December 2011 - Lake Tahoe Entertainer

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530-318-9994
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Ross Orlando
Victor Babbitt • Howie Nave
Dave Davis • Paul Reder
Late Nite Billy • John Packer
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Production
Tony Drew
LAKE TAHOE
ENTERTAINER
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What’s On & Where
7800' KIRKWOOD - 209-258-8880
MONTBLEU - 775-588-3515
MONTBLEU THEATRE
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival - Dec 10 • Daniel Tosh Dec 16 & 17
The Cataracs - Dec 30 • NOFX - Jan 3 • Beats Antique - Jan 20
OPAL ULTRA LOUNGE - Wednesday - Dubstep DJ's Thursday - $1 Drinks - DJ • Fridays - Ladies Drink Free - DJ
Saturday - Ladies Free Cover Before Midnight - DJ
BLU NIGHTCLUB- Happy Hour 24/7
THE ZONE - Sports Book & Sports Bar - 24/7 Happy Hour
HQ-CENTER BAR & CAFE DEL SOUL - 24/7 Happy Hour
POKER ROOM - Open 7 Days A Week - Call for Tournament Times
Happy Hours 4pm - 7pm - Pool Tables - Open Mic Mondays
Live Music - Food & Drink Specials - 16TV's - 9ft Screen
Outdoor Patio • Full Menu till 3am - Video Poker
Happy Hour 4pm - 6pn • 2 For 1 Happy Hour 10pm - 4am
Wed - Rocky & Trey - Thurs - Traditional Irish Music • Football Specials
murphyspubtahoe.cm for info.
Sushi & Unique Cuisine - Lounge Now Open - Live Music
Authentic Thai Cuisine over 70 Selections
177 Hwy 50 - Authentic Thai Cuisine
Fresh Fish From Hawaii every Friday
Pool - Video Poker - Happy Hours 3pm - 6pm • Football Specials - Sunday
Thursday Ladies Night - Ladies Drink Free 7pm- 10pm
Beer -Wine • Dine-In & Delivery - Home of the 2 Foot Pizza!
Happy Hour 3pm - 6pm Mon - Fri - All Day Sunday
Tacos Saturday Sunday & Monday
Inside Harveys - Full Sports Bar - 20 Large HDTV's - Food & Drink Specials
Happy Hour Specials - All-You-Can-Eat Lunch & Dinner Specials
Open 7 Days A Week - Deli & Catering - Breakfast Starts @ 7:30am
Happy Hour Mon - Fri 4pm - 7pm • Pool Tables • 16 TV's - Free Peanuts
ValhallaTahoe.com
Live Music - Pool - Darts - Shuffleboard - Food
Happy Hour 4pm - 8pm • $2 Tuesdays - Guest DJ's • Football Specials
MS Dixie Cruises • Restaurant • Marina • Lodging • Tahoe Queen
Lake View Snowmobile Tours
Live Music - DJ's - Drink - Dance - Dine - Kirkwood Ski Resort
Live Music - Lakeview Dining - Marina - $5 Rum Runners -Wednesday
Happy Hours • Food & Drink Specials
Football Specials - 2 for 1 Bud Light Pints • Happy Hour 4 - 7 Everyday
World Class Entertainment - Full Bar
Happy Hours 2 - 8 Everyday - Food & Drink Specials
Edgewood Restaurant - Lakeview Dining - Brooks' Bar & Deck
MOTT CANYON TAVERN & GRILL - 775-588-8989
An Improvisational Grill - Outdoor Fire Pit
Happy Hours 11:30am - 1:00pm & 4pm - 6pm
MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 530-544-8004
Happy Hour 2pm - 5pm - Video Poker - Food Specials - Live Music - 10 TV's
Mountain & Airport Views - Happy Hour - Food Specials - Live Music
Live Music • Nightly Food Specials - Tahoe Keys Marina
Happy Hour Mon - Fri 3pm - 6pm
Fall & Winter Golf Specials - www.GenoaLakes.com
BEACON BAR & GRILL - 530-541-0630
BEACH HUT DELI - 530-541-7873
BUNNY RANCH - 775-246-9901
MO'S PLACE - 530-542-1095
CHEVYS - 530-542-1741
EDGEWOOD TAHOE - 775-588-2787
FIRE & ICE - 530-542-6650
FOX & HOUND BAR & GRILL - 775-588-8887
THE FLIGHT DECK - 530-542-3325
FRESH KETCH - 530-541-5683
SOUTH SHORE ROOM
Mavis Staples - Dec 10 • Night Ranger - Dec 17th
Bruce Hornsby - Dec 30 • The Sun Kings - Dec 25
CENTER STAGE - Arthur Hervey - Fri & Sat
VEX NIGHTCLUB - Open Fri & Sat
IMPROV - New Comics Weekly - MC Howie Nave
CABO WABO - Entertainment Nightly - Live Music - Football Specials
POKER ROOM - Open Everyday
HARVEYS - 775-588-2411
HORIZON - 775-588-6211
Golden Cabaret - Bethany Owen - One Voice Fri- Tues @ 8pm Christams Country Style - Dec 16 - 27
ASPEN LOUNGE - Friday & Saturday - Karaoke
HORIZON STADIUM CINEMAS
LAKESIDE INN & CASINO - 775-588-7777
Karaoke Wed & Fri - Food & Drink Specials - Poker Room
Large Selection of Italian Wines - Restaurant Opens at 5pm
Specialty Sandwiches & Pizza 11am - 3pm • Take Out or Dine In
www.LateNiteProductions.com • www.LateNitePartyGirls.com
Wood Fired Brick Pizza Oven - Open 11:30am • Happy Hour 3-7
Live Music - No Cover - Pool Table - Heated Patio - Drink Specials
LANZA'S - 775-588-4156
LANZA'S ITALIAN DELI - 775-588-4157
LATE NITE PRODUCTIONS
MACDUFFS PUB - 530-542-8777
McP'S PUB TAHOE - 530-542-4435
ORCHID'S - 530-544-5541
ORCHID'S STATELINE - 775-588-5888
GENOA LAKES - 775-782-4653
HARRAH’S - 775-588-6611 NAKED FISH - 530-541-FISS
OVERLAND MEAT - 530-544-3204
SAM'S PLACE - 775-588-2844
SIERRA PIZZA - 530-541-0401
STEAMERS - 530-541-8818
STRAW HAT PIZZA - 775-586-9000
SUSHI PIER - 775-588-8588
TAHOE KEYS DELI - 530-544-1335
TURN 3 - 530-542-3199
VALHALLA TAHOE - 530-541-4975
WHISKEY DICK'S SALOON - 530-544-3425
ZEPHYR COVE RESORT - 775-589-4908
Ross Orlando's Tahoe Spotlight
Last month’s Lake Tahoe
Entertainer Halloween pictorial issue,
showed once again how Tahoe loves
its Halloween parties. Photo-shooting
hundreds of photos from the 33rd
Annual Freakers Ball at MontBleu,
Vex Nightclub at Harrah’s, Mo’s
Place (presented by Late-Nite
Productions) and Whiskey Dick’s
was a lot of fun! Tony Drew, the
publisher, and I, mix a variety of
unique, sexy, wild and fun photos
into the issue. I wish we could put
all of them in. You can always go to
Entertainertahoe.com to see that
issue and other back issues to get
some smiles anytime.
MontBleu will host The Tahoe
Adventure Film Festival with your
MC, Todd Offenbacher, from Tahoe
TV. On December 10th. We help
sponsor this cool event that has
amazing movie clips that are about
10 minutes each. Todd has been
busy in the Antarctica and filming
a program in Alaska that will air
December 9th and 16th on the
Discovery Channel called, Flying
Alaska. Tahoe photographer, Corey
Rich, will also be featured. Todd is
a world-class climber and Heli-Skier
and is always traveling the globe.
The film festival sells out, so get
your tickets to this party atmosphere,
with a variety of outdoor adventures
that will get your heart and blood
pumping!
MontBleu will be big for New
Year’s Eve Parties. Opal and Blue
Night clubs are two parties in one for
the same price. Featuring live music,
DJ’s, go-go dancers, body painting
and more. Also they will have another
Pool Party with a Bikini contest, pool
aerialists, DJ’s and more. Daniel
Tosh December 16 and 17 is sold
out. Get tickets early, when you see a
show or event that you really want to
go to in Tahoe. December 30th is The
Cataracs and January 3rd NOFX.
Harrah’s has soul and R&B
singer Mavis Staples, December
10th. This legendary gospel singer
known for many years with The
Staple Singers, has won many
awards and is considered one of the
many greats from a lot of magazines.
When I photo shoot her at Harvey’s
Outdoor concerts, it was a treat to
hear the real deal in person as she
sang one of her classics, “Take You
There”. December 17th will bring
80’s rockers Night Ranger back to
Harrah’s. This is a fun show with
lead singer and bassist Jack Blades.
“Sister Christian”, “Don’t Tell Me You
Love Me” and “When You close Your
Eyes” is some of their many hits they
have. Great lead guitar player, Brad
Gillis, will rip it up. December 30th
they have Bruce Hornsby. Some
years back l phot-shot Hornsby at
the Reno Hilton’s Outdoor Show with
an all-star band, and at the Jazz
Fest in New Orleans, he really mixes
styles on piano and vocals with rock,
jazz, classical, blue grass, blues and
jam music. He’s recorded with many
greats like, Grateful Dead, Bonnie
Raitt, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks,
Crosby, Stills and Nash, to name a
few. His classic hit song, “The Was It
Is”, is beautiful.
Vex Nightclub will be another
popular New Year’s Eve Party with
go-go dancers, amazing aerialists,
DJ’s and more. Cabo Wabo at
Harveys with live music, DJ’s, drink
specials, is great for food, fun, sports
and New Year’s Eve. Straw Hat
Pizza and Sport Bar has good food
and drink specials and lots of TV’s
at Harveys. Whiskey Dick’s has a
variety of live music and DJ’s. Also
Fat City Food Company delivers
there.
Horizon has the popular show,
“One Voice”, starring Bethany
Owen. You’ll love her impressions,
comedy, costumes and improvisations
of celebs like, Marilyn Monroe, Cher,
Reba, Dolly, Bette, Shania, Patsy,
Diana, Barbara, and the list goes on
and on. Fun for the whole family.
Lakeside Inn Casino, known
for 2 and 3-dollar drinks and great
food specials, had some of their
employees play a jam session.
These talented musicians created
a fun party. December 9th is their
Ullar Snow Party with a DJ, drink
specials, prizes and bring a toy to
help Christmas Cheer. The Fresh
Ketch’s Pray for Snow Party,
which they’ve been doing for over 20
years, was a great time, upstairs and
downstairs. Also on Friday’s with Niall
McGuiness and New World Jazz
Project, you can get their new CD.
The Soroptimist Food and Wine
Tasting at Harrah’s, with everyone
dressed up for Tahoe, was a fun time.
For over 40 years they have helped
our community with money from this
very popular event. Horizon has
Christmas lights out front that’s great
for taking pictures and enjoying.
And remember, Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year. Have fun,
you’re in Tahoe!
What's Goin' On - Harrah's & Harveys
The holidays are upon us and, before we
know it, the New Year will be upon us. And while
we’re all still waiting for that first big snowfall,
there’s still a lot to do indoors at Harrah’s and
Harveys Lake Tahoe.
December gets off to a rollicking start when
Tahoe favorites The Dan Band bring their hilarious
musical parody show to the South Shore Room on
Dec. 3 for some side-splitting adult comedy. Must
be 21+ for this show. One of the greatest living
exponents of gospel, blues and soul music graces
the stage next when the legendary Mavis Staples
performs on Dec. 10.
South Shore Room stalwarts Night Ranger
rock the house on Dec. 17 with a long list of classic
rock hits, including the all-time great rock ballad,
“Sister Christian.” The Sun Kings are one of the
best exponents of pure Beatles music playing
today. Eschewing the usual “mop top” haircuts
and costumes, The Sun Kings’ eclectic choices
and spot-on renditions show why the Beatles
were such a powerful and incredibly talented
musical force. Don’t miss this special Dec. 25
performance.
Stellar musician, singer and songwriter Bruce
Hornsby rings in the New Year a day early when
he performs in the South Shore Room on Friday
night, Dec. 30. Since his 1986 breakthrough
hit, “The Way It Is,” Hornsby has gained a huge
following and he was often seen playing with the
Grateful Dead on numerous occasions between
1988 and ’95.
Harrah’s will be hosting Heavenly’s 4th
Annual Snowcial, Jan. 18 – 21, and presenting
the final night concert featuring Young the Giant,
among the most electrifying new rock groups
on the music scene today. Mark your calendar
for Jan. 21 to enjoy a very special Lake Tahoe
exclusive!
Speaking of hot acts, Harrah’s and Heavenly
are launching the first of four Winter Snow Blast
weekends this winter with popular newcomers,
Fitz & The Tantrums, on Jan. 28. More Winter
Snow Blast weekend entertainment and events
will be announced soon.
Across the street at Harveys Cabaret, the
venerable Improv Comedy Club has a great
line-up for laughter during the holidays. Brian
Dunkleman and David Gee kick of the month,
playing through Dec. 4, followed by Scott Record
and the ever popular Carrie Snow, Dec. 7 – 11.
Al Madrigal won’t be singing, but there will be
plenty of laughs when he shares the mic with
Brandon Walsh, Dec. 14 – 18, followed by Tahoe
favorites Jeremy Hotz and Marc Price return to
Harveys, Dec. 21 – 25. (The Improv will be dark
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.) The great Kivi Rogers
and Frances Dilorinzo will help ring in the New
Year, Dec. 28 – Jan. 1, and John Caponera and
Tracy MacDonald get 2012 off to a hilarious start,
Jan. 4 – 8.
John Packer
Mavis Staples - December 10th
Howie Nave
COMEDY FROM THE MOUNTAIN
Where did all the time go this past
year? I blame part of the acceleration
on the fact the massive amount of snow
we had probably threw our timetable
off, not to mention snow that even crept
into summer. Regardless the year just
went too fast for me. Will I have any
New Year’s Resolutions this time? Nah
probably not. I mean why set yourself up
for unrealistic goals huh? I just want folks
up here to have a better time next year
than they did this year. I’m lovin’ all the
holiday lights though especially on some
of the huge trees along 50 and down at
the Y. I still crack up though that people
who work for the various agencies up
here have no choice but to call the
Christmas lights ‘holiday’ lights so as
to not offend those who don’t celebrate
Christmas or have their feelings hurt.
Oh c’mon lightweight pussies take it
from a Jew: Christmas is anything you
want to make it. If things were to be
completely politically correct Santa will
wish everyone a very Merry Holiday and
songs will have to be re-recorded such as
the Bing Crosby classic, “White Holiday.”
Just enjoy the feeling that comes with
the season and to my Atheist friends out
there think of December 25 as a day off
with pay!
Back for the first time in a long
while it’s comedian/entertainer Scott
Record. Scott blends comedy, singing,
impressions and even costume changes
to deliver one very entertaining, high
energy show. Scott does a ton of cruise
ships and theaters but loves coming to
our room because it’s more of a cabaret
setting than your basic comedy club. But
Scott started out doing the comedy club
circuit getting his first break working at
Dangerfield’s Comedy Club in New York
City. Turns out the late comedic legend
took a liking to Scott and asked if he
wanted to tour with him! So, for the next
three years Dangerfield used him as his
opening act playing some of the most
prestigious venues coast to coast. That
in turn opened more doors which lead
to opening up for superstars such as
Ann-Margaret, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra,
Tom Jones, Julio Iglesias, Perry Como,
Tony Bennett, The Gatlin Brothers, Tim
McGraw, Faith Hill, Huey Lewis and the
News, Celine Dion, Cher, Clint Black
and many others. Working with Scott is
Carrie Snow. When I first met Carrie
she doing a one-woman show entitled,
“7000 Sailors Can’t Be Wrong.” For as
long as I have known her (beginning in
the San Francisco bay area) Carrie has
been one of the most original acts I’ve
ever seen regardless of gender. I love
her observations on life and one of my
favorite sayings from her is: “Having a
male gynecologist is like going to an
auto mechanic who doesn't own a car.”
Carrie is a great writer and caught a nice
break writing for comedian Roseanne
Barr to write stand-up bits and special
projects like The MTV Music Awards
and the monologue and sketches when
Roseanne hosted Saturday Night Live.
This segued into three seasons as Story
Editor on “Roseanne” where Carrie ran
her own “joke room.” She also gueststarred on the sitcom as well. When
Roseanne conceived her daily talker,
Carrie was an original hire. I’d tell more
but some things are best left to the
imagination. Great pairing having Carrie
and Scott together December 7th through
the 11th.
It’s time once again to have up
here everything opposite with regards
to being optimistic about life, wishing
goodwill to others and making misery
the new catchphrase for December.
What? You mean Jeremy Hotz is here
over Christmas? How can one of the
funniest acts alive be so miserable?
One of Canada’s best imports Jeremy
Hotz is always creating something be
it on stage, on television or on the
big screen. Whether he’s writing for a
sitcom, a special or just something for his
website you can bet Jeremy is thinking
of something funny right at this very
moment. First off he has one of the more
unique deliveries around. It’s not just
the smart material and insights but the
presentation of his act that makes him
so unique. He is a little tough on himself
but I think it might be a Canadian thing
because he is also tough on Canada too.
When talking about Canada Hotz says,
“It’s not a very tough country, huh? They
got an army; they just didn't give them
guns or anything. Look at the Canadian
flag. It's not a symbol of power, it's a
leaf but don't screw with Canada. They'll
dry up and blow away.” His CD, Lost
Bird is hilarious as is his DVD, “What a
Miserable DVD this is” taped ‘live’ at The
Imperial Theatre in Montreal, Quebec.
Because of the taping of the TV show
“My Life And A Movie” and issues with
the venue things were a bit late but now
he is good to go. Appearing with Hotz is
Marc Price. Yes, he was a child actor but
no, he didn’t freak out when he became
an adult like robbing 7 Elevens or getting
strung out on drugs. He became a comic
which is essentially all of those things
combined. As a stand-up Marc can trace
the lineage of his talent back to his father,
Al Bernie. Al performed at legendary
venues such as the Playboy Clubs
and was a frequent guest on “The Ed
Sullivan Show.” Price spent his childhood
in the company of his Dad’s friends Sid
Caesar, Milton Berle and George Burns.
He learned the art of funny from the best
and still enjoys doing stand up. Over the
years Marc has opened for Jay Leno ,
Jerry Seinfeld, toured with Carrot Top
and Weird Al. He was on stage at the
very first “Comic Relief” benefit concert
on HBO. Mr. Happy (Price) and Mr.
Miserable (Hotz) December 21st through
Christmas day.
For New Year’s it’s Kivi Rogers and
Frances Dilorinzo. Two great comics
and a fun way to bring in 2012. I’d say
more but have run out of room. Online I
have unlimited space but wanted to give
them a holler here anyway. You’ll have to
tune in to my radio show to get the more,
in-depth interviews with all of the comics
coming up here. Happy New Year Tahoe!
Howie Nave is the host/emcee/
manager of The Improv @ Harveys
every Wednesday through Sunday
and also hosts his own morning show
(“Howie’s Morning Rush”) on 93.9 KRLT
radio Monday through Friday from 6 to
10am. www.Howienave.com and make
sure you check him out on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/howie.nave.
Fly Fishing
Winters just keep getting better
for fly fishing. It used to be we kind of
took a break during the winter months
or we went Steelhead Fishing, but now
there are numerous options for trout
fishing in our own backyard. The East
Walker in Nevada has always been fun
during the winter but now we have the
California sections as well. The Truckee
River has been an option but now we
have the California section as well as
Nevada and Nevada just keeps getting
better. Even the East Carson River has
opportunities during the winter months
and sometimes fishes better than one
might expect. I guess there is no longer
a good reason to take a break anymore,
fishing is fun year round!
Just a quick report on some of
these fisheries:
East Carson River Fishing Report
– Currently flowing at 80+ cfs.
Now closed above Hangman’s
Bridge until April 2012!
The Catch and Release section
below Hangman’s Bridge: Open all year!
It will take a special effort to get fish in
this section over the next few months.
As the temperatures come up in March,
the fishing can get good again between
stormy days and run-off days. The fish
are there but really lethargic and you will
have to put the fly on their nose for them
to eat. Midges and Baetis if you have
to! The Nevada sections tend to fish the
best during the winter months and on
occasion NDOW stocks fish in the lower
river and below the Broken Dam. If they
do, it can be fun to stick a few fish and
keep the cobwebs off your cast!
East Walker River Fishing ReportFlows are 25+ cfs.
Now we are really at winter flows
and the fish are bucketed up in the
deeper runs and holes. Not the greatest
time of the year to fish the Walker in
California but the fishing is still worth
a try. Small bugs are the answer and
should stay that way most of the winter.
Try 20’s and 22’s in your favorite Midge
pattern of Baetis pattern!
Nevada sections are fishing a bit
better than California but stick to the
same bugs. I have seen Baetis hatches
at this time of year that were as good
as any other time of the year with
numerous fish up eating them. Look
for the warmer days with cloud cover
for best results. With the lower flows,
access is much improved!
Little Truckee River Fishing
Report- Flows are 80+ cfs.
At least the crowds are finally down
and the fish are getting a bit of a break.
As long as you can get up the road, the
fishing should be worth the effort. Look
for risers in the middle of the day but
don’t count on a ton of them. The fish
are still up and they still have to eat!
Baetis and Midges in small sizes under
the surface as well as on top!
Truckee River (Ca) Fishing
Report- Flows on the Truckee are
below 60 cfs near the town of Truckee
and 400+ cfs below Boca Bridge.
Closed above the 267 Bridge. The
year round section is still fishing but
tough. The water is cold and the fish
are lethargic but still have to eat. Put
it on their head and they will probably
open their mouths but it will take an
excellent angler to get a few fish! Try
Baetis or Midges and possibly an Egg
pattern or San Juan Worm. It is going
to get tougher as we start getting more
storms in the near future! The lower
you go towards Nevada the better the
opportunity will be.
Truckee River (Nv) Fishing
Report- Flows on the Truckee in
Victor Babbit
Nevada are 400+ cfs
Flows are great for this time of
the year and actually a little on the
high side! Look for the cloudy days
for filled in Baetis hatches especially
below Reno. Nymphing will be best but
the dries have produced a few fish as
well. Nymphs: Stoneflies 8-12, Mayfly
patterns 16-20, Flashback PT’s 16-20.
Dry Flies: Parachute Adams14-18 and
Blue Duns 18-20. Streamer action is
picking up and is your best shot at one
the Nevada Toads!, Streamers-Buggers
in olive, white and black, Wool-Head
Sculpin, Crystal Buggers, Meat Whistle
olive and black, and of course the
Crawdad!!! Great flows for floating!
Guides Available call (530-5418208). Learn it and Love it!
Entertainment & Events
All of us at PR Entertainment/
PREpresents wish you and yours a very
Happy Holiday season, and the best for
the New Year.
PR Entertainment Inc/PREpresents
is bringing in some of the country’s
most popular concert tours to Northern
Nevada this ski/snowboard season, as
well as producing a brand new theatrical
production show, Be sure to “Like” our fan
page on Facebook for special offers, fanonly pre-sales, discounts and giveaways,
www.facebook.com/PREpresents, or find
us on the web at www.PREpresents.com.
Tosh.0 fans will be flooding Lake
Tahoe on December 16-17. Comedian/
Talk Show Host, Daniel Tosh has already
sold-out both shows! Single seats may
be available the night of the performances,
so check with the Box Office if you don’t
mind sitting by yourself.
The Cataracs are hit-makers!
Wish smash hits like “Bass Down Low”,
“Like A G6”, “Top Of The World” and
“Backseat”, they have been dominated
the charts for years now. They are a
dance indie-pop duo formed in Berkeley,
California, consisting of David “Campa”
Benjamin Singer-Vine, a songwriter and
vocalist and Niles “Cyrano” HollowellDhar, a songwriter, vocalist, and producer.
The duo started out as an independent
group, during their years at Berkeley High
School. This will be a great dance party
at only $20 in the main theatre-turneddance club at MontBleu Resort.
We are proud to announce a partial
list of confirmed shows for the 2012 Ski/
Snowboard season. Singer/Songwriter
Lucinda Williams will bring her acoustic
duo tour to Lake Tahoe, January 21.
Then one of the funniest ladies on
television, Whitney Cummings will
bring her stand-up comedy to MontBleu,
February 4.
Singer/Songwriter Colbie
Callait will grace the stage at MontBleu
for the first time, Friday, February 11, then
one of the most popular ska/rock bands,
The Expendables, will take the stage
February 12. The talented and funny
star of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Wayne
Brady, will be making audiecnes laugh
over President’s Day weekend, Saturday,
February 18. An awesome package of
California Reggae, Iration/Trevor Hall/
Thrive will all be on the same bill for
one night of amazing music, Saturday,
February 25. Then one of my personal
favorite bands, 311, will be returning to
Tahoe, March 6 along with a very special
guest (stay tuned for this announcement
soon). The Godfather of Funk, George
Clinton & Parliament Funkadelics return
to the MontBleu Theatre Thursday, March
22, then Actor/Comedian and SNL star,
Rob Schneider will return to the stage
at MontBleu for a command performance
Saturday, March 24. You can become
a “fan” of PREpresents and get all the
inside scoop, great backstage pictures,
speical offers, contests and free tickets for
all our shows. Visit www.facebook.com/
PREpresents.
Producer Tony Clark and yours truly
are producing a brand new production
show for the charming theater at the
Horizon Casino Resort. This will be our
14th theatrical show we have produced
together, and we’re proud to have been
the recipiant of the 2010 Producer Of The
Year Merlin Award, the Oscar equivalent
for the magic industry. Illusion Fusion,
staring Alex Ramon, will open in January,
and run five nights a week, WednesdaySunday, with two shows on Saturday.
This will be our 10th year anniversary of
producing quality, high-energy, all-ages
shows in the Northern Nevada market,
and we’re very pleased to announce our
newest star, Alex Ramon, to Lake Tahoe.
He was the "Magical Zingmaster" for
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®
circus, and is the first magician to be the
Paul Reder
star of The Greatest Show on Earth®.
Alex toured the globe as the star of Disney
Live! "Mickey’s Magic Show" performing
on 4 continents in 14 countries. At age
18 Alex Ramon received the coveted
Lance Burton Award and was named
"National Stage Magic Champion" by the
World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas. He’s
been seen on national and international
television, has made elephants disappear,
turned men into tigers and made Whoopi
Goldberg levitate. Tickets will go on
sale soon for an open-ended run at
the Horizon.
You can check out my
website, www.PREpresents.com for more
information.
You can catch me and our TV
entertainment interview segments on
the Outside TV network/Lake Tahoe
Television locally on Channel 12. Check
local listings www.laketahoetelevision.
net. Our show, “Tahoe Tonight”, airs
three times daily in Lake Tahoe, Reno,
and Carson City. This 30-minute talk
show features entertainment updates,
north shore reports, and interesting
interviews. An entertainment segment
called “Backstage With PR” features
interviews with upcoming artists and
celebrites playing the market, and
backstage interviews with bands and
headliners.
Paul Reder. President of PR
Entertainment, Inc. can be contacted at
[email protected].
Another Late Night with LateNiteBilly
Keepin' the Vibe Alive - that's
what we do over here at Late-Nite
Productions! Another Winter and
another set of shows! I'm excited as
things couldn't be busier!
As always we have a little
something for everyone in the works
for this Winter but we are known for
our Hip-Hop shows here in town and
in the month of December we will be
celebrating a couple of our annual
events! First up, Friday, December 9th
at Mo's Place it's "How Hip-Hop Stole
Christmas" featuring Pigeon John
playing with a full band, Radioactive
(formally from Michael Franti and
Spearhead) and most recently known
in town from hosting this past summers
Pool Parties at Montbleu Resort.
Radioactive is labeled the "Undisputed
Human Beatbox Champion". Also on
this bill is Kytami (former Violinist from
Delhi 2 Dublin). She will be performing
a set in which she calls Violin vs. Vinyl,
battling it out with her DJ, a MC and a
live Drummer! This show incorporates
a lot of different musical elements and
is sure to impress even the biggest
critic. Come see How Hip-Hop Stole
Christmas this year at Mo's Place!
Now for this next one, I would
recommend leaving your Girlfriend and
Sisters at home for the "Third Annual
Stocking Stuffer" featuring two of
the naughtiest rappers in the biz in
one night. That's right, Dirt Nasty and
Smoov-e are coming to slander Lake
Tahoe on Wednesday, December
28th at Mo's Place. Dirt Nasty
is Simon Rex, originally from San
Francisco, California. In 1995 he was
a VJ for MTV, one of the most popular
of his time. After he left MTV he began
a solo acting career and was cast in
the television show Jack & Jill, which
ran for two seasons. He appeared
as “Eli” in the TV show Felicity;
television guest appearances followed
including Baywatch, Everwood, and
Summerland. Simon has appeared in
the films The Forsaken, Scary Movie
3, Scary Movie 4 and The Karate Dog.
He starred in National Lampoon’s
Pledge This! with Paris Hilton, in which
the two share a sex scene. He also
briefly dated Jaime Presley. If that
wasn't enough, Rex then developed
his rapping career. He toured with his
group Dyslexic Speedreaders along
with Mickey Avalon, Beardo, and Andre
Legacy. Rex is known for performing
insane freestyle raps talking about
everything from sex to drugs, and he
often endorses Folgers coffee in his
songs. For the first time ever performing
together - Also on the bill is Smoov-E.
He was born in Tennessee and moved
to California but not by choice (as said
in lyrics from decapitation with x-raided)
He is known for his work with the late
Mac Dre and also Andre Nickatina.
He’s a self proclaimed “pretty face
pimp” He’s smoov like water, and tends
to be one of the more explicit rappers
out there…He Also loves women.
No, you don’t understand, he LOVES
women.This shows sells out every year
so get your tickets early. You can bet
the LateNitePartyGirls will be in the
house for this one!
Speaking of sold out shows we
are bringing back Andre Nickatina to
Cal Neva Resort in North Lake Tahoe
for an all-ages show on January 6th.
This time, by popular demand, he is
bringing The Jacka (Mob Figaz). Last
year when Nickatina performed at the
same Venue it was sold out and this
won't be any different with this amazing
double bill of the Bay Area's finest!
Now I know some of you have heard
a rumor of a new Bar opening out at
Kirkwood and the rumors are true! I'm
proud to be helping the owner, David
Thom get everything in order. 7800' has
a little bit of everything from a delicious
Menu serving Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner (and NOT at resort prices), to a
full bar and Live Music and DJ's on the
weekends. We are hosting talent from
Lake Tahoe, Reno and beyond and the
locals are going to love it! Check out
www.7800Kirkwood.com for more
info or better yet stop in and say hi to
David and his awesome staff that he
put together. Confirmed live music for
the first part of the season includes
Weapon (12/16), Sub-reactor (12/23),
Dads LP's (12/29), Thrive (12/30),
Jelly Bread (NYE), Headphone Union
(1/6) and Dead Winter Carpenters
(1/13). DJ Keenan will spin Hip-Hop
and Top 40 every Saturday. Wait, did I
mention there is no cover (except NYE)
and the food and drinks prices are NOT
resort prices!
So that's it for now Tahoe, but we
gotta plug Sierra at Tahoe for all the
love from year to year- I look forward
to seeing all the new faces in town at
the next show! Keep the Vibe Alive!
~LateNiteBilly
www.LateNiteProductions.com
What's New, What's Now & What's Next
At MontBleu we take great pride
in rolling out more of what it takes to
make us a world-class destination great entertainment, an innovative
nightlife scene, award winning cuisine
and a friendly gaming experience.
The success of our special events
and food & beverage specials speak
to our commitment of providing
extraordinary guest experiences.
The
MontBleu
Theater’s
upcoming lineup features Lake
Tahoe’s best winter entertainment
with the Dec 10th local’s favorite,
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, the
December 16th & 17th comic genius
of Daniel Tosh, the December 30th
electronic, hip hop duo Cataracts,
the January 3rd American rock of
NOFX, the January 20th world fusion
of Beats Antique and the January
21st rock, folk blues and country
music of Lucinda Williams. Tickets
can be purchased on-line through
Ticketmaster.com or by calling the
Montbleu Box Office at 1-775-5883515 ext 6151
New Year’s Eve is right around
the corner and MontBleu will host the
wildest and craziest party ever. Take
for example, the New Year’s Eve Pool
Party in the ultra exclusive Onsen
Beach Nightclub, offering a scene
like no other. Party all night long, in
our poolside grotto featuring intense
sound and lighting, 1,000 hot bodies,
a $500 bikini contest, a poolside
dance floor, aerialists and Tahoe’s
own DJ J-Bird. On the other side of
the building, enjoy our world-class,
three parties in one offer, the New
Year’s Eve Extravaganza with one
cover charge granting access to Opal
Ultra Lounge, Blu Nightclub and
our main party in the 10,000 square
foot Convention Center, featuring live
music from “Pop Fiction” plus Go
Go dancers, body painting and local
favorite DJ David Aaron. Tickets to
our New Year’s Eve party sell out in
advance and are selling fast. Tickets
can be purchased on-line through
Ticketmaster.com or by calling the
Montbleu Box Office at 1-775-5883515 ext 6151. For table or VIP bottle
service reservations call VIP Manager
Ted Johanson at 775-586-2000.
Opal, the exciting high energy
nightclub, located inside the MontBleu
Resort is home to Lake Tahoe’s
hottest nightly promotions. The
upscale elegant décor coupled with
the erotic imagery of body painting
create the perfect place to start or
end a night. Nightly dance parties
fueled by outrageous drink specials,
the hippest DJ’s and entertaining Go
Go dancers who leave little to the
imagination. Wednesday’s no cover,
crowd pleasing; Dub Step DJ’s are
back and killing it! Thursday’s $1
drink night is more popular than ever.
Friday’s ladies drink free all night
offer is attracting sell-out crowds and
the Saturday’s offer of ladies free
cover has turned Opal into a wild
bachelorette party type of night! From
10 pm til dawn, anything goes!
The Zone is the place if sports
action is more your thing. With $5
buckets of wings and $5 pitchers of
beer the Zone has been a hot spot for
all the NFL/Colligate action and UfC
fights. Eat drink and be victorious at
By Dave Davis
the Zone.
HQ Lake Tahoe’s number one
pre-party rendezvous has been off
the hook since the sound system
was upgraded to compliment the lush
seating and relaxing fire pit. With a
full view of all the casino action and
a 24/7 happy hour, the HQ bar, rocks
every night.
Del Soul Café’s latest addition,
an $8.99 Prime Rib Dinner Special,
4-9 pm Monday thru Thursday is
taking the town by storm. This dinner
is truly a mouth watering feast at an
unbelievable price and the quality
is there. If you don’t have time for
dinner, the 99 cent tacos and 99
cent margaritas from 1-6pm at
the Café Del Soul are a great lunch
option. These delectable taco’s and
real deal margaritas continue to wow
customers. Del Soul Café features
a full service restaurant, 12 bar-top
slots and HDTV showcasing the day’s
latest events. The restaurant boasts a
wide range of food from all parts of
the world.