NOVEMBER

15

Paris Las Vegas will light the 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower red at midnight to launch a week of Beaujolais Nouveau festivities celebrating the release of the 2007 wine. Honoring the French tradition, Beaujolais Nouveau is released no sooner than the third Thursday of November, when it is ready for consumption just six weeks after the harvest. It is estimated more than 65 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau will be consumed around the world. Can-Can dancers will join French security at the base of the tower to receive bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau, delivered by horse-drawn carriage. Paris Las Vegas will offer guests checking in on Nov. 15-16 samples of Beaujolais Nouveau.

DECEMBER

2

Marathon challenge: $40,000 goes to the first man or woman to cross the finish line at the Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon with the Megabucks Challenge. Megabucks will sponsor the race-within-the race where the field of elite women will start ahead of the elite men and the first person to cross the finish line will win a $15,000 cash prize plus a $25,000 Megabucks Challenge bonus. The time differential will be announced race week. Blue Man Group will perform for the runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes. Look for them at a secret location on the course. www.lvmarathon.com.

6-19

Tom Jones performs at 7:30 p.m. (with the exception of a 10 p.m. show Dec. 8) at the Hollywood Theatre, MGM Grand. $75

8, 9, 11

Spice Girls perform 5 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Mandalay Bay Events Center. Tickets information 702-632-7580

30, 31

3-2-1-Zero: Celebrate New Year's Eve with a weightless adventure aboard Zero Gravity Corp.'s G-Force One. Zero-G, lets guests experience true "weightlessness" without going to space by an identical flight experience to that used by NASA to train its astronauts and by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks to film "Apollo 13." The Zero-G Experience consists of a brief training session followed by a 90-minute flight. Reservations are through Sharper Image and include training led by a professional astronaut, a flight of 15 parabolas, flight suit, complimentary merchandise, awards, a party, photos, and a DVD of the flight. $3,500 per seat. McCarran International Airport, www.sharperimage.com.

ONGOING

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