Gallery Nightclub: 20,000-Square-Foot, Art-Inspired Space With Room for 2,300

Gallery Nightclub is now open at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, after a grand opening celebration featuring a birthday party for Kourtney Kardashian and a performance by Cee Lo Green. The space is available for full buyout with a capacity of 2,300.

The main room has a sprawling dance floor, two bars, and an elevated DJ booth. High-tech sound and lighting blanket the space, where DJs spin a mix of house, mash-ups, hip-hop, and Top 40. There are connecting dance platforms behind the club’s many V.I.P. booths to encourage interaction throughout the room. Oversize frames adorn the walls, showcasing original photography depicting voyeuristic imagery. Designed by Amy Kim of AK DesignNetwork (whose design credits include collaboration with Philippe Starck on the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills), the 20,000-square-foot space merges vintage gothic design with modern touches.

In the red room, subjects in 3-D seem to photographs follow guests’ moves, and in the gold room, gold lighting washes the circular alcove. Performance dancers styled in voyeuristic fashions perform nightly. Candlelit glass fireplaces are scattered throughout the venue, creating a glow in all the rooms.

—Alesandra Dubin
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Ferguson Wins The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

In defeating Ramsey Nijem with a first-round knockout Saturday night in Las Vegas at the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale, Ferguson became the winner of the 13th season of the Spike reality show. That earned the 27-year-old welterweight the "six-figure contract" that UFC president Dana White loves to tout at these finales, and with it he gets the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of past TUF champions Griffin (Season 1), Evans (Season 2) and Serra (Season 4), all of whom went on to win a UFC championship. Forrest and Rashad wore the belt at light heavyweight and Matt at welter after a stunning 2007 upset of Georges St-Pierre.

Ferguson put on a stunning performance of his own. Coming into the finale with a 10-2 record built in various minor-league MMA outfits in his native California, he jump-started his new career in the big show with an electrifying finish. After displaying strong wrestling he skills he hadn't shown off during the TV show -- perhaps the result of training for this bout at the wrestling-heavy camp of his TUF coach, Brock Lesnar -- Ferguson returned to his bread and butter, connecting with a big left hook that floored and immobilized Nijem, followed by a couple of flush rights that stiffened the 24-year-old before referee Josh Rosenthal could jump at 3:54 of the round.

"Holy crap, man," Ferguson said as he was watching the end of the fight on a big screen in the arena. "It's kind of like, I don't remember even throwing that. I know he got me a couple of times, but I weathered the storm. I knew he was going to try to take me down, so just like B.J. Penn and [Jon] Fitch, you know, take him out of his own game."

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The Berlin Patient: Functionally Cured Of AIDS

The Berlin Patient: Functionally Cured Of AIDS: "A man living in the Bay Area known as 'The Berlin Patient' appears to have been cured of AIDS. Hank Plante reports."

STACKED is touted as a 'fast-casual-plus' eatery, complete with iPads

If you have not tried Stacked, you are missing out on a whole new concept in casual dinning. Read more below:

BJ's Restaurants co-founders open new dining concept

Huntington Beach-based BJ's Restaurants Inc. Co-Founders Paul Motenko and Jerry Hennessy are launching a new "fast-casual-plus" dining concept – this time with iPads.

When the first STACKED: food well built opens in May in Torrance, diners will be able to design their own meals using tableside Apple iPads, starting from the plate up. The use of the iPad enables the eatery to offer more upscale food options and better service than typical fast-casual eateries, according to the restaurant.

"STACKED defies existing categories and will elevate fast-casual dining to a new experience that we are calling ‘fast-casual PLUS,’” said Motenko of the new Irvine-based concept.

Diners can choose from a range of signature items, including a smoked-salmon-topped pizza with a blend of cheeses, among other ingredients, or a burger with fried egg, Swiss cheese, bacon and sundried tomato aioli, and classic salads, such as a steakhouse-inspired wedge. Or, diners can build their own dishes. More than 35 ingredients are offered for salads alone, as well as burgers with the choice of certified Angus beef, chicken, turkey, salmon or vegetarian options, four types of buns, and different toppings and sauces; sausage selections; and pizzas with slow-cooked pulled pork or veggies, among others. The eatery also will offer a selection of sides, a kids menu, beer and wine, and customizable or signature shakes and ice-cream sandwiches.

After diners submit their orders via the iPad, the eatery's servers deliver the meals to the tables. In addition, the restaurant will allow customers to store their menu favorites for future visits, and it will offer to-go service.

“Integrating personalized ordering technology into the restaurant business model allows us to focus on providing our guests a higher quality, more enjoyable dining experience at a much better value than traditional casual restaurants,” said Motenko, who, along with Hennessy, left BJ's Restaurants in 2008.

The first STACKED location, slated to open at the Del Amo Fashion Center, will be housed in a 6,300-square-foot space and will offer seating for 160. It will boast a modern industrial atmosphere with steel sash windows, wood floors, open kitchens, social dining counters, booths and colorful lighting. STACKED Restaurants also has plans to open two additional eateries this year – one at Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego this summer, followed by Los Cerritos Center in the fall.

BY KRISTEN SCHOTT
Originally posted at: http://www.ocmetro.com/

DJ Pinke

DJ PINKE

With a club resume that puts some of Los Angeles' most seasoned DJs to shame, PINKE has been taking over Hollywood and the Los Angeles Area one fist pumping, ass shaking night at a time. Starting at the age of 7, playing percussion provided a complex background of rhythmic timing and a knack for knowing what to place where. Known for her high energy electro, house, and hiphop-themed programming, she can tackle the nuances and 'live-band' sound of funk, blues, and oldies, mixing truly aged classics and the hottest new bangers together to create united dance floors and never-ending parties.

Starting out as a house party favorite in the surrounding Los Angeles Valley's and flourishing in a budding electronic music craze, PINKE was a pioneer in combining the bass lines and gritty lyrics of hiphop with the hard 4/4 time signature of electro and house. Her popularity with crowds encouraged her to take her skills and game to the next level, diving into the club scene and quickly building a reputation for top notch djing and looking good doing it.

PINKE's skills have recently taken her to broader areas of California, spinning parties for large organizations, fraternities, special events, and nightclubs reachings crowds in the thousands.

Interested in booking DJ PINKE? Email:
jeremy@paidtoplaymedia.com

When Theater and Nightlife Merge, Everyone Wins

“Sleep No More” is an insane, interactive theater experience. Situated inside the (fictitious) McKittrick hotel, producers are putting Manhattan’s Club Row (West 27th Street between 10th and 11th avenues) back on the relevancy map with their over-the-top creation. Approximately 100,000 square feet of space — much of which was repurposed from closed clubs such as Home and Guest House — was converted into a stunning 1930s replica of a hotel; a live, dark, sexually charged version of Macbeth plays out within. The audience stares from the corners of various rooms, clad in “Eyes Wide Shut” style masks, which must remain on at all times. Even during the orgy scene.

The superb acting aside, the ability to interact with the actors noted and the level of fear that steadily rises as guests wordlessly (one of the only mandates of the show) wind their way through this dimly lit fantasy world acknowledged, one of the more interesting aspects of the show is its partial foundation and development in nightclubs. That’s because of Randy Weiner, who had a large hand in the development and execution of “Sleep No More.” The fascinating entertainment veteran is no stranger to bringing theatre into clubs

Originally Posted at http://www.nightclub.com/

Aston Martin’s International Property Developments

Aston Martin has extended its brand license agreement to include the development of international destinations.

The portfolio of Aston Martin’s luxury destinations will include villas, apartments, residences, hotels, sports clubs and accompanying exclusive leisure facilities.

Each development will be totally unique – maintaining the key principles of the brand’s prowess whilst combining the natural beauty of idyllic locations.

Striking property designs will be tailored to suit a selection of first class leisure markets such as Marina, Beach, Ski, Golf and Polo.

Power, beauty and soul are the 3 core elements that lie at the heart of the Aston Martin brand, and these same elements will be signif



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