Category: Events and Activities

Owners and guests had the rare opportunity to see in person – and in some cases sit inside – Terry McMillen’s 8,000-horsepower dragster during his recent visit to Tahiti Village. Terry hosted a three-hour meet and greet with visitors on property Wednesday, prior to his performance this weekend in the Full-Throttle Drag Racing Series at the 12^th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He signed autographs, answered questions and posed for pictures near the entrance to the main lobby building, where he displayed his Top Fuel dragster. Several took Terry up on his invitation to sit inside the tight cockpit, which, as one 240-pound gentleman discovered, was a lot easier to get into than out of. “I hope we don’t have to cut you out of there,” Terry remarked. The event was live online through a Google Hangout and drew a considerable crowd of curious onlookers at the resort over its three hours.

We are the official resort of Terry and his crew during their biannual trips to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for NHRA Full-Throttle Drag Racing events in the spring and fall. We look forward to hosting them again in 2013. For more information on Terry, please visit his website at terrymcmillen.com.  It offers comprehensive information on Terry’s background, his racing organization (Hoosier Thunder Motorsports) and an extensive photo gallery.

Terry’s dragster is currently wrapped in pink, and he and his crew wear pink race jerseys to bring awareness to breast cancer. They will auction the jerseys on Terry’s website starting Nov. 1, with the proceeds benefitting S.H.E. 4Life, a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance for women with breast cancer.  To see the S.H.E. 4Life YouTube video, please click here.

If you would like to see Terry’s meet and greet at Tahiti Village, please click here.

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When the NHRA Full-Throttle Drag Racing series pays its biannual visit to Las Vegas, you can count on two things: Terry McMillen sending his 8,000-horsepower dragster down the track at more than 300 miles per hour and staying right here at Tahiti Village when he’s done.

As the official resort of Terry and his crew, we’ll be hosting a meet and greet with the top fuel drag racer from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 24. Terry will sign autographs, and you’ll have the opportunity to see the dragster he’ll race at the 12^th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals Oct. 25-28 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

If you can’t make it to Tahiti Village in person, don’t worry. We are having a Google Hangout so you can watch the event online. We will tweet a link on our Twitter page as soon as the Hangout starts. Whether you attend the event or watch it online, you will have the opportunity to participate in separate drawings for four free race tickets and a two-night stay at Tahiti Village.

If you miss his appearance here this year, Terry will be back twice in 2013, in early April for the NHRA Winter Nationals and once again in October.

Those of you watching online and who want to enter one or both of the drawings should send us your name in an email to [email protected]. We will announce a winner the same day.

For more information on Terry, please visit his website at terrymcmillen.com. For more information on the race, please go to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway website at www.lvms.com or www.nhra.com, the National Hot Rod Association’s site.

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We are proud to partner with Opportunity Village for a special Owners Night art show on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 5:30-8 p.m. The event will feature original artwork from more than 40 local artists in the Opportunity Village Art Enrichment program.

You are invited to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and live Hawaiian music, as well as mingle with and purchase art from the artists themselves. There will be a drawing for a free two-night stay in a Bora Bora. Admission is free. Proceeds from all art sold will directly benefit Opportunity Village for persons with disabilities. The event will take place in the main lobby and outdoor gazebo area.

“We’re thrilled and proud to partner with such a charity as renowned and successful as Opportunity Village,” said Todd Spector, president of Somerpointe Resorts. “Tahiti Village and Somerpointe Resorts take great pride in being an active member of the Las Vegas community and look forward to a continued partnership with Opportunity Village.”

Opportunity Village’s Open Studio/Fine Arts Program encourages artists with intellectual and related disabilities to discover their talents and refine their techniques through an individualized artistic process.

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Most people take ordinary household items, a screwdriver, for instance, and use them only for their intended purpose. Kyle Marlett jams it up his nose. That’s how you get on Leno – and land a weekend gig at Tahiti Joe’s, where he makes his anticipated debut Oct. 11.

“I’m extremely excited to be coming to Tahiti Village,” he said. “The resort is so nice, and the staff is great. It’s so great as a performer to be at a venue where everyone is so supportive of me being there.”

The 21-year-old comedian and self-described “magic nerd” is a sleight-of-hand specialist who may be slightly out of his mind. You can judge for yourself  Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, when Kyle presents an act that is part traditional magic, part carnival sideshow and completely amazing.

You won’t believe what he does with razor blades and dental floss, to say nothing of the aforementioned screwdriver. Kyle warns not to try these tricks at home. We would hasten to add not to try them anywhere.  A video of the screwdriver stunt has received a few thousand hits on YouTube and led to an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Sept. 16, 2011.

“Being on Leno was the greatest thing to happen to my career,” he said. “I’m the youngest magician to ever appear on The Tonight Show, and to be able to perform for Jay in front of countless people watching from home was amazing.”

Kyle’s show is much more than a succession of shock stunts, which comprise just a portion of his act. His sleight of hand artistry offers new twists on old favorites, and he conjures Kreskin with a series of astounding mentalist demonstrations.

We are happy to welcome Kyle to Tahiti Joe’s – and anxious to see if he can make our bottomless cocktails disappear.

8 p.m. Thursday and Friday (all ages)
10 p.m. Saturday (18 and over)
$39.95 (children $14.95)
$75 show and dinner package for two
Tickets available at concierge in main lobby
Ask about our 2-for-1 ticket special!

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Nov. 16,
2011 – 11-11-11 marked the most popular wedding day of the year at Tahiti Village, with twenty-five couples saying “I do” at locations throughout the resort. Brides and grooms reserved our Beach, Waterfall and Gazebo for their ceremonies. You may think Valentine’s Day would have set the record for weddings in a single day this year, but it didn’t come close to Nov. 11.  “Believe it or not, Valentine’s was not a busy wedding day compared to 11-11-11,” said Stacy Pickett, Tahiti Village banquet and catering manager. “And so far we do not have any weddings booked for next Valentine’s Day.”  She adds the most popular wedding dates next year  are 10-11-12 and 12-12-12. The single-day record of 27 weddings was set on 9-10-11.

Weddings went off virtually every half hour between 1 and 10 p.m. on 11-11-11.  “We have 18 people working in teams out here today,” said Ann Parsons of Vegas Weddings, which coordinated the revolving door of sequined dresses and black tuxedos. The volume of weddings on 11-11-11provides a timely reminder that we can host your next celebration with style and elegance. “One call can do it all,” Stacy says. “We can arrange everything from the food and drinks to the band and the flowers.” Whether it’s a wedding, reception, reunion, meeting, birthday or anniversary, Tahiti Village can provide complete banquet and catering services for groups from 15 to 300. To arrange your special party or event please contact our banquet department at (702) 440-6945 or banquets@tahitivillage.com.