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RESORTS
This month, the MGM wraps one of Sin City’s largest remodels in recent years at a cost of $160 million.

HOT LIST
Step aside Elvis, the Los Angeles Kings return to the desert for Frozen Fury 15 on Sept. 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 2012 Stanley Cup champs take on the Colorado Avalanche, and odds are the hometown heroes will rack up another Sin City win. L.A. holds a 10-5 Frozen Fury record while Colorado is 5-8 — so choose sides wisely.

RESTAURANTS
Rock star chef Kerry Simon brings a funky, innovative twist to his ultra-hip eatery, Simon Restaurant & Lounge.

NIGHTLIFE
Hundreds of masked dancers haunt Hyde on Oct. 28 with the return of the XIV Vegas Sessions — this time themed for Halloween. Presented by nightlife giant SBE (the brains behind a dozen L.A. hot spots), this monthly dusk-to-dawn dance party morphs into an after-hours fantasyland with glow-in-thedark go-go dancers, champagne showers and neon cocktails.

NIGHTLIFE
Halloween in Las Vegas is truly a month-long affair, but this year the fun begins even earlier than usual. From family-friendly frights to sinfully sexy soirées, here’s a look at some of Sin City’s most happening Halloween haunts..

SHOWS
For visitors who’ve never witnessed Blue Man in Vegas, this latest and most elaborate incarnation is all the more reason to take the plunge. For those who caught the production at the Venetian (or at the Luxor before that), the updated show merits another look.

SHOWS
It’s no mystery why “Mystère” has been packing them in at Treasure Island for nearly two decades. Cirque du Soleil’s original Las Vegas production is at once surreal, breathtaking, hair-raising and hilarious, with characters clad in crazy and colorful costumes that could have been designed by Salvador Dali on acid.

Rod Stewart
Stewart is likely to oblige fans with rock and R&B favorites — “Maggie May,” “You Wear It Well,” “Some Guys Have All the Luck,” “Reason to Believe,” “Every Picture Tells a Story” and others — mixed with surprise rarities and covers..

Jersey Boys
“You’re from my neighborhood, you got three ways out,” Four Seasons founder Tommy DeVito’s character tells the audience in “Jersey Boys.” “You could join the Army, you could get mobbed up, or you could become a star.

SHOPPING
According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Sin City tourists are gambling less and shopping more. But, really, with all the incredible stores, who’s got time to gamble? Or sleep? Or eat? We found these fun pieces at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.

RESORTS
When a hotel casino consistently receives “Best Of” accolades from prominent publications, it’s time to take notice.

DEALS
Tix4Tonight sells tickets at up to half off the box office price to over 100 top Las Vegas shows every day — more than any other discount ticket broker in Las Vegas. Most tickets are sold for shows happening that day, but there are also a handful of shows Tix4Tonight sells in advance.

Vegas on Less than a Dime
It happens. We have a blast spending money in the shops, restaurants and casinos (oh yes, the casinos) only to realize that our travel budget is shot. Sure, you can pull out the plastic, but in Vegas, you don’t have to. In fact, Sin City is teeming with free stuff to do and see after you’ve played that last chip.

MUSIC
Featuring A-list performers from Lady Gaga and Jay-Z to Coldplay and Carrie Underwood, it was the biggest live concert festival in radio history and helped iHeartRadio — a free digital music service that offers instant access to more than 1,000 of...

ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS
21 (rescheduled date): An Intimate Evening with Santana Greatest Hits Live.