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NON-GAMBLING LAS VEGAS
Where to Dance
Subject: The Non-Gambling Side of Las Vegas
From: Matt Robertson@*.co.uk – Date: 2003-01-25
Do it, it's a great adults playground. The visit can be as cheap or as expensive as you like (there is so much free stuff). I found the message boards at Travel2Vegas very useful.
From: SusanC – Date: 2003-01-25
"YESCO boneyard". The Young Electric Sign Company is often credited with creating the ridiculously over-the-top neon sign styles we associate with Las Vegas. Although not open to the public, with good luck, you will see some remarkable stuff through their fence. It's like an archeological dig of 25 year-old pop culture. A little disturbing, interesting, and very 'Vegas.
From: Todd Kunioka:
Goofy museums. There are some art galleries in Strip casinos that have pretentions of greatness. But for the cost, they're not [in my opinion] worth a stop. On the other hand, things like Elvis-arama and the Liberace Museum are more Las Vegas' speed.
Date: 2002-07-24
The old Desert Inn is gone, the new one not yet open, but The [Steve] Wynn Collection of Fine Art is a wonderful red-wall'd and carpeted, perfectly-lit gallery with about a dozen fabulous paintings that absolutely must be seen! We had the gallery to ourselves for longer than two hours which was great for us but sad as it's so great and apparently so few care to see the great masterworks. We visited both of The Venetian's Guggenheim galleries during our last visit. Once again I implore you to see "The Art of the Motorcycle" not just for the bikes but also for the spectacularity of Rem Koulhaas' display.
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On April 12, 2009, in the UseNet Group alt.vacation.las-vegas under the subject
Many years ago on a solo trip to Vegas, I had breakfast at the coffee shop in the Freemont. They were running a coupon promotion for a breakfast special for 99 cents. In a far corner of the room near the kitchen was a large table set up and many homeless men were eating there. I talked to the hostess about it and she said that they had a bunch of regulars that came in almost every day and that the Freemont took care of them as they would anyone else with 99 cents and a coupon as long as they sat at a community table and didn't bother the other customers.
She also told me that at least once every day, someone would go to the cashier and pick up the tab for the entire table ... never more than $10 .... or give an extra tip to the waitresses who would work that table.
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Places To Dance in Las Vegas:
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Monday-Thursday at 20:00 a Big Band plays behind the home of Jim Hemming at 1853 East El Dorado Lane, Paradise Valley. Take something for the boys to eat or drink. Plenty of room to dance on the cement floor. The Huck Daniel Revue and Blues Jam at El Cortez, Mondays at 22:00. It's a blast that's been happening since 1988, at the Stratosphere 2001-2008. Huck Daniel's Celebrity Jam in the The Classic Jazz Band (née the Royal Dixie Jazz Band), an excellent sextette, plays Monday-Thursday at the Gold Coast Dance Hall, 4000 West Flamingo Road (Telephone: 367-7111) from 13:00-18:40, an hour later on Fridays. On Wednesdays and Fridays, additional dance space is provided. Vegas Jazz Calendar Gigs we've not confirmed: Friday at 7: The Jazz Church at Third and Bridger Monday at 7:30: the Coummunity College of Southern Nevada Big Band 3200 East Cheyenne Avenue, North Las Vegas — 651-5109 - 5843 The following is from an unknown source of unknown reliability. Last Update: 8 December 2007 thanks to Jeff Smith. |
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| Arthur Murray Dance Studio East — 798-4552 Friday 8:15-9:45 - Variety Arthur Murray Dance Studio West — 876-3131 Alternate Mondays 8:15-9:45 - Variety Coral Reef Lounge (Mandalay Bay) — 632-7777 Monday-Saturday 9:30-2:30; Latin/Other Delgado Dance Studios — 465-5777 4220 South Grand Canyon Road Ballroom and Latin Party Saturdays: 8:30-11 The Sevilla (Aladdin Casino) — 938-7777 Friday and Saturday 11-4; Salsa/Latin Harrah's — 369-5000 Nightly; Various Mount. Charleston Lodge — 872-5408 Sunday Noon-5; Swing, Polka, Dixie Nefertiti's Lounge at Luxor — 262-4000 Various RA at Luxor — 262-4400 Wednesday-Saturday, 10-?; Disco, Rock & Funk Ricardo's at MGM — 736-4970 Wednesday-Saturday 9-12; Latin Rum Jungle (Mandalay Bay) — 632-7777 Nightly 10-?; Disco, Rock & Funk |
Sam's Town — 456-7777 Nightly; Various Santa Fe Ice Lounge — 658-4900 Wednesday 8-11, Saturday 9-12; Various/Big Band SRO — 796-1136 Friday-Saturday 10:30-3; Latin Stoney's Rockin' Country — 435 BULL 9151 South Las Vegas Boulevard, 300 Best early on Thursday Studio 54 at MGM 891-7254 Tuesday-Saturday 10-5; Disco, Rock & Funk Texas Station — 631-1000 Friday-Saturday 9-2, Sunday 4-8; Swing Dylan's — 451-4006 Friday-Saturday 8:30-5; Country Line dance class at 7:30 Gilley's(Frontier) — 794-8200 Nightly; Country The Railhead at Boulder Station — 432-7777 Monday 8:30-1; Salsa Tuesday-Thursday 2-4; ? Thursday: Blues Venus Lounge (The Venetian Hotel) Wednesday-Sunday 11-?; Salsa/Nightclub |
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Stoney's Rockin' Country, 9151 South Las Vegas Boulevard, 300 — 435-BULL Early Thursday
information and comments as of February 22, 2006 – Call to Confirm!]
Tuesdays, 7-10; Gratis!
Recorded music at Larry's Hideaway, 3369 Thom Boulevard near Cheyenne and Rancho (Telephone: 645-1899). Take your CDs! Great dance floor. DJ caters to Karaoke crowd.
Thursdays, 7-11; Gratis!
Doo-Wopps play mostly East Coast Swing/Jitterbug, some ChaCha, etc., at Fiesta Hotel & Casino, 2400 North Rancho Drive (Telephone: 631-7000) Some West Coast Swing music between sets. Take a partner!
Thursdays, 8-?
Blues band at Boulder Station: 4111 Boulder Highway. Take a partner!
Fridays-Saturdays, 9-Late; Gratis!
Country music, some suitable for Swing, at Dylan's Dance Hall and Saloon, 4660 South Boulder Highway, (Telephone: 451-4006). Class at 7:30
July 2008
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