The newest nightclub and dining experience at MGM Grand announced its plans for its grand opening.

Hakkasan Las Vegas will start with a preview weekend Thursday April 18 through Saturday, April 20.

The weekend will kick off with a performance by Grammy-nominated artist deadmau5. He is the first electronic dance music artist to be on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Also slated to perform for the preview weekend is Hardwell, Bingo Players and Tommy Trash.

The grand opening weekend will be Thursday, April 25 through Sunday, April 28. That weekend will feature DJ's Steve Aoki and Calvin Harris, who will be the resident DJ at Hakkasan.

Harris will also perform at the star-studded GQ Magazine opening weekend party on Saturday night.

The restaurant portion of the new venue specializes in authentic Cantonese cuisine. The establishment already has outposts in London, New York and Dubai.

Registration recently opened for one of the most anticipated cycling events of the year, set for September 2013.

The sixth annual RTC Viva Bike Vegas, put on by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) will take place Saturday, Sept. 21.

The event will offer routes for all skill levels, including a 103-mile Gran Fondo, a 60-mile Metric Century, and a 17-mile ride. All routes will begin on the Strip, and the longer routes will ring the valley, taking riders into the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and near Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

“We envision making Viva Bike Vegas the ultimate one-day cycling experience on the West Coast,” said Fausto Pinarello, president of Pinarello cycling, the bicycle manufacturer and official sponsor of Viva Bike Vegas.

Photographs from around the world will be highlighted in a National Geographic exhibit coming to The Venetian in February.

Beginning February 14, Imagine Exhibitions Gallery at The Venetian will host the 50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic in Las Vegas, showcasing images including Steve McCurry’s “Afghan Girl,” Nick Nichols’ image of Jane Goodall and chimpanzee, and Thomas Abercrombie’s never-before-seen view of Mecca.

50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic will run for a limited engagement and will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. (last ticket sold at 6 p.m.) Tickets will cost $16; students with a valid ID, Nevada residents, military and seniors get in for $13. Children 12 and under receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult. Taxes and fees not included.