From: Diva Las Vegas organizers (dlvorg@geekbabe.com)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2007 - 10:13:24 CST
In this mailing:
Org List
Continuing The Schedule
Church
Registration Report
Fremont Street Experience
MGM Shows
Production Show
Summary schedule of activities
Administrivia
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Continuing The Schedule:
A number of items have come in this week, and there are many topics for
discussion. The schedule is filling quite nicely, with a few new items
to add.
However, there is still the question of our Saturday night ending bash,
if we are to have one. Yes? No? Ideas?
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Mindy writes:
>If somebody would be willing to run the event i can see if we can use
>the clubhouse where i live for a party on sat night. there would be no
>cost for the facility and only a small refundable cleaning and damage
>deposit.
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Annie writes:
>It's been three years since we've had a big ending to DLV.
>I think that our absolute number-one priority as a group needs to be
>the two weekend evenings, more specifically Saturday.
>I also think it's time, not to name names, for those who are not on
>record as coordinating a nontrivial activity to step forward and help
>out on these two very important evenings.
>>We've tentatively scheduled Zingers as the venue for our ending bash,
>>but it may not have the facilities to host a dinner and show.
>Happy hour, Dinner, Entertainment Du Jour, followed by a large ending
>get-together would be (have been) nice. However if it ain't gonna
>happen, it ain't gonna happen, and from what I'm hearing the big
>restaurant plans for the site next to Zingers ain't gonna happen, at
>least in time and with any certainty which allows us to make plans.
>>I'm asking all of you to think of a place and activity that you'd like
>>to have for our last night in Vegas 2007.
>What I would most like to see happen is one big continuous evening
>which would be the night of all nights.
>If that is not to be, my second choice would be to begin the evening
>with one big happy hour, then have multiple-track options mid-evening,
>followed by a common final get-together.
>Thinking back to 2006, I really think that the combination of Tony Roma
>followed by Buck Wild was just not a big enough gun to draw the
>interest of the majority of our guests, therefore most chose to skip
>them and do their own thing.
>We need to capture more than 30% of our attendees, either in one venue
>or collectively amongst several venues.
>I envision something like this for a Saturday evening calendar, if the
>multi-track option is to happen:
>6:00-ish: Happy Hour, one venue
>7:30-ish: Dinner, choice of 2-3 restaurants
>9:30-ish: Shows or other entertainment, choice of 2-3 options
>Midnight or so: Farewell bash, emphasis on QST.
>The downside to multi-tracking is that it requires more coordinators,
>at least one for each option. The upside is that the load on any
>individual coordinator is not as great as with the larger things.
>Ok, I have run this up the flagpole. Time for you (yes, YOU) to either
>salute it or flip the bird to it. :)
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Friday on my mind:
>We have a very strong start to Friday evening already planned. I know
>we'll get a good turnout at Bahama Breeze for HH and dinner.
>We just have to keep things going that evening, make some plans (they
>don't have to be fancy) and stick to them.
>Let me propose the following for Friday after BB ...
>Three options, one of which should appeal to just about everybody:
>1. Dancing
>2. Drinking
>3. Gaming
>Let's discuss ...
>Dancing - This used to be a traditional Friday night DLV staple. Very
>good crowd at Krave on Friday of 2005. Good crowd at Gipsy in previous
>years. All this needs is to have one or more people just agree to be at
>Krave or Gipsy at a certain time to be a familiar face and greet the
>others.
>I don't think it's too much to ask for one or two of our dance fans to
>agree to be there. No, you don't have to do any busy work, no, you
>don't have to stay all night, you just have to agree to be there for a
>while.
>Drinking - I'll put my money where my mouth is here, actually, my
>effort and commitment where my mouth is. I'll lead the drinking
>contingent. Many of our people love to just sit back, enjoy a few
>drinks, shoot the $#!+, and take in the QST.
>Gaming - Again, all it takes is for somebody (HINT: Those of you who
>are not on record coordinating something) to select a casino and agree
>to be there at a certain time. No, you don't have to do any busy work
>or anything, just be there to be a smiling face that those who wander
>in will recognize.
>Three options does not have to be a limit. I can envision others, such
>qas Yet Another Show, those who REALLY want to doing an "Outreach
>Mission" on Fremont St., and those who REALLY want to trying one of
>those oh-so-trendy velvet rope clubs. (Did I really suggest that?)
>Comments?
>More importantly, volunteers?
>(/me puts on an old Easybeats tune and cranks it)
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Church:
Anya writes:
>Church Services. For those are interested in a welcoming place to go
>to church. Northwest Community Church. 7310 W Smoke Ranch unit K.
>Services are at 930 and 11 am. www.lvucc.org
>While not an official DLV activity, this is where i have been going
>on Sunday mornings.
>Hope this helps, ANYA, here in cold Las Vegas.
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Registration Report:
Annie writes:
>As of the time of this writing, we have 76 validated attendees signed
>up. These are almost all returnees, 90+% of whom will indeed show up.
>Registration has only been open a week.
>Comparing last year, two weeks after returnee registration opened we
>had 56 validated people. This puts us far ahead of where we were last
>year. This is pointing to an extremely heavy turnout this year, and we
>will need to be prepared for it.
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Fremont Street Experience:
Diane (AZ) writes:
>The time frame for the FSE on Wednesday seems a little late. Sunset is
>scheduled for 7:24. I presume the show would be around 8 ish...
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MGM Shows:
Mindy writes:
>For those of you who dont know I now work in the ticket auditing dept
at MGM.
>FYI.. Tickets for the Cirque Du Soleil shows now start around $79 for
>marginal seating up to about $200 for premium seating. Decent seats are
>around $120. I dont know about current group rates but I can do some
>research.
>For the smaller showrooms in the MGM family of casinos the schedules
>are not yet set for the end of April. Just as a general guideline the
>recurring shows such as La Femme are in the $50 range and the limited
>engagements like Howie Mandel are $65 to $100. Again i am not sure of
>group rates.
>Also I can arrange line passes and free admission to our two night
>clubs (Studio 54 and Tabu). Normal operations of both are Tues thru Sat
>10 pm till whenever. Drinks at both run $8 and up with bottle service
>starting around $220. If anyone wants to arrange events for any of the
>above I can check for group rates for the shows or the line passes for
>the clubs.
>Because of the other events I arrange someone else would have to do the
>rest of the work.
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Production Show:
This is from a discussion brought over from dlvdisc:
Mary Beth writes:
>Some thoughts on Thursday night:
>For the production show, The Mirage has Love, a Cirque du Soleil
>performance set to the music of the Beatles. (If you haven't bought
>the CD yet, you'll be amazed at how good the remixes sound).
>I'm currently planning on seeing it on the Friday of DLV, but would
>anyone else want to go on Thursday? We would have to settle this rather
>quickly as this is a hot ticket and will probably sell out quickly. The
>show is dark April 22 to 25, and there is a 7PM and 10 PM perf on the
>26th, 27th and 28th. (The Saturday shows are out for me as I have to
>grab a midnight flight back to the East Coast).
>Limo tour - can we either (a) spend more time at Fremont Street (say,
>a half hour), or else skip it completely and visit the south end of
>the Strip (Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM) or the Rio / Sands area instead.
>Driving all the way to Fremont just to jump out and back in the car at
>4 Queens is kind of tired.
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Mary Beth writes:
>I can't imagine the show being more than 90 minutes long, since it
>would have to take a good 90 minutes to clear the house, seat the next
>audience and give the performers enough of a break in between shows. I
>have to think the 7PM show would let out at about 8:30, giving us
>plenty of time to get to the limo tour staging area at the Mirage, so
>I'm hoping this will be the Thursday production show.
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Mary Beth writes:
>Since it was my suggestion, I'll act as den mother for "Love".
>I cannot, however, float $5000 for a block of tickets, so I think the
>best course of action is to have anyone interested in attending
>purchase their own seats, attend the show, then start the limo tour
>from the Mirage immediately after the performance.
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Aiko writes:
Thanks, Mary Beth, for volunteering to be the coordinator for the "Love"
show. As I see it, there are many ways to handle this, and absolutely no
one is asking you to purchase tickets. Since this is a volunteer
organization, no volunteer should ever lose $$$ when coordinating an
activity. There are several ways you can handle this activity, which
will be discussed shortly.
I'm sure this will be a very popular activity prior to the Limo Tour.
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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 Trevi option (Trevi - 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 Big Show Pity Party (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)
10:00pm Gaming option (TBD - MS)
10:00pm Drinking option (TBD - SV)
10:00pm Dancing option (Krave or Gipsy - SV)
Saturday, April 28:
1:00pm Lunch With Ginger (TBD)
PM SBS Social (TBD)
Ev Production Show (TBD)
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