Frank Sinatra Back on Las Vegas Marquees, May 14

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On May 14,Las Vegas will pay tribute to one of its most beloved entertainers, officially declaring the day, the 10th anniversary of his passing, as "Frank Sinatra Day." The proclamation is amongst a series of events planned to honor the entertainment legend, which begin with the dedication of the USPS Frank Sinatra Stamp:

    TUESDAY, MAY 13
    o  12:00 p.m. (PDT) -- Tina Sinatra (Frank's daughter) joins Postal
       Service Governor James Bilbray and stamp artist Kazuhiko Sano at the
       Bellagio fountains main alcove to officially dedicate the Frank Sinatra
       stamp. Remote post offices at the Bellagio and Wynn will sell the
       first-day issue stamp and other merchandise.
    o  12:00 p.m. (PDT) -- Rossi Ralenkotter, President and CEO of the
       Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, will read an official
       proclamation from Mayor Oscar Goodman declaring May 14 as
       Frank Sinatra Day.

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
    o  Frank Sinatra Day in Las Vegas
    o  12:00 a.m. (PDT) -- Across the Las Vegas Strip, marquees at Bally's,
       Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Excalibur, Fremont Street
       Experience, Golden Nugget, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand Las Vegas,
       Monte Carlo, New York - New York, Palms, Sahara, The Mirage,
       Treasure Island and Wynn Las Vegas will post a special tribute to the
       man who helped define Las Vegas.
    o  12:00 a.m. (PDT) -- Steve Wynn to lead members of the Sinatra family
       and other guests in a special toast at a private VIP reception in
       Wynn Las Vegas.

Frank Sinatra's children will join U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Alan Kessler May 13 to celebrate the return of the "Chairman of the Board" -- Frank Sinatra -- as he is immortalized on 120 million 42-cent First-Class stamps. Dedication ceremonies will also take place inNew York City andHoboken, NJ. The events take place on the eve of Sinatra's death and are free and open to the public.

About the LVCVA

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketingSouthern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating theLas Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With approximately 136,000 hotel rooms inLas Vegas alone and 9.7 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information onLas Vegas, go to http://www.LVCVA.com or http://www.VisitLasVegas.com. For our extended destinations includingLaughlin andMesquite, please go to http://www.VisitLaughlin.com and http://www.VisitMesquite.com.

SOURCE Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

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