A few weeks ago at Opportunity Village’s annual gala, organization CEO Bob Brown motioned toward a table mate and said, “There’s the man who saved Opportunity Village during COVID.”
John Katsilometes
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.
The Strat concerts in March are not Rick Springfield’s first multi-show series in Las Vegas.
“Hamilton” shut down its Tuesday show two hours before curtain, moving the performance to Thursday.
The Raiders presented a tribute to Oct. 1 families and first responders, the Aces as torch-lighters and an ex-Eagle.
Adam Levine filled the role of rock star on Saturday, singing with Shaq to close The Event at MGM Grand.
The room was small, the sound was big as Duran Duran premiered at Encore Theater on Thursday night.
David Saxe opened “Vegas! The Show” in 2010, was forced to close it in 2020, and it’s been dark since.
A stunt driver is shutting down and firing up the Strip. Video from Monday night shows Ken Block throwing smoke from his tires while racing through the Paris Las Vegas porte cochere.
Dirk Arthur’s magic-and-tiger show is not playing at Notoriety Live after all. The production has overcome by a cascade of complaint’s from animal-right activists.
Those familiar with Adele’s plans for Las Vegas report she is expected to announce this month she will headline at the Colosseum before the end of the year.
After earlier issuing cease-and-desist warnings to several Las Vegas chapels, Authentic Brands Group, which controls the use of Elvis Presley’s name and likeness, now wants to work with them on the use of the King as part of their businesses.
With his 61st birthday looming, Boy George’s voice sounds more robust these days. But he’s still delivering the hits.
Las Vegas chapel operator Melody Willis-Williams says of licensing company ABG, “They have done a complete 180.”
Lady Gaga finished off her latest run of “Jazz + Piano,” selling out the theater before hitting the road with her “Chromatica Ball” tour.
Vocal legend Tom Jones is making his first Las Vegas appearance in more than a decade in October.