Magic legend David Copperfield said of Gloria Dea, “In Vegas, as a young magician, she started it all.”
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.
Dan and Judy Del Rossi have sold their Las Vegas business, Tiffany Couture Cleaners. The sale closes out a five-decade run for the family.
The “Menopause The Musical” cast shave John Katsilometes down for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Adele has not announced an extension at Caesars Palace past this month. But Caesars is offering tickets in its Emperor Package
Imagine Dragons’ “Rise Up” event goes off Oct. 6, a night before “The Event,” a benefit for the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation.
Adele plans to extend her “Weekends” series. Also, she signed a wedding dress.
Rita Rudner, who once modeled for cars at a Las Vegas convention, has grossed $100 million in her career as a comedy headliner.
David Blaine misssed his mark, but didn’t miss his show Saturday at Resorts World.
Drake makes his first tour stop on the Strip in five years at T-Mobile Arena in September.
Pauly Shore, playing with his rock-cover band the Crustys on Tuesdays, says, “My cell phone started blowing up,” during the Oscars.
Adele could perform in venue’s opening from August through the first week of November. There is also a possibility of her restarting as early as June.
Raiders owner Mark Davis said of Sheldon Adelson and his father, Al Davis, “They were both focussed, single-minded men.”
The new MSG Sphere spot on YouTube is titled, “Do Robots Have Lightbulb Moments?” Apparently so.
David Blaine was injured onstage at Resorts World on Saturday night. It’s not the first time.
“A Sort of Homecoming” is due St. Patrick’s Day, appropriate as Bono and The Edge have invited Dave Letterman on a tour of Dublin.
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