Las Vegas Pool News 2011

For the past two years we've been building a unique Cool Pools feature at LasVegasAdvisor.com, where we cover all of the city's best "party pools" in-depth, including hours, amenities, pool parties and concerts, celebrity sightings, and more.

As the 2011 season gets underway, we'll be using this thread to keep you informed of casting calls for pool staff, pool opening dates, and other news and updates, so stay tuned. Here's some recebt example coverage from the Today's News feature at LasVegasAdvisor.com; make sure to check back regularly here for the latest news updates, and check the Cool Pools feature for all other pool info:

• February 2, 2011 Nikki Beach Cafe: The new Nikki Beach Club party pool at the Tropicana isn't due to open until April, but Café Nikki is open for business and launches a new "Locals Happy Hour" on Thursday, Feb. 10, featuring $5 cocktails, specialty ceviche, and sushi bar, and will be offering Locals VIP cards good for special offers in Vegas and Nikki Beach venues worldwide. Happy Hour runs from 4-7 p.m., Monday to Friday.

• February 1, 2011 More Pool Casting Calls: Today it's the Beach Club at the Hard Rock's turn to host an open casting call, which takes place from noon to 7 p.m. in the Joint, recruiting lifeguards, food runners, cocktail servers, cabana attendants, bar backs, and VIP hosts. Bring your resume and come dressed in your best beach attire for audition photos.

The main pool at the Mirage hosts a job fair in the Montego Room tomorrow (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Thursday (3 p.m. to 7 p.m.), looking for people to fill various positions in food and beverage, pool, and retail. Submit your online application at www.mgmresorts.com prior to attending.

• January 31, 2011 Pool Casting Call Reminder: It's the second day of interviews for Bare pool (Mirage) and Liquid pool (Aria), with the open call taking place from noon-5 p.m. at Haze nightclub at Aria.

• January 30, 2011 More Pools Hiring: The latest pools to host open casting calls are Light Group's Liquid pool at Aria and Bare pool Lounge at the Mirage. These party pools (Bare is topless) are hiring cabana hosts, guest attendants, bartenders, barbacks, security, cooks, and food runners. To apply, visit Haze nightclub at Aria between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, or between noon and 5 p.m. Monday.

• January 19, 2011 Hard Rock Beach Casting Call: It's just been announced that the Hard Rock's Beach Club casting call will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 1 from noon to 7 p.m. The open audition will be to fill all seasonal postions, including at SKYBAR and REHAB, including cocktail servers, lifeguards, cabana attendants, VIP hosts, and more. Patrons are asked to bring a resume and dress to impress in beach attire. Audition photos will be taken. For full listings of Las Vegas' hottest pool scenes, check out our Cool pools feature, which we'll be updating for the 2011 season as soon as details of this summer's events are announced.

• January 18, 2011 Wet Republic Recruiting: Yesterday it was the Palms pool; today Wet Republic at MGM Grand begins holding auditions for the 2011 pool season. The first casting call runs from Jan. 18-21, followed by a second wave Jan. 24-26. Auditions will take place inside LAX nightclub at the Luxor from 1-5 p.m. and the events are limited to 100 people each day, so get there early to avoid disappointment or a wasted journey.

• January 17, 2011 Palms Pool Reminder: The Palms pool is hiring lifeguards, cocktail servers, bartenders, food runners, porters, security, and managers from 1-7 p.m. today in Rain nightclub. Fill in an application and upload your resume at www.ninegroup.com/careers.

• January 12, 2011 Pool Season Underway: Following yesterday's announcement that the Palms pool & Bungalows is already hiring for summer, comes word that Encore Beach Club is also holding an open casting call. Details will be released at 3 p.m. this afternoon, so stay tuned...

• December 26, 2010 Rehab Reality Show Axed: The fourth season of TruTV's "Rehab" reality TV show has been canceled, reports the Las Vegas Sun, apparently as a result of the ongoing lawsuit between the Hard Rock Casino and the hotel chain, which claims that the series featuring the former's notorious summer pool party is damaging the Hard Rock brand image.

As promised, here's the latest pool news. TAO Beach is now hiring cocktail servers, bartenders, amenity positions, go-go dancers, cashiers, security officers, bar backs, table/bottle runners, VIP hosts, bussers, cooks, dishwashers, and porters. Hiring dates: Feb. 9-12 and Feb. 15-19, noon-5 p.m. at TAO nightclub at Venetian. Outside of special events and parties, TAO Beach is a topless pool.

Temptation Sundays, the LGBT pool party at Luxor, will be back in May. Follow @PoolPartyVegas for Twitter updates.

Café Nikki, part of the new Nikki Beach concept that's opening at the Trop in April, launches its new South Beach Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily beginning today -- there's a cocktail and appetizer menu, plus perks for locals. Nikki Beach is the "South Beach" pool party concept that's spread worldwide to nine party destinations; the Vegas Beach Club will be the largest and debuts this spring. They're still hiring for some positions: click here for details.

Encore Beach Club opens April 14 and is the first pool to have announced details of the summer party line-up. You can find the details in our Cool Pools section, where we'll be posting event listings, celebrity sightings, and general info for all the best pools in town all through the summer.

Here are details of the latest pool opening dates to be announced; follow updates and additional info about parties, concerts, and other pool-oriented events throughout the summer in our Cool Pools feature at LasVegasAdvisor.com

Bare - Mirage - March 14th
Liquid - ARIA - March 17th
Encore Beach Club - Encore - April 16th
Wet Republic - MFM - March 11th

Oops. Make that Wet Republic at MGM, not MFM lol.

Palms Pool & Bungalows, which is one of the hottest spots with its Ditch Friday pool parties, concert series, and poolside blackjack, will open for the 2011 season on March 14, it's just been announced.

MGM Grand's Wet Republic has released its summer pool-party schedule, including the regular Sunday fixture of David* and Cathy Guetta's famous F*** Me I'm Famous bashes. Check out Cool Pools for details.

*Yes, he may look like a hamster, but he's a godlike remixer, in our humble opinion.

More opening dates announced:

Azure Pool Club at Palazzo opens April 9; Naked, the topless pool at the Artisan, and Gossip, the pool at Rumor, open in April and are holding open casting calls for bartenders, barbacks, cocktail servers, cashiers, and runners on March 15 and 16 from noon to 3 p.m. at Rumor (455 E. Harmon). Marquee nightclub at The Cosmopolitan will launch its poolside "Dayclub" April 9, too, open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

The Monte Carlo is hosting the season's first major pool party (excluding the ongoing "Spring Break" happenings at the Palms) this Saturday with Cee Lo Green vs. The Ting Tings: Red Bull Soundclash. La La Anthony hosts, with sounds by Mick Boogie. Tickets are $10, plus a $2 booking fee and the event starts at 7 p.m. <a href="http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/coolpools.cfm">Cool Pools</a> feature. Click here. The Monte Carlo will host parties throughout the summer, but due to space restrictions, most will be open to hotel guests only. For updates on poolside events open to the general public, be sure to check in regularly with our