For the second year, The Las Vegas Motor Speedway, along with Fox 5 TV and Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, are staging an open audition called ‘Speedway Superstar,’ to find a singer to perform the national anthem prior to the Feb. 27 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at the speedway. The Nationwide race is sponsored […]
It was SRO (standing room only) the weekend of Jan 8 through the 10th in the South Point Showroom as, Shecky Greene, held court in a theater, one would think, was built just for him. If you have never been in this particular showroom, there is not a bad seat anywhere and you sense that […]
In a deck of playing cards, the King of Diamonds is a pretty good card. Of course the Ace is the top card in any deck. On a stage, however, the King of Diamonds is a young man named Rob Garrett, who portrays the great Neil Diamond to perfection. This writer had promised to stop […]
Tony Sacca and his partner, international Chef Josette LeBlond, are just a few steps away from opening their new restaurant in downtown Las Vegas, at Neonopolis, 450 Fremont Street. The old “Jillian’s” sign has been taken down and the new “Las Vegas Rocks” signage is going up as you read this column. Founder Sacca hopes […]
Kendall Tenney, on of our better news anchors and a solid newsmen, is leaving KVBC-TV, channel 3, effective Dec. 23. Tenney plans on opening his own full-service public relations company in partnership with The Media& Marketing Group (M&M), a major company out of New Jersey. We’ll miss his informative and straight forward style of reporting. […]
Clint Holmes, his wife, Kelly Clinton and sister Gayle Steele will perform (along with some special friends, I’m sure) songs of the holiday season in the Showroom at the Suncoast Casino, Dec. 25-27.You can be assured this will be a very warm and personal family show (as all of Holmes‘ shows are). Get your tickets […]
Lon Branson and his band, featuring singer Ellis Hall, will be at the Green Valley Ranch, Thursday, Dec. 10, then on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12, at the Cannery Casino. Great music for every taste. […]
Long time local resident, now living in sunny (sometimes wet) Florida, sends word that he has decided to take a vacation from the cruise ships, and perform on a stage anchored to solid earth. Carme has created a new show, “The Lost Art of Burlesque, Ballet and Cabaret.” Besides Carme, the show features Berri Lee, […]