Friends With Benefits: Arthur Lucero of Sahara Las Vegas

Arthur Lucero moved to Las Vegas to seek “more option, a little something enjoyable, more social,” he claims. And that is exactly what he received!

Lucero will work as a design bartender for the Strip residency clearly show Magic Mike Dwell Las Vegas at Sahara Las Vegas and he uncovered almost everything that he’s been seeking for.

When he moved to the metropolis in 2013 from Taos, N.M., he minimize his teeth in the marketplace bartending for warm spots like Piranha nightclub. Then, in 2017, he listened to about the Magic Mike motion picture franchise opening up a live clearly show at the then-Hard Rock Hotel, so he made the decision to audition for just one of its model bartender positions. He landed the work and stayed with the clearly show right until it closed at Tricky Rock. He bartended at bars and dining establishments in Park MGM until he caught wind that the demonstrate was opening at Sahara. “When I listened to the clearly show was set to reopen, I attained out to the professionals, who have been pleased to welcome me back again, which was a huge honor,” Lucero says.

The present lately celebrated its grand opening. “We get all sorts of guests from all above the region,” Lucero says. “They’re normally a tiny anxious simply because they do not know what to expect. As aspect of the product bartending staff, the expertise begins with us. I let them know, ‘Let’s have some enjoyable tonight.’ The aim of the clearly show is to remind women of all ages how highly effective and important they are, so celebrating them the instant they occur up to the bar, which is what it is about. The smile you see when folks wander out of the theater—you can see their aura glowing.”

Even though Lucero is effective his magic behind the bar whipping up cocktails, I had to request if he ever gets to shake his groove thang for friends, so to discuss. “I generally like to insert a corny joke when company talk to that. I like to tell them, ‘I auditioned but term-of-mouth straight from Channing Tatum (who conceived and co-creates the demonstrate), the only issue I have organization shaking is a cocktail.’” Ha!

Libation: The Unicorn

The bar within the Magic Mike Are living Las Vegas theater presents a wonderful variety of specially designed themed cocktails like The Unicorn. (You will comprehend the place the name will come from just after you see the show—and, oh boy, is the name magical!) The cocktail is blended with Botanist gin, Singani 63, Pavan Muscat liqueur, lemon juice, watermelon syrup and topped with Prosecco and garnished with strawberry-flavored cocktail caviar. The glass is then rimmed and coated with edible Electra unicorn dust.

Gain: Head to the theater an hour right before the present starts to chill out and have some cocktails in the spacious lounge.

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