Some popular Vegas shows will be on Christmas hiatus

During December many Las Vegas shows go “dark” to allow cast members to take extended holiday vacations. If you’re visiting between now and New Year’s and have your heart set on seeing a particular show, make sure to check that there will be performances during your dates.

The dark days for the major productions, some of which began last week, are listed below:

>> Bally’s Jubilee: Through Dec. 11, 21

>> Paranormal: Dec. 13, 20

>> Bellagio O: Through Dec. 14

>> Encore ShowStoppers: Through Dec. 7

>> Flamingo Legends in Concert: Dec. 14-17

>> Golden Gordie Brown: Through Dec. 14

>> Harrah’s Million Dollar Quartet: Dec. 14-18, 20, 24, 31

>> LINQ Mat Franco: Through Dec. 8, 10-13, 21, 31

>> Frank Marino’s Divas: Dec. 9, 16, 23-25, 31

>> Luxor Carrot Top: Dec. 9-14, 16-17, 23-25, 31

>> Criss Angel Believe: Dec. 16-20

>> Mirage LOVE: Through Dec. 7, 10-14

>> MGM Grand David Copperfield: Through Dec. 13

>> New York-New York Zumanity: Today through Dec. 14

>> Paris Jersey Boys: Dec. 15-20, 24

>> Planet Hollywood Crazy Girls: Dec. 23-25, 31

>> Rio Penn & Teller: Dec. 12-22, 31

>> Tropicana New Illusions: Through Dec. 14

>> Raiding the Rock Vault: Through Dec. 14, 31

>> Wynn Le Reve: Dec. 11-14, 29

Ice in the desert: This year again, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has put up an ice skating rink in the pool area overlooking the Strip. The rink operates from 3 p.m. to midnight weekdays and noon to midnight Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 4. All-day access is available for $15. A second rink is operating on the far west side of town in the Downtown Summerlin shopping district located next to Red Rock Resort.

Nog: Ellis Island’s holiday egg nog is now available. This is the 13th straight year that the nog has been mixed and sold from the bar at the casino (contains alcohol).

The price is the same as last year: $6 per glass and $30 per bottle.

Question: Is it still possible to get rooms for New Year’s Eve?

Answer: Yes. In a check of 92 hotel-casinos late last month, 69 had rooms available.

The lowest-priced room for New Year’s Eve was at the Lucky Club ($140), and other good deals were found in two-night packages at South Point for $220, the Downtown Grand or Four Queens for $338 and Treasure Island for $493. The most expensive rooms were at the Mandarin Oriental for $829.

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