Local bullfights will be bloodless
Cheers of "¡Ole!" will be echoing through crowds at the South Point Arena come September.
The city that prides itself in offering a bold buffet of entertainment is adding bullfighting -- the bloodless kind.
Organizers are planning a mid-week announcement on what is believed to be the first bloodless bullfights in Las Vegas
They will be held over six days, starting Sept. 14 at the South Point Arena, where the announcement will be made at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
A publicist said organizers believe it has been more than 40 years since bullfights were held in Las Vegas.
The matador lineup includes Mexico's Eulalio Lopez, better known as "El Zotoluco." He has been a featured bullfighter at Tijuana's bullring.
The first dates will be held Sept. 14-15, a Monday and Tuesday, leading into Mexican Independence Day festivities on the 16th. The second run will be Sept. 27-30.
HEY, AREN'T YOU ...?
Local TV producer Allen Fawcett was in his element the other night while mingling with the cast at "The Lion King" after-party at Mix atop Mandalay Bay.
A Las Vegas resident since 2004, Fawcett starred in four Broadway musicals, including the original New York productions of "Shenandoah," "Rex," "King of Hearts," and the American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." He played Joseph for about nine months in the early 1980s.
From there he hosted and wrote 134 episodes of the 1980s comedy lip-sync game show "Puttin' on the Hits," produced by Dick Clark.
Fans of "General Hospital" will recall him as Swedish heartthrob Lars Hansen. He played Kelly McGrath on "The Edge of Night."
Fawcett is in the process of creating, producing and hosting a Las Vegas-based show titled "Let's Do Vegas TV." It is due to air in mid-summer.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
An electrician died from injuries related to a fall after Tom Jones' show Wednesday at the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre. Alan Feldman, vice president of communications for MGM Mirage, confirmed the accident Friday. He said the victim, who was not identified, worked for an outside company. ...
Andre Agassi had to cancel as a speaker at the Danny Gans memorial on Thursday, due to a bout with bronchitis. ...
The Palms' Rain nightclub will be heating up June 6 when 17 local men walk the runway at the 10th Annual Fire & Rain Firefighter Bachelor Auction. Fire station dinners will also be available for auction and raffle. Proceeds go to the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation. Doors open at 6 p.m. To purchase tickets visit www.theburnfoundation.org. For more information call 702-416-6767. ...
SIGHTINGS
University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, betting the ponies Friday at Mandalay Bay race and sports book. ...
At the Palms' "Ditch Fridays" Memorial weekend kickoff: pro sports stars Terrell Owens, Willie Parker, Dwight Freeney, Shawne Merriman, Willis McGahee, Drew Gooden, Juwan Howard, Michael Finley and Rashad Dion McCants. ...
Kendra Wilkinson, her fiancé, Hank Baskett of the Philadelphia Eagles, and former Mansion mate Holly Madison, poolside at Wet Republic (MGM Grand) on Friday. ... R&B singer Tank, having lunch at Wolfgang Puck's Chinois (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Friday. ... Veteran actor Chazz Palminteri, with local film producer Trent Othick at Lavo and Tao on Thursday. Othick is a co-producer of Palminteri's one-man show "A Bronx Tale," which wraps up its national tour in Denver June 9-21. ...
New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and San Francisco 49ers cornerback Reggie Smith at Poetry nightclub (Forum Shops) on Friday. ... At the studios at Odds On Records in Henderson on Friday: Aussie Michael Johns, "American Idol" finalist," singing guest vocals on Air Supply's "Hold On," which will appear on their new album. He later joined Air Supply's Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock on stage at The Orleans. ... "
Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss, having lunch at Wolfgang Puck's Chinois (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Thursday. ... Sports legends Orel Hershiser and Mike Tyson, at Casa Di Amore on separate nights this week. ...
THE PUNCH LINE
"A survey has found that 26 percent of people admit to texting while driving. The other 74 percent admitted to texting while being hit by a car." -- Jimmy Fallon
Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.
