[dlvorg] RHPS, dancing, hotels, etc. ...

From: Diva Las Vegas organizers (dlvorg@geekbabe.com)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2006 - 08:00:51 CST


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Org List
RHPS
Dance Class
Bertolinis closing
Hotels
Summary schedule of activities
Administrivia
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RHPS:

JB Green writes:

>>>It was thrown out of the Tropicana Cinema, the one we've always gone
>>>to. One of our people reported a very frank discussion with
>>>the theater management about this prior to last year.

>That was me. I met with the new theatre owner just prior to last DLV
>and my mission was to confirm whether RHPS was or was not playing in
>their venue. My mission was not to convince them to change their mind
>about any decisions they had already made about RHPS in their venue.
>He vented to me for several minutes about all the issues that they had
>with the RHPS group they inherited. The reason I'm saying "inherited"
>is because he and his wife made their decisions in the first week or
>two after they took over the theatre.

Thanks JB. It appears that RHPS will probably not be available this
year, unless someone knows if it's appearing at another venue.
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Dance Class:

JB Green writes:

>Last year, I enjoyed the ballroom dance class event. I don't see it on
>the schedule yet. Is anyone working on that?

IIRC, Diane (AZ) volunteered to coordinate the dance class again this
year, if there's enough interest.

Diane, is that offer to coordinate the dance class still on?
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Bertolinis closing:

Annie writes:

>>I volunteer (Geez its hard to write that word) for an EON evening
>>again. Provisionally this will be at Bertolini's since that's been
>>pretty successful for the last couple of years.

>They tell me (the ubiquitous "they") that Bertolini's at Caesars has
>either closed or will be closing soon.

>Word on the street is that "some Italian place" will be opening Real
>Soon Now in the same spot, but nobody seems to know anything about
>it.
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Hotels:

Annie writes:

>>I took the liberty of contacting the St Tropez Hotel for rates for
[bobbitt]
>>The management has been outstanding in working with us and gave us an
>>excellent rate. The normal rate for the hotel is in the area of 150 a
>>night.

>This is a Good Thing<tm>. Thanks, Nora.

>This offers a recommendation to those who want a non-casino hotel,
>those who are perhaps a bit shy to traverse a busy casino or large
>hotel lobby several times per day.

>What we don't seem to have, however, this year, is a casino-hotel that
>is somewhat more upscale than the Sahara or the IP. We've had the Monte
>Carlo and the Bellagio in the past.

>I do want to congratulate Nora. Throughout the history of DLV, this is
>the very first time where anybody has been able to get "special group
>rates" that were indeed a saving. Previously I've been able to beat the
>"special rates" we've been quoted each and every time with just a few
>seconds on the web. This time I was not able to. The hotel web site
>quotes $99 and the travel sites that list it are all $100-ish with
>Travelocity actually showing it being sold out over DLV. :)

>One for the record books! :)
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Summary schedule of activities:

Preliminary and subject to change.

Monday, April 23:
            1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBD)
            6:00pm Happy Hour (Suede - MV)
            7:00pm Dinner (Suede - MV)
            Ev Welcome Celebration (Suede - MV)

Tuesday, April 24 :
            AM Lake Mead Boat Cruise (Lake Mead - MS)
            1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBD)
            PM Skydiving With Or Without Densie (Golf course)
            Ev Night Of The Soiled Doves IV (CR - SV)

Wednesday, April 25:
            9:00am Diva Las Vegas Invitational Golf (Golf course - MS)
            AM-PM Art Tour (TBD)
            1:00pm Lunch With Lori (Harrahs - MS)
            PM English High Tea (Four Seasons - MS)
            6:00pm Happy Hour (Various)
            7:00pm Eating Out Night (Various)
            7:00pm EON Milanos option (Milanos - MS)
            7:00pm EON Blue Ox option (Blue Ox - MS)
            7:00pm EON Nora's choice (TBD)
            7:00pm EON Bertolinis option (Bertolinis - MS)
            9:00pm Mainstream-Alternative Night (Various)
            9:00pm Alternative Bar Crawl (Various - SV)
            9:00pm Slot Tournament (Blue Ox - MS)
            9:00pm Fremont Street Experience (FSE - MS)
            Ev Theater Night (TBD)

Thursday, April 26:
            1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBD)
            PM Bowling (TBA)
            Ev Production Show (TBD)
            Ev Limo Tour (TBD)

Friday, April 27:
            2:00am Charles Bar (Allegro Bar Bellagio - MS)
            1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBD)
            6:00pm Happy Hour (Bahama Breeze - MS)
            6:30pm Anniversary Celebration (Bahama Breeze - MS)
            7:00pm Dinner (Bahama Breeze - MS)

Saturday, April 28:
            1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBD)
            PM SBS Social (TBD)
            Ev Production Show (TBD)
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