 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
|
| Sunday, April 8, 2001 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
 | |
| The Queens of Comedy, Catch A Rising Star, Joan Sebastian, "Cooking in th Spotlight", Kenny Loggins, "Oceans 11", "Audio", Jimmy Carter Visits, More... | |
The Queens of Comedy will return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, May 19. The show will star Mo'nique, award-winning co-star of "The Parkers," Adele Givens from "Def Comedy Jam," and Sommore, the first female host of BET's "Comic View" also known as the "Diva of Contemporary Comedy." Laura Hayes known as Miss Laura, the wisecracking cook on BET's "Comic View," will host the show. Tickets are $35, $45 and $55, call TicketMaster at 702-474-4000. The well branded Catch A Rising Star comedy club has opened at the Excalibur with a 300-plus seat showroom located in the Medieval village on the second level. Each week has an "opening night" when a brand new lineup of nationally known comics takes over the showroom. Catch has a "headliner only" format featuring two comedians. The first one performs for 30 minutes and the second for 45 minutes. Shows also include a live musical director who acts as a host for the evening, setting up introductions and playful interactions. The host, a keyboard/vocalist performs during the 30-minute pre-show while the audience is being seated. Tickets are $16.95 tax inclusive, plus a $2.50 service fee, call 702-597-7600. VIP Frequent Laugher Cards distributed by Catch promotions hosts entitles bearer to a 15 percent discount off the ticket price at all Catch A Rising Star comedy clubs. Catch has comedy clubs in Reno, NV, New York City's Upper East Side, and at the Hyatt Regency Princeton in New Jersey. International Latin sensation Joan Sebastian will headline at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Saturday, May 5, along with a variety of rodeo festivities. Last April, Sebastian released his 32nd album entitled "El Rey Del Jaripeo," and from that the title track skyrocketed up the Latin Billboard charts. Prior to his performance, the rodeo will feature several traditional events including bronc and bull riding. Tickets range from $30 to $75, call 1-877-632-7400 or 702-632-7580. Frank Marino, the star of "An Evening At La Cage" at the Riviera, has been given an overwhelming "thank you gift" from the show's producers expressing appreciation for 15 years of successful business. The producers said they were going to give him up to $100,000 to spend on a "car of his choice." What do you think a man who portrays Joan Rivers nightly would select? Marino ordered a custom Designer Edition 2001 Cadillac DeVille, complete with a faux convertible roof, gold wheels, and many ornaments. The cost was $75,000. "La Cage" plays nightly except Tuesday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $24.95 plus tax and fee, call 1-800-634-3420 or 702-794-9433. "Cooking in the Spotlight" is a new book with 250 recipes and helpful cooking tips from Siegfried & Roy's cast and crew at The Mirage, both past and present, and themselves. The cookbook features a durable, comb-style binding that makes reading the recipes a breeze and a protective laminated front and back cover. The book also features color photographs of the show and Siegfried & Roy's magnificent animals including their Royal White Tigers and Magical White Lions. All book proceeds go to help support a local HIV/AIDS care organization called Golden Rainbow. "Cooking in the Spotlight" is available online at www.godzoriz.com/srcookbook.html or by sending $29.95 (including shipping) to S&R Cookbook, 1215 Chapman Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89104-1951. The cookbook is also available at The Mirage gift shops. Legendary singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins will appear for the first time in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater, April 13-14. He has amassed record sales of more than 20 million and his "Greatest Hits" release recently turned platinum. Tickets start at $55, call 702-732-5575. Loggins began his songwriting career in 1970 when he signed on as a staff writer for a music publishing company. He soon met Jim Messina and the duo embarked on a musical journey that produced two platinum albums and five gold albums. The duo parted company in 1976, and Loggins began his incredible solo career. The past two years have been rewarding for Loggins. He began the year with a Best Children's Album Grammy nomination for "More Songs From Pooh Corner," which followed the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum record "Return to Pooh Corner." "More Songs_" features the song "Your Heart Will Lead You Home," the theme of the Disney film "The Tigger Movie." The 106th floor Top of the World restaurant at the Stratosphere Tower was named one of the "10 Great Places to Pop the Question" in "USA Today's" Feb. 9 issue. The Knot, the No. 1 wedding website and gift registry, did the survey. QVC and American Online financially back the Knot, which had 19 million page views in the fourth quarter of 2000. The Top of the World restaurant that revolves 360 degrees each hour shared the spotlight with such idyllic locations as New York's Brooklyn Bridge; Paris, France; and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. The only other restaurant named was The Red Supper Room in New Orleans. The Top of the World is open daily for lunch and dinner, call 1-800-99-TOWER or 702-380-7711.
|
Former President Jimmy Carter was in Las Vegas recently to promote his new book, an autobiography entitled "An Hour Before Daylight." He enjoyed an evening of activities at Caesars Palace beginning with dinner at Caesars Magical Empire. After dinner, he and former first lady Rosalyn took in the magic shows in the Magical Empires showrooms. Slight-of-hand artist Apollo Robbins really did a number when he pick-pocketed the accompanying Secret Service agents. Their last stop at the resort was Cafe Lago where they visited personal friend, Caesars' pianist David Osborne, dubbed "pianist to the presidents." A 35-member children's choir added to the evening by singing "Eternal Father, Strong to Save," the U.S. Navy hymn and Mr. Carter's favorite song. It's difficult to be in Las Vegas right now without being aware that the remake of the Rat Pack movie "Oceans 11" is filming all about town especially at MGM Mirage properties. The plot revolving around a daring casino robbery has Bellagio as the hit place. The movie's much talked about cast has a few Oscar winners. The cast includes co-producer George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Julia Roberts. The film's director is this year's double Oscar-nominee and winner Steven Soderbergh. The trade magazine "Tradeshow Weekly" has listed Las Vegas as the top U.S. convention city. Las Vegas properties leased 17.6 million square feet for convention business last year, giving the city a 17 percent share of the U.S. convention market. The Las Vegas Convention Center is currently under construction for a $150 million South Hall expansion, which will bring their exhibit space to about 2 million square feet. Construction has begun on a third golf course at the $5 billion Lake Las Vegas Resort. The unnamed, 18-hotel, par 72 course is being built on about 180 acres at the entrance of the resort and should be open in the summer of 2002. Blue Man Group's Grammy-nominated debut album "Audio" is the number one selling CD in the Las Vegas area according to the Soundscan report ending the week of March 18. It has consistently been one of Las Vegas' top 10 selling albums since its debut in December 1999. "Audio" is also a weekly fixture in the Top 20 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. In addition, "Audio" was recently released in the new DVD Audio 5.1 Surround Sound format. It's been two years since jazz legend Joe Williams passed away. A fundraising concert in his honor is scheduled for 3 p.m. on April 29 at the Aladdin's Blue Note jazz club with Marlena Shaw and Jack Jones as headliners and William's main man, Johnny Pate, and Vince Falcone leading an all-star band. Tickets are $30 general admission, call 702-651-5483. The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield return to The Orleans with their "Unchained Melody" from May 2-13. Another hit tune for the duo, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," was part of the "Top Gun" soundtrack which gave another old hit song a new beginning. Local resident Robert Ben became Las Vegas' newest millionaire on March 30, when he hit the jackpot at Caesars Palace while playing a $500 Triple-Diamond slot machine. Caesars Palace awarded Las Vegas' first million-dollar slot jackpot on Aug. 14, 1983. Ben's win marked the 20th million-dollar-plus slot machine jackpot win at the famed casino. Blink-182, Papa Roach and Run DMC are set to headline radio station KXTE-FM's concert on May 12 at Sam Boyd Stadium. Eleven other bands are on the bill for "Our Big Concert 4." They are Static X, Monster Magnet, Taproot, Nonpoint, New found Glory, Fear Factory, Systematic and the Las Vegas bands Phatter Than Albert, Left Standing, Excon and Joynt Chiefs. The music begins at 11:30 a.m. General admission tickets are $26 in advance and $31 on show day, call 1-888-464-2468. The fourth annual ArtFest of Henderson fine arts festival scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 12-13, will be expanded this year along downtown Henderson's Water Street. The event will feature between 210 and 220 artists, two food concession areas, and three entertainment stages. Henderson is located about ten miles from the Las Vegas Strip. The "Crazy Girls Fantasy Revue" at the Riviera has visited "Neptune," not the planet, but Japan's version of "Saturday Night Live." In April, over two million viewers in Japan will see the Harley-Davidson inspired opening of "Crazy Girls" on Saturday night television as they performed it in front of the "NO, Ifs ANDs or_" statue at the Riviera. Popular singer impressionist Bob Anderson is performing in the Las Vegas Hilton's NightClub nightly except Monday at 8 p.m. through April 22. A six-piece band, conducted by legendary pianist and former Frank Signature bandleader Vinnie Falcone accompanies him. His 90-minute show takes audiences on a musical journey of the last 50 years with all-new tributes and medleys ranging from jazz to pop to rock 'n roll. Tickets are $28, call 702-732-5575.
CONTINUE ON TO...: |
