Las Vegas Twestival has been cancelled for technical reasons that have permeated every aspect of planning a successful Twestival.

While we may not have been able to achieve our vision of a successful Twestival, we encourage the Las Vegas Twittersphere to still come out to Caramel at Bellagio for a tweet-up Saturday night. Light Group has been very gracious to extend 2-for-1 drinks from 7 pm to 9pm for this occasion.

We also encourage you to give in the name of Twitter to Three Square. Three Square was chosen by you to be the beneficiary of our local Twestival and needs all the help it can get to achieve their mission. If you’d like to make a donation to this charity, please visit: www.threesquare.org

The Las Vegas Twestival planning committee would like to thank you for participating in our poll and your interest in giving. I’d also like to give a personal thank you to @ManyaS and Light Group for extending use of Caramel for Twestival and the tweet up as well as Three Square for their work as the beneficiary and the rest of the Twestival team.

If you’re interested in participating in the global Twestival in February, please send me a message @ModernLV.

Join us on September 12, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm for Twestival Local in support of local foundation Three Square. More info to come.

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Thank you to everyone that supported Twestival either by attending or donating even though you couldn’t make it. The Las Vegas Twestival was definitely a success, and we hope a good time was had by all! More importantly, we contributed a significant amount for charity: water. We raised nearly $3000 and saw about 130 attendees. Way to go Vegas!

Here’s a round up of some of local press received over the past few days:
KLAS-TV Channel 8
KVBC News 3
Las Vegas Sun
KNPR’s State of Nevada
Imagine Peace (Yoko Ono’s website)
Las Vegas Sun (pre-event)
Las Vegas Weekly

If you have photos, please contribute to the Twestival Flickr Group Pool.

Photos from Las Vegas Twestival can also be found on NapkinNights and SpyOnVegas.

In case you were wondering and want to connect with us, the people that worked diligently to make Las Vegas Twestival happen in less than three weeks are: William Crozer (@modernlv), Manya Susoev (@manyas), Megan Lane (@megan_lane), Linda Lee (@linlee888) and Andrea Ruggles (@fjtoyota). Please feel free to contact any one of us at any time. Our gratitude goes out to every single one of you.

We also want to thank our hard working volunteers that checked everyone into the event: Nikki Williams (@ndachelle), Andrea Ruggles (@fjtoyota), Megan Lane (@megan_lanet), and Katie Tomline (@meankatie).

Another big shout out goes to Claire Haynes of The Light Group who made sure The Beatles REVOLUTION Lounge was prepped and running for Las Vegas Twestival, and to Alex Acuña of The Light Group for assisting with PR efforts and handling all press on site. Also to Jake Saady and Danika Huter of The Light Group who helped stuff and transport the gift bags when we where in a last minute jam!

And lastly, but definitely not least, we want to thank all of our WONDERFUL sponsors and donors who really made this event a smash hit! Thank you to The Light Group and The Beatles REVOLUTION Lounge for donating the event space, event staff, Tweetinis, and Jet Nightclub, Bare Pool Lounge, and Mist Bar and Lounge raffle prizes. Thank you to Linda Lee and Manya Susoev for donating the cheese, crackers and veggie platters to Las Vegas Twestival for our attendees to enjoy. Thank you to Up All Day Creative Solutions for the logo and all creative work tied to Las Vegas Twestival, and to Proforma GPS for the donation of the Las Vegas Twestival tee shirts. Thank you to Warren Whitlock for the donation of Twitter Revolution to all of our gift bags. Thank you to Dunkin’ Donuts for the $150 in gift cards donated as a raffle prize. Also thanks to Retro Bakery for the cupcake design raffle prize donation, to Allison Holman and Jacqueline Mason for the Liberty Tax (3035 E. Tropicana) tax preparation raffle prize. To Channel 8 Eyewitness News (KLAS-TV) and Dave Courvoisier for the donation of a tour of Channel 8 HQ to the raffle prize pool. To Precision Tune Auto Care of Las Vegas, Century Media, SpyOnVegas, KO The Legend, SideCho Media, C-Level, Cirque du Soleil, Kevin Barry Fine Art Associates, VitaminWater, Smartwater, and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for all of their gift bag donations. And of course to modernLV and Imagine Marketing for aiding the organizing team. Also big thanks to MyVegasScene.com for hosting the after-party at JET Nightclub, and to Mike Balasko of Macro to Infinity for photographing the festivities.

Without the help of all the donors, the sponsors, the organizers, and of course the people that attended, Las Vegas Twestival would have never come together the way it did. Our sincerest, heartfelt thanks to everyone. We look forward to a future Twestival!

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. We will continue to update this as more questions are asked!

What is the cut off time for registrations?
We will be accepting advanced registrations until 12pm PST, Thursday February 12th. The day of Twestival.

Will there be registrations at the door?
Yes. We will be accepting walk ups, but will be accepting CASH ONLY. A credit card processing system is not available to us on site, so this is the only possible method.

How can I upgrade my ticket to Platinum donor?
Please email lvtwestival [at] gmail dot com and we will be happy to set it up for you. Must be completed by 12pm PST, Thursday February 12th. The day of Twestival.

Do I need to bring my e-ticket or will I pick up a ticket?
Event badges will be given when you check in. It’s always a good idea to bring your e-ticket as proof of purchase.

Will there be wifi?
Maybe. Unfortunately there is not a straight answer to this. REVOLUTION is located in close proximity to the convention area, so the signal can be received inside REVOLUTION. However, this signal is intermittent and we cannot guarantee that you will be able to connect when on site. If you are planning on bringing a laptop or similar device, please be aware that you will not be able to rely on this connection. We recommend using an aircard or cell phone instead.

What raffle prizes and gift bag items are available?
Please reference this page.

When will the raffle take place?
All raffle winners must be present to win and will be announced periodically starting at 8:30pm.

What drinks / food will be available?
Tweetinis are free for the duration of Twestival (courtesy of The Light Group), cash bar otherwise. Munchies will also be available during the beginning of the night (courtesy of Linda Lee and Manya Susoev), but please don’t rely on this for dinner!

What is a Tweetini?
Trust us, it’s delicious.

Is there a dress code?
There will not be a dress code implemented during the Twestival event at REVOLUTION. If you are planning on attending the after-party at JET: no sports wear, flip-flops, sandals, or shorts allowed.

After-party? There’s an after-party?
MyVegasScene will be hosting an after-party for Twestival attendees at JET. All attendees are welcome with free admission to badge holders.

If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.

We are happy to announce the prizes and gift bag items! Thank you again to our wonderful sponsors for all the help and donations given! If anything else is added, this page will be updated.

Raffle Prizes ($100 - $450 value each)

• Bottle service for 4 people at JET Nightclub courtesy of The Light Group.
  (includes 1 bottle and 1 table, gratuity not included)
• Complimentary Tax Preparation courtesy of Allison Holman at Liberty Tax at 3035 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas.
• A Tour of Channel 8, KLAS-TV Studios, personally hosted by Dave Courvoisier.
• Limited Edition Cupcakes at Retro Bakery designed and named by you, plus a dozen cupcakes to take home.
• A Day Bed and Two Pitchers of beverage at Bare Pool courtesy of The Light Group.
  (gratuity not included, redeemable Monday-Thursday)
• 1 Bottle and a table at Mist Bar and Lounge courtesy of The Light Group.
• Three $50 Gift Cards redeemable at Dunkin’ Donuts
• 4 tickets to Las Vegas Art Museum

Gift Bags (total value of $100)

• Twitter Revolution by Warren Whitlock and Deborah Micek, courtesy of Warren Whitlock.
• Las Vegas Twestival T-Shirt (sizes L or XL only), courtesy of Proforma GPS and Up All Day.
• Complimentary Gas Vehicle Oil Change courtesy of Carol Barker at Precision Tune Auto Care.
• VitaminWater and Smart Water, courtesy of Glacéau in Las Vegas.
• Mouse Pad, courtesy of SpyOnVegas.com.
• An awesome Mix Tape by upcoming artist KO the Legend.
• Playing cards from Cirque du Soleil.
• $5 Gift Card redeemable at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
• Coupon for 30% Off purchases from Kevin Barry Fine Art Associates
• Complimentary CDs courtesy of Century Media
• $50 Gift Card from C Level Las Vegas

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.

We want to give a shout out and a huge thank you to the following sponsors for their kind donations to Las Vegas Twestival!

• The Light Group for The Beatles REVOLUTION Lounge, Tweetinis, raffle prizes and event staff.
• Up All Day Creative Solutions for logo creation and all Las Vegas Twestival creative.
• Proforma GPS in Las Vegas for printing services and gift bag donations.
• Warren Whitlock for his gift bag donations.
• modernLV for heading up the Las Vegas Twestival organizing team.
• Imagine Marketing of Nevada for their marketing and public relations services.
• Liberty Tax at 3035 E. Tropicana in Las Vegas and Allison Holman for their raffle prize donation.
• Retro Bakery for their raffle prize donation.
• Channel 8 Eyewitness News, KLAS TV for their raffle prize donation.
• Mike Balasko of Macro to Infinity for his photography services.
• Precision Tune Auto Care of Las Vegas for their gift bag donations.
• KO The Legend for gift bag donations.
• SideCho Media for their contributions to our event.
• Linda Lee and Manya Susoev for donating appetizer platters.
• Century Media for the gift bag donations.
• C Level Las Vegas for the gift bag donations.
• VitaminWater and Smartwater for the gift bag donations.
• Las Vegas Art Museum for the raffle prize donation.
• Dunkin’ Donuts for the raffle prize donation.
• Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for the gift bag donations.
• SpyOnVegas.com for their gift bag donations.
• Kevin Barry Fine Art Associates for their gift bag donations.
• MyVegasScene for hosting the after-party.

Without the donations and help of these sponsors, Las Vegas would not be participating in Twestival. Thank you for making it all possible.

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.

Tickets for Las Vegas Twestival are now on sale! Tickets are available through Amiando, a global Twestival partner.

BUY TICKETS HERE.

By purchasing a ticket to Las Vegas Twestival you are making a donation to charity: water. Each donor level’s ticket is treated the same. What you decide to contribue is completely up to you, we just require a minimum of only $20. Our goal as a city is to raise $12,000, enough to build three wells.

In addition to door entry we are offering raffle tickets which will be entered into a drawing for prizes donated by some of our sponsors. There are no limits on the amount of raffle tickets you can purchase. Guests that purchase the Gold and Platinum Donor levels will receive five raffle tickets per donor in exchange for their contributions, but you may also purchase additional single raffle tickets or five packs. Guests that purchase the Platinum Donor level will also receive a “thank you” gift for their generous contribution. Gifts are limited to the first 50 Platinum donors. All guests will receive complimentary “Tweetini” cocktails throughout the evening.

100% of proceeds from these sales will go to charity: water.

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.

Local print shop Proforma GPS has been exceptionally kind in donating T-Shirts for Las Vegas Twestival! Thank you so much to Proforma GPS for the great donation. The sale of these shirts will help bring us closer to our goal of $12,000 for charity: water! The shirts have been designed by UpAllDay Creative Solutions who have been handling all creative for Las Vegas Twestival, including the creation of our logo. These will be included in our gift bags. Since they are donations, we only have sizes L and XL available on a first come, first serve basis.

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.

Last night we attended Beer and Blog Las Vegas to talk a bit about Twestival and share some important details concerning the Las Vegas event. The Las Vegas Twestival team wants to thank the entire Beer and Blog Las Vegas group for their tremendous and overwhelming support. An extra special thank you goes to Jackie (organizer of Beer and Blog Las Vegas) who put forth the vote to move Beer and Blog Las Vegas to Twestival at The Beatles REVOLUTION Lounge for the night of February 12th!

As mentioned at Beer and Blog, we are still in need of major sponsors to donate raffle prizes. If you have any connections you can send our way, please do!

Please follow @LVTwestival, become a fan of Las Vegas Twestival on Facebook, and stay tuned at lasvegas.twestival.com for updates.