Lesley Gore with over two dozen chart hits to her credit, will headline at Don Laughlin's Celebrity Theatre at the Riverside, Oct. 26-31. Tickets are $32, call 1-800-227-3849.

Gore helped create the soundtrack to the sixties with hits like "Judy's Turn To Cry," "She's a Fool." "That's the Way Boys Are," "You Don't Own Me" and her classic smash hit, "It's My Party"-the song that skyrocketed her to fame in 1963 at 16 years of age. Gore continues to delight audiences around the world at festivals, theatres and arenas with her likeable stage presence and fun songs that relive those teenage days when boys were the most important thing in a young girl's life.

The Colorado Belle's winter golf tournament is set at Desert Lakes championship golf course, Dec. 2-4. The tournament features $18,000 in prize money based on a minimum of 90 golfers. Daily special events include three close-to-hole contests at $500 each and one longest putt contest at $500. In addition, the event features one ladies' close-to-hole contest at $500 and one hole-in-one shoot win up to $5,000. Entry fee for each event is $300, $400 or $500, based on rated casino play.

The entry fee for the tournament includes a four day / three night hotel stay; 36 holes of golf; continental breakfast, lunch, beverages and range balls at the golf course; tee prizes; a welcome pairings party with dinner and drinks; and two award cocktail parties. Format of the tournament is four-man scramble. Teams are assigned by handicap and different teams are created each day. Call 877-480-2747 to enter the tournament.

The Charlie Daniels Band will perform a concert at the Flamingo's Outdoor Amphitheater on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15, $20 and $25, call 1-800-435-8469.

Daniels' resume includes recording sessions with artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Flatt & Scruggs, Pete Seeger, Mark O'Conner, Leonard Cohen, Ringo Starr and Johnny Cash. His songs have been documented by ABC Newsmagazine 20/20. In 1985, he published a collection of short stories, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," peopled with the same kind of characters and tall tales as his songs.

In April 1998, top stars and two former Presidents paid tribute to Daniels when he was named the recipient of the Pioneer Award at the Academy of Country Music's annual nationally televised ceremonies.

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The "Laughlin Run To Fun," motorcycle ride-in has a variety of events planned including a poker run, seminars, a black vest dinner, music and vendors from Oct. 21-24.

The Riverside's offer is $225 for two weekend nights that includes a room, black vest dinner tickets, a pancake breakfast, tee-shirt and ride pin; call 1-877-200-6378 for details.

Sonny Turner, former lead singer with the Platters, will perform at the Ramada Express in the Pavilion Theater on Oct. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15, call 1-800-243-6846.

Turner was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his own home town of Cleveland Ohio. In late 1959, Turner replaced Tony Williams as the lead singer of the original Platters. Chosen out of 100 singers who auditioned, at the young age of 19, Turner toured the world with The Platters.

Turner brought The Platters back to the pop charts in the 1960's with such hits as "I Love You 1000 Times." "With This Ring," and "Washed Ashore," as well as re-recordings of The Platters major hits like "Only You," "The Great Pretender," and "The Magic Touch" (recently heard in the "The Nutty Professor II" starring Eddie Murphy).

The Avi will hold an Oktoberfest celebration at their Outdoor event arena on Oct. 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be German music provided by The Dummkopf's and the Don Lipovac Band, German food and beer, vendors plus free admission. For vendor information, call 702-535-5536.

The multi-tiered Laughlin Senior Olympics event will take place at various locations from Oct. 21 to 24. Competitions for 50-plus year olds will be held in tennis, bowling, golf, card games, track and field, cycling, horseshoes, swimming, bocce and more. Registration for most events is $10. For information, call Bill Kesgen at 702-298-3413.

The Edgewater has brought back one of their regularly scheduled fall promotions with the return of the dinner "Sunset Specials" available in the Hickory Pit Steakhouse. The specials are offered from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Each special is $10.95 and comes with cheese bread and other breads, choice of soup or salad and a vegetable tray of crisp crudités. For reservations, call 702-298-2453.

The menu specials are: Pork Osso Bucco; Shrimp Dijon; Chicken Breast Monterey; Coquille St. Jacque; Teriyaki Salmon; and Teriyaki Beef Brochette.

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