‘Legends’ move to feature parade
Monday's opening night of "Legends in Concert" at Harrah's will feature a Mardi Gras-like parade down the Strip with Elvis, Madonna and Frank Sinatra leading the way.
The parade will start at 4 p.m. in front of Imperial Palace, home of "Legends in Concert" for the past 25 years.
Harrah's president Don Marrandino will join more than 50 in-costume celebrity impersonators, showgirls, crew members and performing musicians on their way to Harrah's, their show's new home.
Imperial Palace employees will gather for a farewell sendoff to the sister property, and Harrah's employees will welcome them at the hotel entrance.
Tribute artists in the parade will include: Britney Spears, Bette Midler, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Barbra Streisand, Blues Brothers, Bobby Darin, Jay Leno, The Temptations, Frankie Valli, and Whitney Houston.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
KVBC-TV, Channel 3 weekend anchor Gerard Ramalho had it all planned: He would propose during a stroll through the historic main street district in Park City, Utah.
But when he stopped at a bench on a cold and snowy night, his girlfriend Elizabeth Watts, who didn't see it coming, didn't warm to the idea of staying out in the cold. He found a bench under a heater and popped the question.
"I pretty much asked her out on her very first day at Channel 3," said Ramalho, when she was a newsroom assistant at the station. Now an anchor/reporter at KVBC's sister station, KYMA, in Yuma, Ariz., she is planning to move back to Las Vegas. ...
One of the best meals we had during our first visit to Nantucket in 2007 was at Le Languedoc, helmed by executive chef Jason Albus, who regularly wins best-lobster best-French restaurant honors. And he's not even 30 yet.
He's been in town this week, adding to his resume with a visiting-chef stint at Daniel Boulud's at Wynn Las Vegas. ... A rising star in the food world, Albus and his girlfriend, Kelly Hulme, his sommelier until recently, celebrated their last night in town by dining at Michael Mina (Bellagio) and going to "Love" at The Mirage.
M Resort, the newest addition on the southern end of the Strip, is joining the burgeoning pool party scene. The team behind Blush Boutique Nightclub has the management contract for the 14,000-square-foot pool area. The pool party will be called Daydream. ...
Raymond Cruz and Michael Paul Chan, stars of "The Closer," the No. 1 show on cable (TNT), are in Las Vegas this weekend. The season finale of "The Closer" airs Monday. ...
Hot spots, cool stuff: The annual Taste & Sounds of Soul event runs through Sunday at the Fremont Street Experience. The action starts at noon today at the Third Street stage. ...
SIGHTINGS
"Twilight"star Ashley Greene, celebrating her 22nd birthday with actress Brittany Snow and "Twilight" co-star Kellan Lutz on Thursday at "Zumanity" (New York-New York). ...
"American Idol" contestant Katrina "Bikini Girl" Darrell, at the Sunset Tan bikini fashion show at Hawaiian Tropic Zone inside Miracle Mile Shops on Thursday. ...
Film legend Tony Curtis, dining with a large group at Charlie Palmer Steak (Four Seasons Hotel) on Thursday night. Tony and his wife, Jill, are the guests of honor at the FEAT (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) Angels Gala on April 4 at the Stirling Club (Turnberry). ...
Louis Petrozza, one of the more controversial contestants in the reality show "Hell's Kitchen," dining Friday at Hash House A Go Go. Also there: Hooter's headliner Bobby Slayton. ...
Actress and fashion designer Taryn Manning and partner Tara Jane, showcasing the latest collection from their line Born Uniqorn at Tao (Venetian) on Thursday. Also at Tao was comedian Orlando Jones. ...
Identical twins Chip and Pepper Foster, who sold a half-million dollars of their Chip & Pepper denim line at the MAGIC show last week, celebrated at Blush on Thursday. They have co-hosted "The Look for Less" on E! Entertainment and the Style Network, as well as working as fashion correspondents for "Extra."...
"Hills" star Audrina Patridge, staying in the Fantasy Tower at the Palms on Wednesday. ...
Lulu Von Brochwitz, described as the "Next Heidi Klum" of Germany, attended "Lance Burton: Master Magician" (Monte Carlo) on Friday and met with him after the show to film a segment for an entertainment news show on Germany's BILD-7.
THE PUNCH LINE
"All week, I've been receiving a lot of calls from other TV hosts. Jay Leno called to wish me good luck, and Larry King called to ask me what time he's supposed to take his pills." -- Conan O'Brien
Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.
