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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Fri. 24

Be among the first to check out the brand-new Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub at the Cosmopolitan before the grand opening on New Year’s Eve as Marquee welcomes the EC Twins (pictured) and local fave DJ Chris Garcia to its spanking-new decks for a preview party. (Doors 10 p.m., $35 tickets available at WantTickets.com.) Toast National Eggnog Day at Blue Martini (doors 4 p.m., no cover,) where you can also take in the 24th annual Matzo Ball, which begins at 8 p.m. Sure, it costs $30 to get into that one, but it does include hors d’oeuvres and a free drink. (MatzoBall.org.) Or, do a mitzvah on the Strip by stopping by Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub’s Never a Silent Night party, where you can enjoy free cover and open bar package from 9 p.m.-midnight in return for your donation of a nonperishable food item to Three Square. In front of Imperial Palace, doors 10 a.m., $20 men, $10 women.

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Tues. 4

Forget the WSOP; it’s World Series of Beer Pong time, and it all goes down at the Flamingo, with UFC/MMA announcer Bruce Buffer (pictured) presiding. The contest runs Jan. 1-5—and it’s free to watch. Meanwhile, the B-side gets a second chance at Rockhouse, during the “second-best beer pong competition in Las Vegas.” The Rockhouse Cup offers teams that flunked out of the actual WSOBP a chance at $5,000, plus two-for-one beers and $20 pitchers with their credentials. In front of Imperial Palace, doors 10 a.m., tournament 9 p.m., $50 team registration via RockCup@TheRockhouseBar.com before 11 a.m. Jan. 4.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Mon. 20

Get ready for some football as Playboy Club hosts its occasional Monday Night footy-and-bunny party, starting at 5 p.m. This week, the Minnesota Vikings take on the Chicago Bears, and all the action will be shown on the club’s 30 flat-screen TVs. Meanwhile, there’s no cover, Miller beer specials, and a $7 game-day menu from Nove Italiano. Santa has the night off, but Moosey Claus—a.k.a. Jet marketing manager Mustafa “Moose Diesel” Abdi—is hard at work, in search of the sexiest Mrs. Claus. Got what it takes to jingle his bells? You could go home with $5,000. Merry Christmas, indeed! At The Mirage, doors 10:30 p.m., $30, free for locals.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Fri. 10

The girls of Crazy Horse III are used to hearing guys shout “Show us your cans,” but tonight that’s your job, as the gentlemen’s club hosts a holiday food drive. Show them your cans—of nonperishable food items—then take advantage of the open bar and complimentary sushi 9-11 p.m. (3525 W. Russell Road., 24/7, no cover.) The Palms goes country for NFR as Miranda Lambert (pictured) plays The Pearl. She’s no Taylor Swift, but she does have a famous +1. The future Mrs. Blake Shelton joins openers Eric Church and Josh Kelley onstage at 10 p.m. ($45-$79.) Meanwhile, the Hard Rock Café on the Strip hosts two shows in one—Temper Trap and Imagine Dragons—for the price of less than one: $15 in advance (TicketWeb.com) or $20 at the door. Doors 8 p.m., show 9 p.m., ages 18-plus.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Sat. 4

After the big Ultimate Fighter showdown at the Pearl, local Octagon girl Arianny Celeste (pictured) moves the party upstairs, to Moon, where she hosts the after-party. (At the Palms, doors 11 p.m., $40, local ladies free.) On the Strip, Tao welcomes Light It Up, a Hanukkah benefit party presented by David Magazine, the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada and the Jewish Universal Movement for Participation (J.U.M.P.) to raise funds to send children to summer camp. Event 7-9 p.m., $20 in advance at JewishLasVegas.com; $25 at the door.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Thur. 25

Need one more reason to be thankful? How about two? Tao combines two holidays into one party as it hosts a holiday toy drive on Thanksgiving night during its annual Terminate the Turkey party. KLUC 98.5-FM Morning Zoo personality Chet Buchanan kicks off the Toys-for-Tots program, which gives back to those who donate with an open bar 10-11 p.m. Meanwhile, a portion of the night’s cover supports the worthy cause. At the Venetian, doors 10 p.m., $20 guys, $10 girls, all locals free.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Fri. 19

A fun night of live music awaits downtown as Beauty Bar’s backyard stage welcomes Nico Vega, Imagine Dragons and Saint Motel. (517 E. Fremont St., doors 9 p.m., $10 in advance or $12 at the door.) Alternatively, the Silverton salutes the finest in facial hair during its Mustachio Bashio, awarding an iPad or iPhone for the best ’stache, while everyone enjoys beer pong, Rock-Band-style karaoke, $1 beer and free entry with a T-shirt purchase. (Doors 6 p.m., contest 8 p.m.). Lastly, Rain presents two great DJs, as Rev Run and DJ Ruckus (pictured) play Z-Trip’s Revolution. At the Palms, doors 11 p.m., $30, local ladies free.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Sat. 13

Sing, laugh, or dance—take your pick. Tonight’s options include Usher, Trey Songz and Miguel performing live at Mandalay Bay Events Center (9 p.m., $49.50-$128, plus taxes and fees, all ages.) Alternatively, comedian Jo Koy is at The Mirage, first doing his stand-up inside the Terry Fator Theater (10 p.m., $39-$59 plus taxes and fees, all ages, under-18 must be accompanied by an adult), before hosting an after-party of his own across the casino floor, at Jet. (Doors 10:30 p.m., $30.) And finally, DJ sensations Sander Van Doorn (pictured) and Manufactured Superstars take to the turntables at Tao. At the Venetian, doors 10 p.m., $30 men, $20 women, local ladies free.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Sat. 6

Paul Oakenfold’s Face Lift tour comes to the superstar DJ’s home away from home, Rain at the Palms. Oakie’s namesake party, Perfecto, hosts both him and the Zen Freeman. (Doors 11 p.m., $30, local ladies free.) Meantime, Far East Movement (pictured) plays Surrender at Encore. (Doors 10 p.m., $40 men, $30 women, local ladies free.) Just across the way, Tao celebrates five years at the Venetian, as DJ Vice spins. (Doors 10 p.m., $20, local ladies free.) And since this is the night we fall back to standard time, you get an extra hour’s worth of drinking at the already-reasonably priced, all-you-can-drink happy hour at McFadden’s. Pay $10, then drink Rio’s Irish-inspired bar dry from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. (No cover.) And finally, Drake celebrates the end of his Light Dreams & Nightmares tour at Tryst. At Wynn, doors 10 p.m., $30 men, $20 women.

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Seven Nights

Entertaining options for a week of nonstop fun and excitement.

Sat. 30

While we think Audrina Patridge is more “hot” than “scary,” the former reality TV starlet rides her seemingly never-ending 15 minutes straight to The Bank, where she hosts a Devil’s Night party and $10,000 contest. (At Bellagio, doors 10:30 p.m., $40). Get into a more macabre Halloween spirit at Haze, as modern shock-rocker Marilyn Manson hosts. Channel your inner Manson and don an asexual vinyl bodysuit for the $10,000 costume contest. (At Aria, doors 10:30 p.m., $50.) Or forget costumes altogether and check out the band that everybody loves or hates, Nickelback, with guests Buckcherry and Three Days Grace at MGM’s Grand Garden Arena (Doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., $51.50-$99.50, all ages). Front man Chad Kroeger visits Surrender the following night to judge the club’s $15,000 costume contest while guest DJ Joachim Garraud spins. At Encore, doors 10 p.m., $44 men, $33 women.

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