Big Brother 16 Celebrates and Parties in Las Vegas

The Deuce Lounge at the Aria Hotel Casino in Las Vegas was the place to be on September 27, 2014 to celebrate with the houseguest from Big Brother 16 and their loyal fans. After the LA wrap parties everyone headed to Las Vegas to continue the celebrations. It was exciting to meet the new cast members of BB16 and a lot of the past seasons houseguests. Amber
Borzotra and Brittany Martinez were the first ones at the party and they were such a delight to talk to. They are both beautiful ladies and they enjoyed meeting their fans who waited patiently in a line to talk with them and take pictures.

Brittany Martinez

Amber Borzotra

James Rhine arranged for the get together at the Deuce Lounge and then an after party at the Haze Nightclub. James Rhine was in BB6, best known as the all-time veto winner and he was welcoming and charming with all the houseguests and fans.

James Rhine and Bill

Amber Borzotra and Dan Kaminsky

Bill    Brittany    Julie Sons

 Season BB 10 Michelle Costa is one of my favorite players and everyone knows her as the Portuguese Princess and is admired by all.

Michelle Costa           Nikki Artale

Brittany Martinez         Nikki Artale

Big Brother Canada winner John Pardy, winner of season 2 joined the other cast members and the Canada group fit right in.

John Pardy

 

Allison White

I have watched all of the Big Brother seasons and covered all the Las Vegas Events and I have made personal friends with many of them, so you can image my joy as I saw them all come into the Deuce Lounge. My all-time favorite is Sheila Kennedy who I love and admire and hope to see her again soon in Las Vegas.

Sheila Kennedy

Entering the lounge with other past houseguests was everyone’s Favorite Howie Gordon who lights up the room and brings smiles of joy to everyone who loves him. More dramatic entrances commanded the lounge as McCrae Olson, Judd Daugherty, Parker Delon, Jeremy Kaitlin and Lawon Exum eased in and started partying.

Jeremy             Lawon     Parker

Derrick Levasseur won Season 16 and in 97 days he played the perfect game that ever has been played in Big Brother and was never a nominee. Derrick is a police sergeant and he used his skills to read people in the house. He does this in everyday life and that is how he was able to play everyone in the game. It was done brilliantly and he deserved to win. I love the Big Brother Reality TV Show and look forward to Season 17.

Nevada Opera Theatre Presents From Italy with Love

 

 

 

 

Photos by Nikki Artale

On September 19, 2014 the Grand Ballroom of the Italian American Club was filled with Opera Arias by Internationally acclaimed opera stars of the Nevada Opera Theatre Association. Eduardo Villa, Tenor and Demetra George Soprano took the stage for an evening of From Italy with Love.

 

Eduardo Villa has appeared in opera houses throughout Europe and in North America. His title roles have been in Don Carlo and Emani, Don Jose in Carmen, Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly and many more. He is a regular guest of the Bavarian State Opera, Rome Opera, Paris Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.

Also sharing the stage was Demetra George who has graced the stages all over Europe and the US.  Demetra has a repertoire of 20 operetta roles and has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

Eileen Hayes is the founder and director of the Nevada Opera Theatre Association and she along with Denny Weddle, President of the Nevada Opera Theatre, brought this special evening to the I.A.C. for everyone to enjoy, in some of the most famous opera selections.

 

Appearing on the stage was Soprano, Sheronda McKee who has won many awards and most recently won the Pasadena Opera Guild Scholarship.

Sheronda McKee

Many celebrities were seen in the audience enjoying the evening festivities, such as our beloved Dondino who is loved by all and the Society of Seven, a contemporary Hawaiian singing group.

Donna and Dondino

Society of Seven

We want to thank Angelo Cassaro, President of the Italian American Club who hosted this special “From Italy with Love” concert. The club is open for dinning Weds-Sunday 5-11 pm and features Italian cuisine and is located at 2333 E. Sahara Ave.

 

 

San Gennaro Feast Brings Little Italy to Las Vegas

 

Photos by Nikki Artale

The San Gennaro Feast took place on Sept. 9-14, 2014 at the Grand Canyon Shopping Center to celebrate its 35^th Annual Feast. It featured 80 Amusement rides, over 70 food booths that included pasta, calamari, calzones, clams, pizza, stuffed artichokes, Italian sausage, corn on the cob and lots more that I can’t remember to list. We especially loved the sausage, peppers and onions from Anthony’s World Famous Italian Sausage, who always feeds us, the media on Media night.

 

 

 

Rows and rows of food stands displayed the funnel cakes and all the traditional Italian foods and international cuisine amid the beer garden.

 

The entertainment host and coordinator Tony Sacca put together the entertainment for the six day event that featured great bands and local headliners of some of the Las Vegas Shows. Once again Tony Sacca headlined his own show with the Saccattes and also introduced his new book “Tony Sacca Las Vegas Ambassador of Entertainment”, which was written by Arlene Krieger. Tony has been touring the U.S. promoting his book.

Saccattes with Tony Sacca

Tony Sacca and Arlene Krieger

 

An old time favorite every year is Denise Clemente who also took the opportunity to introduce two of her talented students that she works with. Denise performed some of her favorite songs and the one that touched my heart the most was the song “Mama” made famous by Connie Francis years ago. 

Denise Clemente and Star Elliott

Angelo Molinari

 

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Outstanding performances on opening night were “Shades of Sinatra” featuring Carmine Mandia, Ryan Baker, Lisa Smith and Larry Liso.  The Bee Gees  Gold, featuring John Acosta (Barry) Lead singer, Jeff Celentano (Maurice) on keyboard and Daryll Borges (Robin) as the Bee Gee Brothers Gibb.

Shades of Sinatra

Bee Gee Brothers

 

A longtime favorite at the San Gennaro Feast is Millie Doby Caruso, who always entertains the crowd at the beginning of the scheduled show entertainment. 

Millie Caruso and Louis Marazzo

I loved seeing Rick Bilby with his well-trained adorable monkey “Mikey” who was a crowd favorite and is a white faced capuchin monkey who originates from Costa Rica. They are known for their cute baby face. If you ever wanted to have a monkey as a pet, this would be the one to get. 

Rick Bilby with Mikey

 

 

Anthony Palmisano –President promotes the San Gennaro Feast and keeps the tradition alive and is the third generation in his family to promote the event. On Sunday evening there was a fireworks show at 9:00pm to the joy and thrill of all the attendees. See you at the newt San Gennero Feast.

Evil Dead the Musical is a Bloody Killer Show

Photos by Nikki Artale

The Evil Dead Musical 4D is a story about five college students who go to a cabin in the woods and find a Book of the Dead and upon reading the book an evil force is unleashed which turns them into demons. Ash is the hero of the day as he fights the zombies with a chainsaw and a rifle.

 

Director Sirc Michaels has put together a blood splattering smashing killer show with great zombie choreography and great songs with funny lyrics like “What the F$$k was that”? There is a lot of blood on stage and in the front rows, the splatter zone, where everyone is sprayed with blood from one of the zombies intestines.

 

Evil Dead Musical is different, unique and it was a lot of fun experiencing this crazy production. I got an invitation to review the show and was put in the VIP section in the fourth row. I really wanted to sit in the splatter zone so I could get the full experience but after seeing all the blood that was squirted on the front rows I was very happy that I wasn’t seated there.  The splatter zone didn’t mind at all, they loved it.

 

 

 

The cast played their roles brilliantly and they had a great time being zombies. They are very talented and they definitely will entertain you with the singing, dancing and hilarious dialogue. It was a fun evening and I loved the show. 

 

 

 

 

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Evil Dead Musical is in the V Theater Miracle Mile Planet Hollywood and shows are Tuesday through Friday at 10:00pm and Saturdays at 11:30pm. Box Office 702 260-7200