Andrew Fonfa owned the Allure high-rise and was a developer in the Lucky Dragon hotel-casino, both just off the Strip on Sahara Avenue.
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Robbie Williams said of dropping his July dates at Wynn: “I’m very sad that the July Vegas shows are now canceled, but obviously, the current global crisis requires them to be.”
Human Nature’s Phil Burton says, “We can’t wait to get out and perform for you all again soon under safer and more enjoyable circumstances.”
The Las Vegas community enclave The Space is hosting a livestream for entertainers rocked by the coronavirus outbreak.
Videos of Neil Peart performing with Rush will be played on the LED panels 90 feet above street level at the Fremont Street Experience.
Donny and Marie Osmond’s finale Saturday at Flamingo Las Vegas closed an 11-year residency on the Strip.
Sam Wills, originator of Tape Face at Harrah’s Las Vegas, says, “I’ve created what I believe to be a character.”
Column fave Brian Newman is back in his “After Dark” series at NoMad Restaurant. The spirited trumpet practitioner, vocalist and bandleader is set for 20 dates through Dec. 30.
Drake is performing Dec. 30 at XS Nightclub, and has opened his OVO (October’s Very Own) Pop-Up boutique at Wynn Plaza.
Strip headliner Mat Franco latest act took two years to develop. As he says, “It’s two years of work crammed into 50 seconds.”
“We had just left and went to an early dinner at a restaurant in Paris, Frenchie, and the chef came in and told everyone Notre Dame was burning,” Luxor President Cliff Atkinson said.
The serpent-suited magician who brags of being “The loser of America’s Got Talent” is joining a spinning skating act and a self-muted mime on AGT’s upcoming all-star show.
A native of Memphis who spent much of his youth in the Tenessee forest, Justin Timberlake’s new music has been framed by nature’s trappings.
“I’m in Sunrise Hospital,” Joe Vento said Saturday while taking a break from well wishers. “Nice way to celebrate my birthday, eh?”
The Canelo-GGG bout was a clean sellout, 22,358, the largest arena fight ever in Nevada.
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