The Kats! Bureau at this writing is Copa Room at Bootlegger Bistro, where Santa Fe The Fat City Horns are administering “The Healing.” We call it that because you always walk out feeling better than when you walk in.
John Katsilometes
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
Britney Spears has reportedly agreed to a $500,000-per-show guarantee in her upcoming two-year residency at Park Theater at The Park MGM.
A day after the stage show “Frank Marino’s Divas Las Vegas” announced it was closing at The Linq Hotel, an investigation into the show’s charitable activity has been reported.
“Frank Marino’s Divas Las Vegas,” starring the Las Vegas drag legend as Joan Rivers, has closed at The Linq Hotel. It was one of the longest-running production shows ever on the Strip.
The original dark period was to start July 10, but Teller’s back had other ideas after P&T’s performance Wednesday at Beau Rivage.
Vinnie Paul also once specified which album he’d want played at his funeral: The hard-rock classic “Appetite for Destruction” by Guns N’ Roses.
“Some people are saying this is our most decadent show yet,” Burlesque star Dita Von Teese says. “I’m loving the new acts we have in the show.”
Gwen Stefani took position in front of a neon-psychedelic ranch setting, wearing a frilly cowgirl outfit laced in golden bling.
Joe Jackson had a home in Las Vegas for decades. He was frequently spotted around town, especially in the 1990s, at such now-closed nightspots as The Shark Club and Tramps, and occasionally at such haunts as Le Bistro Theatre.
Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family who built the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson into international superstars, died Wednesday morning, according to multiple reports. He was 89.
Steve Martin and Martin Short are back at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday night for their comedy-music show, “An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life featuring The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko.”
The public is invited to pay tribute to Richard “The Old Man” Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame from 9 a.m.-noon Sunday at Palm Mortuary at 6701 North Jones Blvd.
Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said today that official cause of Vinnie Paul’s death is still pending and would likely take several days to be issued.
There have been years when Nevada Ballet Theatre has opted for famous non-performers for its Woman of the Year honor. But 2019 won’t be one of those years.
Richard Harrison, the patriarch of the Harrison family and the driving force behind the popular History program “Pawn Stars,” has died.
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