from the original Crazy Horse in Paris, "La Femme," will debut at the MGM Grand on Thursday, June 14. Since 1951, Crazy Horse has been famous for its productions celebrating beautiful women and the artistry of the nude. This opening will establish a permanent home in the United States for "La Femme."

All 13 dancers in "La Femme" are members of the original Paris dance troupe. Trained in ballet, the dancers integrate sensuous, provocative choreography as their bodies are bathed in richly colored and textured lighting designs.

"La Femme" will showcase the French culture production in a new theater at the resort designed to re-create the one-and-only Crazy Horse located on Avenue George Vin Paris. Stage dimensions, interior design, fabric, colors and tabletops will duplicate the original. As does the venue in Paris, the MGM Grand La Femme Theater will stay intimate by seating less than 400.

Prior to each evening's performance of "La Femme," the audience will be treated to an archival filmed montage of the life and times inside the Crazy Horse offering a glimpse of Parisian social life over the last half-century.

"Le Femme" will appear twice nightly Wednesday through Monday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Guests must be at least 21 years of age. Tickets are on sale now for $49 inclusive, call 1-800-929-1111 or (702) 891-7777.

Shadow: A Bar at Caesars Palace this weekend replaced the Forum Lounge that had been in operation since 1979 at Caesars Palace. Shadow with contemporary designs and eclectic furnishings has a seating capacity of 100 people and spans more than 3,500 square feet. The bar is partially enclosed by a sheer material, with an entrance opposite Neros restaurant. The interior is subdued with muted tones, a glowing backlit bar and private illuminated liquor vaults.

The sensual atmosphere is enhanced by the presence of provocative Shadow concierges. Visible only through a sheer scrim screen, the multiple silhouette dancers perform choreographed dance routines. When they aren't dancing, the Shadow concierges act as lounge hostesses wearing elegant evening outfits while they mingle.

Shadow is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Shadow concierges perform Sunday through Wednesday, 8 p.m. -2 a.m. and Thursday through Saturday, 5 p.m. - 3 a.m. There is no cover charge or drink minimum, but patrons must be 21.

The sports-themed dining and entertainment complex, Las Vegas ESPN Zone is set to open at New York-New York in July. Inside the 33,000-square-foot restaurant will be more than 165 television monitors. Two will be big 12-foot screens and more than a dozen will be located in the restrooms.

The Las Vegas ESPN Zone will also have state-of-the-art production capabilities, a dozen "Zone Thrones," which are leather reclining chairs with speakers in the headsets, and a Sports Arena with more than 10,000 square feet of interactive games and attractions. Guests will dine on American grill food.

Arizona Charlie's East, located at 4575 Boulder Highway, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. Formerly Sunrise Suites, the property was purchased a year ago and the casino was opened for the first time.

The property has 303 suites and guestrooms, a 207-space RV Park with full hook-ups, a 24-hour full-service gaming casino, and four dining facilities. The Yukon Grille is the traditional and classic steakhouse open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Sourdough Caf‚ with family-style, oversized portions was voted "Best Coffee Shop" by the Las Vegas Review-Journals' Reader's Poll. The Wild West Buffet and Panda Express round out the offerings.

Damon Wayans has cancelled his July engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton.

The 35th Annual Victor Awards will be held Saturday, June 23 in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater from 5 to 7 p.m. PST and broadcast live via FOX Sports Network.

The "Legendary Ladies of Rock 'n Roll" will return for their third engagement at the Stardust, July 4-8. The all-female stage show, which stars singers who blazed new trails in pop music during the 1960s, will headline: Lesley Gore, Shirley Alston Reeves (original lead singer of the Shirelles), the Shangri-Las and Little Peggy March. Tickets are $27.95 with tax, tip and one beverage included, call 702-732-6324.

Gore was only 16 when she challenged the Beatles for the world's most popular hit single. Her classic recording of "It's My Party" reached the No. 1 spot and triggered a series of hits that included "Judy's Turn To Cry," "She's A Fool," "That's The Way Boys are" and "You Don't Own Me." She later earned an Academy Award nomination for songwriting with "Out Here On My Own."

Shirley Alston Reeves founded the Shirelles with three high school classmates in Passaic, New Jersey. In 1960 they were signed as the first artists for a new label, Sceptor Records. They made the company an overnight success with back-to-back top-selling singles, "Dedicated To The One I Love" and "Tonight's The Night." The following year they recorded another rock standard, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." Their all-time best-selling single was "Soldier Boy."

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The Shangri-Las began their singing careers as New York City high school students. In 1964 they recorded two major hits "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)" and "Leader Of The Pack."

Little Peggy March signed to a recording contract by RCA at age 15. She clicked immediately with her biggest hit, "I Will Follow Him." The song enjoyed renewed popularity years later in the film "Sister Act."

Wayne Newton, who appears at the Stardust 40 weeks a year, will return on July 16.

The Mirage has opened an Events Center that boosts the resort's total meeting space to more than 170,000 square feet. The center is part of a two-part project that involved a meeting room complex that opened in June 2000. The facility offers advanced communications technology, has modern design and multiple-size meeting rooms and ballrooms ranging from 900 to 90,000 square feet and can handle groups from 10 to 7,500 people.

Convention centers in big hotels like The Venetian and MGM Grand are becoming popular on the Strip. Now Mandalay Bay plans to break ground in June on a 1.8 million square-foot convention center that will feature the nation's largest 100,000 square foot, pillarless hotel ballroom. There will also be a 50,000 square-foot "junior" ballroom that will be larger than the resort's three existing ballrooms.

The three-story convention center will offer one million square feet of exhibit space and 100,000 square feet of breakout space that can be divided into 61 separate meeting rooms. The Mandalay's convention center will be located on 16.5 acres next to the resort's 190,000 square-foot Conference Center. Completion is scheduled by summer 2002.

Guests who dine in The Verandah at the Four Seasons Hotel can now enter to win a Great Escape anytime they dine. The program features one monthly getaway including experiences such as trips to such places as London and Hawaii, a chef preparing dinner in you home, and relaxing in the new Four Season Spa.

The month of June will feature a Great Escape to London. Each guest having dinner in The Verandah from June 1 - 30 is eligible for a drawing to win two round trip tickets on Virgin Atlantic Airways and three nights at Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf. The trip is valued at $5,500. The drawing will be held Monday, July 2 and the winner doesn't have to be present.

In honor of the Great Escape to London the nightly dinner menu during June will feature traditional English fare created by Executive Chef Wolfgang von Wieser. Dinner is served nightly in The Verandah from 5:30 to 10 p.m., call 702-632-5000.

Actor/ comedian Vinnie Favorito will headline the Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's, June 12-17 and Kivi Rogers will follow, June 19-24. Tickets are $24.95 plus tax. Performances are 8 and 10 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

Like his name Favorito is a "favorite" on today's comedy circuit with his low-key, street-wise style and friendly demeanor. Favorito is a regular on the Las Vegas Improv scheduled and has performed on a full roster of college campuses.

Rogers grew up with five brothers and honed his gift of a thousand voices. In 1998, The National Association of Campus Activities nominated Rogers for comedian of the year. In addition, he debuted his talents at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival. Hard to believe his career in computer electronics was soaring before he turned his "hobby" of mischievous antics into his livelihood.

The Hand of Faith, known as the world's largest gold nugget is permanently on display at the Golden Nugget downtown. It was discovered near the Golden Triangle in Australia. It weighs 27.2 kilograms and measures 46 centimeters long. Check it out in its own display case.

The Fountains of Bellagio at Bellagio on The Strip have more than 1,000 individual fountains that "dance" and soar as high as 240 feet into the air, enhanced by music and light. The show is free to watch. Performances choreographed to music take place every half-hour from 3 to 8 p.m., Mondays-Fridays and noon to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. After 8 p.m., the shows are every 15 minutes until midnight.

Both Arizona Charlie's East on Boulder Highway and West on Decatur are featuring a $200,000 "Red Hot Cash for Tens" June video porker promotion. For every Charlie Card member from 8 a.m. Monday, June 4 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, any video poker hand showing four 10's on any denomination machine or jackpots of 2500 coins or more on reel slot or video keno machines will be awarded an extra 50 coins.

For more information on Arizona Charlie's East call 702-951-5800 or for Charlie's West call 702-258-5200.

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