ACTION ADVENTURES
Interactive events and attractions hit the City of Sin.
The forces from a galaxy far, far away have landed at the Venetian|Palazzo’s Grand Canal Shoppes, and the rebellion needs your help. Using the most cutting-edge virtual reality technology, “STAR WARS: SECRETS OF THE EMPIRE” will transport teams of four into the “Star Wars” universe, where they will take in an all-sensory experience. Attendees are charged with a mission to recover Imperial intelligence and discover secrets of the Empire along the way, and there will be Stormtrooper battles and help from familiar “Star Wars” characters to fight for escape — the world’s survival depends on it. (Thevoid.com/locations/lasvegas) Some would describe summertime in Las Vegas as being immersed in Hell’s Kitchen, but the real deal has recently arrived in the form of chef Gordon Ramsay’s newest restaurant, located at Caesars Palace. Almost as if it were plucked from the back lot of a Hollywood studio, Gordon Ramsay’s first-ever HELL’S KITCHEN RESTAURANT is a replica of the television show’s studio set, with its iconic pitchforks on display as well as signature menu items of Beef Wellington and Sticky Toffee Pudding. To the delight of “Hell’s Kitchen” fans, season 17 winner Michelle Tribble is the new head chef and available for those must-have selfies. And Tribble is happy to give fans a head start to their final destination with a plate of chef Ramsay’s signature Eggs in Purgatory. (Caesars.com/caesars-palace/restaurants/hells-kitchen) By 2019, ESPN estimates that 427 million people worldwide will be watching e-sports. With that kind of action, it makes sense that the burgeoning sport of watching other people play video games would land squarely in the gaming capital of the world. E-sports fanatics have been flocking to the Luxor Hotel & Casino to hang out in the casino’s newly opened 30,000-square-foot multilevel ESPORTS ARENA to take in online games, along with first-person shooter and strategy card games via a 50-foot LED video wall or PC console stations. From the arena’s classic video game bar, with retro arcade-style games to a menu created by chef José Andrés specifically for gamers, there’s something for everyone. (Esportsarenavegas.com) Hurtling to a new frontier where no one has gone before could best describe The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ new cabaret show, “OPIUM.” Set aboard a spaceship, all the wackiness of a Spiegelworld production (think “Absinthe” and “Vegas Noturne”) is in full throttle as showgoers find themselves whizzing through space on the Orbital People Mover 4.2, comically being transported from Uranus to Vegas. With the zany trip overseen by the ever-so-cleverly named crew of Captain Ann Tennille and Lieutenant Lou Tenant, spoofiness ensues with a show full of jugglers, acrobats, a sword swallower, a hula hoop extraordinaire, raunchy comedy and an Abba-esque celebrity passenger aptly called Dusty Moonboots. There’s also space-appropriate music befitting such a farce, including “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” and “Shining Star.” (Cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/opium/)