A few weeks ago at Opportunity Village’s annual gala, organization CEO Bob Brown motioned toward a table mate and said, “There’s the man who saved Opportunity Village during COVID.”
John Katsilometes
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.
The 79-year-old superstar’s condition is not considered serious. He is to be treated and released at a Las Vegas hospital on Thursday night.
Miranda Lambert has performed 11 shows at Zappos Theater. She’s adding 16 next year.
Carrie Underwood paused “Reflection” to tour the country. She’s back in June.
Garth Brooks commits to 2024 at the Colosseum. He is already booked for 27 select dates overall.
Celine Dion has road dates scheduled in February, and Resorts World is holding May for her premiere.
Larry Mullen Jr. said in an interview this week that he “won’t be performing live next year. I don’t know what the band’s plan is.”
Jack Harlow performed at Resorts World this year. His single “First Class” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Luke Bryan will appear in the pyro and lasers during Friday’s NFR show. He leads a list of several performers opening each night’s rodeo action.
The B-52s, led by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson have booked a residency at The Venetian Theatre.
Clarence Gilyard, a UNLV film professor, was famous for his role as computer-terror expert Theo in “Die Hard.”
Adele called to Shania Twain after Friday’s show at the Colosseum, “Thank god you had a hat on @shaniatwain I would have self combusted had I seen it was you!!
Kylie Minogue has been reviewing Las Vegas options since at least May, when she was spotted at Dolby Live.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has been an early critic of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger, in the face of the Swift episode. The lawmaker says she wants the 2010 merger “unwound.”
Sixteen of the 24 string players in “Weekends With Adele” are local musicians.