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| Sunday, October 29, 2000 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| David Cassidy, Annual Hobo Stew Dinner & Dance, Park Fees, More... | |
David Cassidy will appear for his first time in Laughlin on Sunday, Nov. 5, performing one show at 6 p.m. in the Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater at Harrah's. Tickets are $25, $30 and $35, call 702-298-8510. Cassidy rose to fame in 1970 by starring with his stepmother Shirley Jones in the tremendously successful television series, "The Partridge Family." By age 21, he was the world's highest paid solo live performer and his fan club was the most popular in the world, exceeding those of both the Beatles and Elvis Presley. His musical success garnered multiple Grammy nominations and 18 of his recordings reached Gold or Platinum status, with four consecutive multi-platinum releases. Sales to date exceed 25 million units. In 1996, Cassidy and his family moved to Las Vegas when he starred in the MGM Grand's $75 million extravaganza "EFX" for two years. Now he stars in his own show "David Cassidy At The Copa" at the Rio with co-star Sheena Easton. He has also partnered with writer-producer Don Reo to create "The Rat Pack Is Back" that found its initial success at The Desert Inn and later moved over to the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas. A musical journey through the "routes of American music," will be presented at the Ramada Express on Nov. 4 and 5, with the Matt Davenport production, "Birth of the Beat." The fully staged show with a set and authentically styled costumes features a company of ten singers and dancers accompanied by a nine-piece show band. "Birth of the Beat" begins the musical journey in 1900, at the turn of the century, as immigrants are flowing into Ellis Island and "Coming to America." The show focuses on how American music came from a melting pot of cultures that were distributed throughout the major cities of the United States. The "route" the show takes is through these cities while capturing the unique "beat" of each. After Ellis Island, you travel to Broadway, Detroit's Motown, Nashville, New Orleans, Chicago, Miami, St. Louis, Hollywood and more. The show ends with a salute to America. Tickets are $15 for the 8 p.m. (Nevada time) shows.
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The Sixth Annual Hobo Stew Dinner and Dance fundraiser is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 4-7 p.m. in the south parking lot of Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort. The event is held in conjunction with the annual Western Region Clown Association convention. During the dinner and dance, clowns will be circulating though the event area, performing magic tricks, making balloon animals and face painting, all free of charge. At 4 p.m., there will be a clown wedding uniting Cari Bell and Bombon. The dinner and dance features Laughlin-area hotel and casino chefs, plus chefs from the Haualapai Mountain Lodge and Laughlin and Bullhead City restaurants, vying to serve up the best hobo stew recipes. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages five to sixteen. The Edgewater will promote its "bear season" during the month of November. For the second year, Winner's Edge Player's Club members can win plush bears ranging in size from 12 « to 27 inches and cash by playing with their player's club card inserted in the machines. Bears and cash are won on a point system. If you earn a total of 15,000 points, you'll accumulate $375 and five bears. The current show at the Flamingo Laughlin's 325-seat showroom is "Dancin' to the Hitz," starring Pudgy! The Queen of Tease. The production show covers the music and dance of the past six decades. It has more than 60 costume changes and a variety of musical styles from the `40s through the new millennium. "Dancin' to the Hitz" will run through Dec. 30, with 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. shows, Saturday through Thursday. Tickets are $9.95. The National Park Service has officially opened the final entrance fee station in the first phase of a program collecting visitor fees to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The entrance station outside of Katherine Landing began operation last month. Fees are $3 per person on motorcycles and bicycles, $5 per four-wheel vehicle. There's also an annual pass program.
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