JUNE

17

Sushishamba Strip restaurant opens Tuesday inside The Palazzo Las Vegas. Sugarcane Lounge will debut Thursday. At 14,000 square feet, the restaurant will offer a dining room that seats 150 people, a 21-person sushi bar and a main bar accommodating 35 people.

AUGUST

8

Steely Dan, Think Fast summer tour, 8 p.m., Pearl at the Palms Concert Theater. $128-$200. www.palmspearl.com.

17

Zero G Platinum Experience: Experience weightlessness guided by Apollo 11 astronaut and second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin.

Or take a standard flight. 954-756-1000, www.gozerog.com.

SEPTEMBER

12

Criss Angel Believe, Cirque du Soleil's newest extravaganza will open with previews beginning Sept. 1. The show features Criss Angel "somewhere between the land of the living and an imaginary world." Luxor Las Vegas, www.luxor.com.

OCTOBER

4

Carlos Santana's "Live Your Light" 2008 world tour comes to Las Vegas for one night with special guest the Salvador Santana Band. MGM Grand Garden Arena. $100, $75, $45 www.mgmgrand.com.

NOVEMBER

8

Madonna: The multi-Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee promotes her 11th album "Hard Candy" on the "Sticky & Sweet" tour, 8 p.m. MGM Grand Garden Arena. Sold out. www.mgmgrand.com.

VEGAS NEWS

Bootleg Canyon Flightlines carries tourists down a series of overhead cables that start at the crest of the mountain range between Boulder City and Henderson. Riders drop 1,000 vertical feet across 1 1/2 miles of desert.

Club Spring Mountain Motorsports, a private motorsports/sports car country clubhouse has opened for drivers of all ages and experience. The clubhouse features an elevated two-story viewing tower and a comfortable bar and lounge, billiards and poker, private locker rooms, a conference room, a catering kitchen, a spa, pool, indoor/outdoor barbecue facilities and a fitness room. The complex covers 193 acres and includes a private 3.5-mile road course. About 45 miles west of Las Vegas. www.springmountainmotorsports.com.

Terry Fator, winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent," will perform at The Mirage. The resort announced Fator signed a five-year deal, with an option for an additional five years. Fator will perform five shows a week in the 1,265-seat Terry Fator Theatre (currently the Danny Gans Theatre) beginning in February. The comic impersonator, along with his cast of seven puppets, combines the art of ventriloquism with celebrity impressions. Tickets will go on sale later this year. www.mgmmirage.com.

CityCenter resort casino, scheduled to open in late 2009, will be named ARIA. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, ARIA includes two curvilinear glass towers, a threestory lobby with open spaces and natural light, and warm interior design. The resort casino will include dining options, lounges, bars and nightclubs, a spa, a casino, pool and guest rooms.