The National Hockey League’s biggest names, together with celebrities from music, stage and screen, will unite for a spectacular celebration of hockey at the star-studded 2009 NHL Awards on Thursday, June 18, at the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. The 2009 NHL Awards will be broadcast in high definition on VERSUS in the United States at 7:30 p.m. ET and on CBC in Canada at 8:30 p.m. local time.
Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist Robin Thicke and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chaka Khan will perform. The NHL Awards house band will be led by Saturday Night Live bandleader Katreese Barnes. Canadian buzz band Arkells will perform a set at the NHL Awards Party at the Palms Pool and Rain Nightclub following the Awards broadcast.
Notable hockey fans Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, William Fichtner ( Prison Break, Blades of Glory), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galatica, Burn Notice), Lauren Holly (NCIS, Dumb & Dumber), Colin Ferguson (Eureka) and others are scheduled to appear alongside NHL stars such as Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin, Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, the Chicago Blackhawks’ Kris Versteeg, Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara and Tim Thomas, the Philadelphia Flyers’ Mike Richards and many more.
Tickets to the 2009 NHL Awards are on sale now to the public at www.ticketmaster.com/nhlawards and at the Pearl Concert Theater Box Office. Tickets include access to the 2009 NHL Awards show and the official NHL Awards Party held immediately after at Rain Nightclub inside the Palms Hotel.  You must be 21 years or older to attend the NHL Awards Party at Rain.
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Actor Jamie Kennedy celebrated his 39th birthday at LAVO on Tuesday night with girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt.   The couple enjoyed a lengthy romantic dinner, holding hands and gazing at each other over the Italian specialties. Dressed in casual summer wear, Kennedy in post Memorial day whites and Hewitt in a body conscious tie dye dress, they made their way to the nightclub to continue the celebration. Upstairs at a VIP table on the dance floor they remained affectionate, as the Ghost Whisperer star did a few sexy dances for her birthday boy. It was a night for couples at LAVO, as Kevin Federline and girlfriend Victoria Prince also dined at the Italian hot spot before hitting the club where DJ Five was spinning.
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Air Force One landed  at McCarran and traffic came to a halt on I-15, letting Vegas know Obama was back in Sin City. The president was here to support Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at a fundraiser at Caesars Palace. Obama told supporters that the Palace upgraded his room since his last visit, which was during his campaign. Click here to read all the details in the New York Times.
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Prive’s Memorial Day Weekend party kicked off on Friday with special guest DJ Riz from the Crooklyn Clan and a pre-fight party hosted by Tracy Lee and Combatlifestyles.com. Surprising the crowd was up-and-coming hip hop artist Asher Roth who gave an impromptu performance at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino hotspot. Roth sang his hit “I Love College” from the DJ booth, then speaker, while drinking Captain Morgan with Coke all evening.¬†
 
The party continued on Saturday with Prive hosting the Official Tap Out after-party. Many fight fans and fighters headed to the hotspot to party the night away. New parents Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson and Frank Trigg and his wife Nici were among the club-goers who enjoyed the DJ stylings of Tina T until well past 2 a.m. 
Memorial Day Sunday at Prive got wild as Lil Jon took over the DJ booth. The King of Krunk arrived at the club just before Midnight and immediately headed to DJ booth. Lil Jon played hip hop hits and got the crowd hyped up by giving frequent shout-outs into the microphone. Lil Jon played until 2 a.m. then he headed to his VIP table where he took pictures with fans and drank Patron Tequila until 3:30 a.m. Also at Prive on Sunday, Simon “Dirt Nasty” Rex and Andre Legacy arrived with television personality Andy Milonakis and drank non-alcoholic beer and water. Just after 2 a.m. the guys jumped up on the DJ and sang some of their hits including,¬† “1980″¬† to the crowd. They left the club by 3 a.m.
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Getting a break following a grueling Dancing With the Stars season, Cheryl Burke finally found time to celebrate her 25th birthday at LAVO inside The Palazzo.  The dance pro dined at TAO New York on Wednesday before flying to Las Vegas on Thursday to dine at LAVO.  She returned to LAVO on Friday to continue the celebration with a group of friends in tow, including boyfriend, model Max Zagorski, fellow DWTS pros Edyta Sliwinska and husband Alec Mazo, and Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan. The group drank red wine and dined on specialties from LAVO’s new Italian menu, before digging into a custom cake depicting a stage and a mini version of the dancer.  We hear Burke changed her dress after dinner for a different look inside the nightclub, where her group partied until 3 a.m.
 
Saturday’s festivities started at Tao Beach where rapper Asher Roth surprised a packed crowd by grabbing the microphone and gave onlookers an impromptu performance of his song ‚ÄúI Love College.‚Äù (We hear he also did this the night before at Prive.) Then at LAVO that evening¬†Mindy Kaling of ‚ÄúThe Office‚Äù had an early celebration of her upcoming 30th¬†birthday with dinner at the Italian hot spot, a meal she said was the highlight of her Vegas visit.¬† Joined by four college girlfriends, the sitcom star was so overwhelmed by the huge gold birthday cake she was presented she asked if she could share it with the entire restaurant.¬†Also dining at separate tables at LAVO, Chazz Palminteri, New Orleans Saints Tight End Jeremy Shockey and on the Strip front terrace, actor Larenz Tate from the FX series ‚ÄúRescue Me.‚Äù
 
On Sunday , Ryan Seacrest sunned at Tao Beach and later DJ Erik Morillo performed at Tao but the biggest surprise was a visit from rapper Nelly , who showed up just past midnight with a small entourage and a craving for Asian food.  TAO opened up the closed kitchen to whip up some Kung Pao and Satay of Bass, which the group washed down with the three P’s, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir and Patron. Post dinner Nelly headed over to LAVO, commanding a table on the dance floor.  Once inside the club he was grabbed by DJ Vice, who gave him a shout out and played some of his hits.  The real magic came when he Vice put on “Vegas Baby,” the new hit by Nelly, Usher and Jermaine Dupri.  The crowed went crazy when hearing the line in the song, “We stumble outta TAO in the a.m. hurtin’.”  Nelly hopped on the microphone and performed the song live.
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Looking for a good party this Memorial Day Weekend. Here is TheEye’s Guide to the best parties this weekend:
FRIDAY: 
Some of the best DJs are in town this weekend so start out at Rain, as new resident DJ AM kicks off The Love Festival at The Palms going on all weekend long. Then pop on over to Prive as DJ Riz from the Crooklyn Clan takes over the turntables at the pre fight party hosted by local hottie Tracy Lee and combatlifestyles.com. Finally, if it’s house music you are craving then head to Tabu to check out Grammy Award-winning DJ Roger Sanchez.
SATURDAY: 
Start your partying early at Wet Republic, as the ultimate daylife party features a trifecta of the best House music with Roger Sanchez, Boris and Victor Calderone. But if it’s celebrities you are searching for then LAVO is your hotspot, as the Palazzo nightclub presents Dancing With The Star’s pro Cheryl Burke’s birthday celebration. Finally, for a little rock n’ roll break, check out¬†New York City new wave R&B group The Virgins who will be performing live downtown at the Beauty Bar.
SUNDAY: 
Prive is the place to be if you want some good ole fashioned hip hop. ¬†Lil Jon, the King of Krunk, takes over the DJ booth and ¬†the Dyslexic Speedreaders, Andre Legacy and Simon “Dirt Nasty” Rex will be taking over the mike. Joining them for a trifecta of a good time is television personality Andy Milonakis. ¬†Jet and Tao duke it out to see who has the better house party…Jet brings you Tiesto, while Tao brings back the one and only Erik Morillo.
MONDAY:
If you aren’t done partying yet, head to Prive for We Rock Hip Hop and Lil Kim or, for the best house music, check out Tiesto at The Bank.
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