Gene Simmons refered to human sacrifice, animal safety and Funk & Wagnalls while announcing a Kiss residency.
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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.
Allen Glick was one of the largest hotel-casino operators in the state, second only to Howard Hughes at his peak.
Cirque had been prepping for an October return of “Ka,” to fill out its schedule. COVID has other ideas.
Gene Simmons, now a Las Vegas Valley resident, is moving some of his artwork into a Grand Canal Shoppes gallery.
Charly Jordan played Resorts World on the July 4 weekend. It was a return to a famous family location.
Garth Brooks says, “We have a three week window coming up where we, as a group, will assess the remainder of the stadium tour this year.”
Brad Garrett is adding music and a pre-show hang to his new club at MGM Grand in November.
Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black played blackjack one night at Barbary Coast. When they left, it was snowing on the Strip.
Giles Martin chatted with Paul McCartney on Sunday. On Saturday, Kevin Hart hijacked Usher’s show at the Colosseum.
Lance Burton wanted a castle overlooking Vegas. He got that, and many memories, as he recalled upon the property’s sale.
Marc Savard is not all smiles over the return of face covers at his Las Vegas Strip hypnosis show.
Smokey Robinson and “Babyface” are being honored at the new resort, which is building a new venue for the 2021 Power of Love event.
Jerry Lewis’ health issues, and much of his private life, is being revisited at 5 p.m. Sunday on the Reelz series “Autopsy: The Last Hours Of … Jerry Lewis.”
Featuring Usher, Lauryn Hill and Ludacris, “Lovers & Friends Festival” is the first public event booked at Las Vegas Festival Grounds since Phil Ruffin bought the parcel.
New directives allow stars to perform mask-free, but the audience is required to wear face covers.