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Fantasy Land

The Book on Vegas, by Lisa Eisner and Roman Alonso with Noel Daniel, is a tempting visual journey through the seductive and sinful city. Archival images and photographs from Peter Beard, Guy Bourdin, Todd Eberle, and Ron Galella, among others, capture the energy and spirit of those who keep the town lit up and lubricated. Out next month from Greybull Press.

Saddle Up!

Coinciding with his solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Australia this month, Sam Haskins unveils his iconic nudes from the 60s in a new edition of Cowboy Kate & Other Stories: Director's Cut (Rizzoli). Haskins has included unpublished photos that pay homage to cinematic Westerns. His combo of cowboy props and coquettish Kates created legendary beauties that still mesmerize the art and fashion worlds.

1 Tiger on the green? The defending champion tees off in the U.K. at the American Express Championship at the Grove, Hertfordshire, England, a Kyle Phillips-designed golf course. (9/28-10/1, WORLDGOLFCHAMPIONSHIPS.COM)

6-8 This year's seventh annual New Yorker Festival celebrates arts and literature with readings from fiction writers T. C. Boyle, Lorrie Moore, and Jonathan Safran Foer, and special lectures and conversations with Pedro Almodovar, Tom Stoppard, Milos Forman, Malcolm Gladwell, and Zadie Smith. Calvin Trillin hosts a culinary walking tour of Chinatown. (FESTIVAL.NEWYORKER.COM)

13 George Clooney receives the 21 st American Cinematheque Award tonight at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

18 The British Film Institute and The Times kick off the 50th London Film Festival. Showcasing nearly 300 international films, the B.F.I. unspools BAFTA-worthy features and shorts in Trafalgar Square. (10/18-11/2, LFF.ORG.UK)

24 Grover, Big Bird, the Count!Sesame Street: Old School, a three-disc DVD set featuring more than seven hours of classic content with stars such as James Earl Jones and Johnny Cash, is out today, (SESAMESTREET.COM/OLDSCHOOL)

25 Nathan Lane returns to Broadway in Simon Gray's dark comedy Butley as the title character, who loses his wife and lover on the same day and has only his acerbic wit to see him through. Opening tonight at the Booth Theatre.

Cipriani Concerts

Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, this concert series, featuring performances by Santana in September, Earth, Wind, and Fire in October, and Duran Duran in November, promises intimate evenings of food, wine, dancing, and live entertainment at Cipriani Wall Street. Proceeds benefit AmFAR.

(CIPRIANICONCERTS.COM)