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June 6, 2007 / VOL. 2 NO. 21
Joining Grammy® winner Diana Krall at her Las Vegas Hilton engagement (June 14 - 17) will be The Clayton - Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, who were featured on her latest album, From This Moment On. In 1985, Jeff Hamilton joined bassist John Clayton and saxophonist Jeff Clayton to form the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Moment, Krall's first new studio album of standards in five years, debuted at the top of the charts when it was released last fall and has been called some of her finest work yet by critics. Tickets for Diana Krall’s first Las Vegas appearance can be purchased at the Las Vegas Hilton box office or by logging onto www.lvhilton.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or www.Vegas.com or by phone at 702-732-5755 or 1-800-222-5361.
Not only can you see Barry Manilow headline at the Las Vegas Hilton (June 6 - 9, then returns June 26 - 30), but you can vote for him as well. www.lovesongs.com is conducting an online poll to find the “All-Time Favorite Love Song Artist.” Cast your vote for Barry by visiting www.lovesongs.com and scroll down to the link titled “Vote for All-Time Favorite Love Song Artists”…then cast your vote!
Kurt Otto, Commissioner for the International Fight League (IFL); Roy Nelson, Nevada Lions Heavyweight; cast members from “Stomp Out Loud”; Kenny White and Brian Blessing from Las Vegas Sports Consultants, divas Lisa Donovan and Denise Clemente and Hal Singer and the RPM Band join Ira on this Monday’s “Lunchtime With Ira, Live from the Las Vegas Hilton.” Every Monday, Ira talks with the entertainers and personalities who make Las Vegas the most exciting city in the world. "Lunchtime With Ira” can be heard 24/7 at www.LVHilton.com and watched at www.WatchItVegas.com.
The Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook just couldn’t wait for the current seasons to end before they posted next year’s odds on the NHL and the NBA. On the hoop side, Dallas and Phoenix lead the way as the favorites at 7-2. The two teams currently in the finals follow. San Antonio is 5-1 and Cleveland is 7-1. On the ice, Anaheim leads Ottawa 3-1 in the finals and again are the favorites next year at 5-1. They are followed by Detroit and Ottawa at 8-1. For all the current odds, visit the SuperBook.
The “World Series of Blackjack” season launched this Monday on GSN, “The Network for Games.” Each week, a new episode will air in that Monday 11 p.m. time slot (Eastern), along with another repeat on Tuesday night at 2 a.m.(Eastern). The season runs 13 weeks through to the final table, on Monday, August 27. GSN is carried on all major cable networks as well as DirecTV and Dish Network nationwide. The finals were taped at the Las Vegas Hilton, and the series features several Las Vegas Hilton players.
The Las Vegas Hilton’s $75,000 Patriotic Pride Slot Tournament, scheduled for July 6 and 7 in the SuperBook, features a $20,000 first-place prize (and everyone wins at least $50). Entry fee is $799 and includes four days/three nights, one entry into the tournament, and two tickets to the awards banquet. For more information, call 1-800-457-3307.
A Las Vegas Hilton player recently won the largest-to-date wide-area progressive jackpot for a WMS game. The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, won $2,041,324 on a POWERBALL® IT’S AMERICA’S GAME® slot machine at the Hilton-right after a business dinner! He wagered approximately $120 at the 2¢ denominated, five-reel video POWERBALL game, before hitting the jackpot. The popular POWERBALL slot machines, in addition to their large wide-area progressive jackpot, have a unique 3X3 Matrix Progressive™, featuring three rows and three columns of individual, local area progressive jackpots. When the matrix is triggered, it’s possible for a player to win from one to nine of these jackpots at once with just one bet.
Vita Carimbi, who plays Earth Mother in “Menopause The Musical” at the Las Vegas Hilton, is one of the top 20 finalists for KXNT radio's "RADIO STAR 3" competition. The winner gets his or her own talk radio show on the Las Vegas - based radio station. To hear Vita’s audition, go to http://www.kxnt.com/pages/540864.php and click on her picture at the bottom of the page. To vote, go to the KXNT home page. Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine, Writer/Producer Jeanie Linders created MTM as a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.” Since its first performance, the show has evolved as a "grassroots" movement of women who deal with life after 40 and all the challenges that result in the mental, physical and spiritual freedom of the post-World War II baby boomer generation. Showtimes: Monday & Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 7:00 p.m., Wednesday 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
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