You could pop the cork on that thing and ride it around like a bubbly-spewing jetpack. (Photo by Melissa Goodin)

Town Square can at least check “Restaurants with a tree in the middle” off its to-do list.

Nu Sanctuary, the global fusion dining/hookah lounge/club adjacent to Rave, went for the official grand opening last night, rocking a Mordechai of Perrier-Jouet. That’s nine liters of lovin’. Or, just enough to get your though the long weekend.

Making the rounds in addition to nightlife vet and one of Nu’s masterminds, Gino LoPinto were Angelica Bridges and her Fantasy girls, Anthony Cools and the Chippendales dudes.

By Jason Scavone

Ozzy Osbourne, upon learning the news that Ozzy Osbourne has written a book. (Photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)

Joining the ranks of If They Can Have A Book Then Why Can’t Everyone, including Snooki and Socks the Cat, Ozzy Osbourne signed copies of his autobiography I Am Ozzy at the Town Square Borders last night.

Actually, “autobiography” is a little strong. It’s just really a collection of recipes for bat-head soup.

By Jason Scavone

We can’t think of a better reason to be charitable. (Photo by Melissa Reese | SpyOnVegas.com)

Say what you want about America, but at least our contributions to World AIDS Day aren’t nearly as creepy as South Korea’s. Instead really enthusiastic condoms, we have restaurants kicking back a portion of proceeds to AID for AIDS of Nevada.

Claim Jumper, California Pizza Kitchen, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza and Blue Martini at Town Square are all joining in, which means you can do your holiday shopping, lunch and charitable contributions in one fell swoop.

Miss out on today’s activities and you can double back tomorrow at the Holiday Mingle & Jingle from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fashion Show Mall. It features holiday fashion shows, cocktails and appetizers for $20, benefiting AFAN.

By Jason Scavone

Pure. Metal.

Rest assured, piano bar skeptics, we’ve been told that there will be metal. Piano bar metal.

“Yeah, hell yeah. I’m from Texas,” Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar owner Corey Urbach said. “There will be a picture of Vinnie Paul up on the wall. As a matter of fact, there’s a very good picture of Vinnie with with (Dimebag) Darrell that we have when they were on stage together. We had Gwen Stefani’s band up. They just rolled in and performed. They’re not going to do that at New York-New York.”

Pete’s opens at Town Square on Friday. We stopped in last week when the pianos were still in cardboard boxes (Pianos come in boxes? Who knew?) to try to figure out just how this place would be different from other piano bars that tend to skew a little, how do we put this? Billy Joel-y? Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

The future? Excellent. (Via dustbean11.deviantart.com)

Do you remember that Simpsons episode where Lisa visited the fortune teller at the Ren Faire to learn her future? Well this is going to be kind of like that. Except in real life. And no one’s giving Milhouse a handie.

Simpsons animator and director David Silverman is the 10 p.m. guest at Matt Donnelly’s Celebrity Tarot for the second and final night at the Shear Madness theater in Town Square. The 7 p.m. show sees Coraline writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman, while X-Men writer James Asmus handles improv duties. Last night, Kristen Schaal of Flight of the Conchords and The Daily Show did the improv for Teller, Carrot Top and The Amazing Johnathan’s readings.

By Jason Scavone

You’ve been Jonased. (Photos by Erik Kabik | Retna)

The Jonas Brothers made a surprise appearance at Rave Motion Pictures in Town Square Sunday to the delight of screaming tweens who will absolutely love them forever and not just until actual, real-life boys come along but for reals, forever. You hear us? Forever.

The three brothers — the Tall One, the One with Glasses and the Other One — came into the theater, were mobbed by the crowd and then yanked right back out before a showing of Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. It’s like the virginity is coming right out of the screen at you.

By Jason Scavone

Chock full of girlie fun. (Photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)

ElevenSpa at Town Square opened last night with Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez coming together on a private jet. Mark-Paul Gosselaar would have come too, but his private Hyundai was in the shop. He needs to get his hands on some of that sweet Miss America money.

Longoria tripped on the red carpet at one point, with Lopez picking up her six-inch heels and teased her about being short. We know. It’s just completely adorable. Maybe they’ll get their own reality show where they braid each other’s hair, too.

The spa, by Hollywood hairstylist Ken Paves and Nicole Oden, also boasted music from Jennie Laws and a John David Couture fashion show. Paves is Longoria’s stylist. We think Lopez is just way into hair.

By Jason Scavone

‘Eleven: The Spa that attacks you like a jellyfish’ was rejected early on as a marketing slogan.

Celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves’ ElevenSpa does a grand opening party tonight at Town Square with Eva Longoria and Ashlee Simpson, then gets down to business tomorrow — finally bringing butlers to the moisturizer game.

The 20,000 square-foot joint, designed by Nicole Oden to resemble the Beverly Hills Hotel, will have black-and-white films projected into the lounge and butlers in tuxedoes and gloves to serve guests. Now when you’re going to condescendingly call for your butler, stay away from “Jeeves.” It’s too obvious. Mix it up. Drop a “Benson” or an “Alfred” or even a “Mr. Belvedere” here and there, just to keep them on their toes.

Eleven touts its Bungalow 69 private treatment room for two, which includes a couples’ bathtub. And hopefully a bottle of bleach for whoever has the last appointment of the day in there.

By Jason Scavone

She should have insisted on doing all her signatures in tattoo form. (Photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)

Katherine Von Drachenberg, which, for our money, is a much cooler name than Kat Von D, did a book signing for High Voltage Tattoo at the Town Square Borders, where she was joined by Jefree Star, the transgender make-up artist and MySpace sensation. We know, we know. If you had a nickel for every transgender make-up artsist with a popular MySpace page, you’d be the king of Nickel Mountain, but how many of them hang out with well-known tattoo artists?

By Jason Scavone

What would he do if we asked for the Moe Howard cut? (Via KenPaves.com)

Celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves, whose clients include Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion and Eva Longoria, is partnering up with ElevenSpa Vegas at Town Square to open the Ken Paves Salon there on Jan. 11.

When are we going to get a celebrity hairstylist brave enough to put Bruce Willis, Brian Dennehy and Michael Douglas in Falling Down on their client brag list?

By Jason Scavone