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| Sunday, October 5, 2003 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| Riviera's Outdoor "Country Thunder" Concert, Studio 54 Scares Up A Party, Penn & Teller Celebrate One, 'V' One Year Victory, "Dice Angel" Movie Potential, Close-Up Magician Creates Mini-Showroom, Las Vegas Comedy Festival Arriving, Missy Elliott Plays In Rain, Cili's Wine Tastings, Paradise & Sushi, Dennis Miller Laughs At Paris, More... | |
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Singer / songwriter Michael Peterson will host "Country Thunder," starring recording artists John Michael Montgomery and Lorrie Morgan, on Saturday, Oct. 11. This will be the Rivera's first major outdoor concert in more than 20 years. Tickets are $35 plus tax and fee, call 702-794-9280.
Peterson, who won the 1999 TNN Music City News Awards Male Star of Tomorrow, had his self-titled debut album go gold and boast three Top Five singles. Travis Tritt, Denise Williams and the Imperials have recorded his songs.
In the early 1990s, Montgomery's debut album was certified quadruple platinum while he attracted millions of fans. Morgan has been charming audiences for decades. Her 1989 debut album "Leave the Light On," went platinum as did her next two albums "Something In Red" in 1991 and "Watch Me" in 1992.
Studio 54 will be hosting its fifth annual "Nightmare on 54th Street" festivities from Tuesday, Oct. 28 through Saturday, Nov. 1. Even the nightclub's regular dècor will transition into a haunted nightclub playhouse.
Nightly, Studio 54 will feature performances of its own sinister version of Michael Jackson's' "Thriller." One of the big events will be the 37th Annual Beaux Arts Ball on Oct. 30. Admission to the Golden Rainbow fundraiser is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Costume contests will offer cash prizes totaling more than $1,800.
On Friday, Oct. 31, the "Nightmare on 54th Street" party will award cash prizes totaling $8,000 between 12:30 and 2 a.m. On Saturday night no prizes will be awarded, but people are encouraged to dress up one more night. Club admission is $10 for men, Tuesday through Thursday, and $20 on Friday and Saturday. Ladies are always complimentary and the minimum age for entrance is 21. For more information, call the hotel at 1-800-929-1111 or 702-891-7254 for club only information.
The year began with Penn & Teller emerging from a box filled with $1 million in quarters to celebrate their new home at the Rio. It also netted them two Emmy Award nominations for their Showtime series "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" that has been renewed for the 2004 season.
These two "magicians who hate magic" are celebrating their first anniversary and indefinite gig in the Rio's Samba Theatre. Tickets for their 9 p.m. nightly except Tuesday shows are $65 plus tax, call 1-888-746-7784.
They've also become regular commentators on a series of VH1 specials, such as "I Love the 70s," "Top 200 Icons," and "25 Sexiest Videos," with still more appearances in the works.
"V" The Ultimate Variety Show that highlights a collection of original variety acts is celebrating its first year anniversary headlining in the Showroom at the Venetian. The show strings together amazing acts that have appeared in major shows on the Strip. Some of the acts include a male aerial adagio team, acrobats, comedy juggler Michael Holly, the world's fastest juggler Anthony Gatos, quick change musical spoof artist Joe Trammel, Russ Merlin and his amazing audience participation comedy act and emcee comedy magician Jeff Hobson.
Tickets with tax included range from $22 for children up to $69 for VIP admission that includes a line pass, preferred seating and autographed poster, call 702-933-4230.
It's amazing when friends write a book and it's set in the town you know so well. The idea for "Dice Angel" came from a classified ad that ran for months in a local publication. A woman named Julie claimed to be able to bring gamblers luck. In the book, the colorful character ends up helping a likeable, in-spite-of-himself, bar owner who has everything going wrong in his life especially in the money department. The bar is loosely based on Johnny Mac's in Henderson.
Even the homeless guy in the book is based on a real person who gave the author, Brian Rouff, a stock tip one time that turned out to be IGT. At the time a share was $3 and Rouff didn't buy it. He claims that's why he's still working for a living.
"Dice Angel" is a fun, easy read with humor, interesting characters and the perfect setting... Las Vegas. The book is sold at some local bookstores and on Amazon.com. The author also says you can call him at 702-564-1665, and if you buy form him, he'll autograph the copy. Retail price is $14.95.
Steve Dacri, "the fastest hands in the world" is now performing his "Xtreme Close-Up Magic" in a new mini-showroom in Gustav Mauler's Sazio restaurant at The Orleans. He began a few months ago next door in the noisy Irish pub and has relocated to the tiny 40-seat, closed off private venue with two video screens, which is providing a perfect intimate setting for Las Vegas' only close-up magic show. A three course dinner with a choice of one of three entrees accompanies the performance that is extended to Dec. 31.
Dacri's shows, which include lots of video clips from his network television appearances, a roving "bunny" cam with the operator in a Playboy-like outfit, and some tricks presented by one or two fellow magicians, runs Friday through Monday at 8 p.m. The dinner show for all ages is $49.95 plus tax and gratuity and $34.95 for children under 10, call 702-365-7075
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Dick Feeney, who is producing "The World's Greatest Magic Show," which will debut soon at the Sahara, has unveiled the show's opening lineup: Joseph Gabriel, Kevin James, Nickolas Knight, the Majestics, Sylvester the Jester, Jason Byrne and host Jeff Hobson. This means Hobson will be leaving his emcee spot in the successful show "V" at the Venetian. For the second year, the Stardust will host the four-day annual Las Vegas Comedy Festival produced by Laughs Across America from Oct. 29 - Nov. 2. The entertainment / educational event is jam packed with seminars, events, discussion groups and talent showcases. It is a rare opportunity for ambitious amateurs to learn about what it takes to break into the entertainment business. In addition, it's a chance for comedy fans, aspiring talents and professional comics, to meet, mingle and learn from various sitcom stars, comedians and industry professionals. There will be five stages for performance showcases in the Stardust and at the open-air Fremont Street Experience Stage. Comedy Showcases will be hosted by named comedians with a cross section of the Laugh Across America Contest finalists. Some committed comedians to take part in this major comedy affair include Pete Barbutti, Norm Crosby, Stephen Sorrentino, Phil Thomas and Don Learned as well as talent coordinators like Eddie Brill with the David Letterman show. Individual events and showcase tickets can be purchased by calling 702-736-6596. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Missy Elliott will perform a special show in the intimate setting of the Rain In The Desert inside The Palms. Last month at the MTV Video Music Awards, she was bestowed two awards including the night1s biggest honor, "Best Video of the Year." In addition, Missy Elliott won "Best Hip Hop" video. Both awards were for "Work It," off of her double-platinum album, Under Construction. Tickets are $35 and VIP $75, call 702-474-4000 Cili just south of Mandalay Bay is offering wine tasting dinners. Oct. 14 will feature wines from Joseph Phelps Vineyards. The $150 dining extravaganza includes passed hors d'oeuvres plus five courses, call 702-856-1000. The next wine tasting dinner will be Nov. 11 showcasing Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery. Ongoing Cili events include wine sampling and tastings on Wednesdays featuring a different region each month. Thursdays are Martinis in Paradise from 5-9 p.m. with live music, appetizers, $5 cocktails and $3 beer. The Fremont's 450-seat, tropical garden-themed, all-you-can-eat Paradise Buffet has added a fresh sushi bar that is so fresh you can actually watch it being made. Prices have remained the same. On Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, it's Seafood Fantasy for $14.99. Steak lovers enjoy the cooked-to-order steaks in addition to the vast variety of entrees on Wednesdays and Saturdays for $11.99. Mondays and Thursdays are a real bargain at $9.99. Renowned hip-hop actor-comedian Eddie Griffin will make a special appearance at the Las Vegas Hilton, Oct. 17-18 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $40 and $50 plus tax and handling fee, call 800-222-5361 or 702- 732-5755. Griffin has several movies scheduled to hit the big screen including "Scary Movie 3" and "My Baby's Momma." He is currently working on "The Wendell Baker Story," a film in which a good-hearted ex-con (Luke Wilson) goes straight and gets a job at a retirement hotel. Griffin plays Nurse McTeague. Griffin recently starred in Universal's action / comedy "Undercover Brother," has co-starred opposite Denzel Washington in "John Q" and has appeared in "The New Guy," "Double Take," "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," "Armageddon," "The Mod Squad" and "Jason's Lyric." Additionally, he has had success on the small screen, co-starring with Malcolm-Jamal Warner in the comedy "Malcolm and Eddie," which resulted in a nomination for the NAACP Image Award. Comedian Dennis Miller will take the stage of Le Théàtre des Arts at Paris Las Vegas, Oct. 8-12 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $65 & $75 with tax included, call 877-374-7469 or 702-946-4567. Known as one of the premiere comedy talents in America today, Miller's style mixes biting social and political commentary laced with humor. His critically-acclaimed half-hour HBO talk show, "Dennis Miller Live," won five Emmy awards during its nine-year run. Once the "Weekend Update" correspondent on "Saturday Night Live," Miller most recently enjoyed a two-year stint as a co-host on "Monday Night Football." In addition to stand-up, Miller is an accomplished author with three New York Times best-sellers and a fourth, "The Rant Zone," now out in paperback. The new $230 million, 1,122 all-suite tower at Mandalay Bay slated to open around Thanksgiving won't open now until late December. Meanwhile, it has been officially named THE hotel at Mandalay Bay and will be marketed as a separate property. The average room size will be 750 square feet and the tower will feature two restaurants, a spa and separate check-in, coffee bar and lounge in the lobby.
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