Atlantic City Weekly has learned that pop superstar Alicia Keys will be bringing her 2013 Set The World on Fire tour to Revel on Saturday, April 13.
Keys, a 14-time Grammy winner, will return to Atlantic City in support of her new album Girl on Fire.
Her 24-city North American tour kicks off March 7 in Seattle.
Tickets go on sale Feb. 1 at 10am.
The Las Vegas Weekly’s blog calls Don Marrandino, who resigned as president of Caesars Entertainment’s eastern division on Friday, Jan. 4, “a free agent.”
Which basically means one of the most powerful casino heads in Atlantic City does not currently have a job.
According to reports, Marrandino, who ran Caesars Entertainment’s four Atlantic City properties — Caesars, Harrah’s Resort, Bally’s and Showboat — for three years and was an active member of the community, will be “pursuing other interests.”
His resignation means that Kevin Ortzman will become GM of all four of the Caesars properties in Atlantic City — except for Harrah’s — if regulators approve.
John Smith would remain the GM at Harrah’s.
Marrandino, who got his buddy Sammy Hagar to bring his Sammy’s Beach Bar concept to Atlantic City (at Bally’s), is a native of Atlantic City and a big cheerleader for the resort. He was integral in the formation of the Atlantic City Alliance, and was one of its board members.
Before securing his position back in his hometown in 2009, Marrandino worked and lived in Las Vegas for 20 years.
Here are a couple video highlights of Don Marrandino during his time with Caesars Entertainment (formerly Harrah’s Entertainment) in Atlantic City:
MBCA 20th Anniversary Gala honors Harrah’s Entertainment & Don Marrandino
Sammy Hagar’s Beach Bar at Bally’s & Interview with Don Marrandino
If you can’t make it to the Life in Color event slated for Bader Field in Atlantic City — site of the Metallica Orion + More and Dave Matthews Band Caravan festivals over the past two summers — on New Year’s Eve (tonight!!), you can still see the show live.
LineRocket Entertainment, co-host of the Dec. 31 Life in Color New Year’s Eve event at Bader Field in Atlantic City has announced it will “now be live streaming the event.”
Here are the details.
The live stream, powered by LineRocket Live, will be available at the following Web sites:
1. http://steveaoki.com/ (headliner Steve Aoki’s Web site)
2. http://www.dancingastronaut.com/ (The official media partner)
3. http://www.linerocketlive.com/
4. http://lifeincolor.com/
In Atlantic City and the surrounding areas, it’s well known that the Atlantic City Boardwalk was NOT destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
However, as the Atlantic City Alliance has found out, according to one North Jersey blog:
“A whopping 41 percent of the American public believes the Atlantic City Boardwalk is destroyed, when actually it was just a useless, dilapidated section of planks near the inlet that washed away.”
How is this possible?
According to the blog post, “The Atlantic City Alliance says it will fight back, including with a full-page ad in the New York Times on Wednesday [Nov. 28] – the group’s first ad with a national reach.”
The ACA also has a new TV spot that will air beginning this week in the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Baltimore regions.
“It’s a shame that sloppy and lazy reporting by major outlets created this sort of problem,” the blog post goes on.
What’s even more of a shame is that some people — some of them reporters and editors — either don’t listen, don’t want to hear the truth or a combination of both.
This video alone, filmed five days after Sandy, shows the Atlantic City Boardwalk intact.
So does this one, a “Board-Walk,” attended by hundreds to show the world the historic Boardwalk was not destroyed by Sandy.
So does the pic below:
The Atlantic City Boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy. Despite reports, the Boardwalk is intact. (Photo: Can Do AC blog)
Kevin Mills as Elvis.
The ongoing Legends in Concert revue show at Bally’s Atlantic City is all dressed up for Christmas with a new show featuring a strong group of “legends”— such as Elvis, Babs, M.J. and even Marilyn Monroe — doing their regular tributes enhanced with a few holidays songs.
Here are a few shots from opening night, Friday. Nov. 23.
The holiday show runs through Dec. 21. Click here for show times and ticket information.
Sharon Owens as Barbra.
Corey Melton as Michael.
Stacey Whitton as Marilyn.
Sara Hickey as Carrie Underwood.
ATLANTIC CITY — The innovative electronic dance music (EDM) icon Kaskade will make his HQ Nightclub debut for a special pre-New Year’s Eve set at Revel.
Kaskade is set to bring his signature sound to Revel on Sunday, Dec. 30. This special event will feature Kaskade’s acclaimed live show while captivated club-goers ring in the final moments of 2012.
Named America’s No. 1 DJ by DJ Times and Pioneer DJ, Kaskade has released seven studio albums, including his latest, Fire & Ice, which scored nine Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay Chart.
He has also created chart-topping remixes for megastars such as Lady Gaga and Beyoncé and performed between 150 and 200 headlining shows a year for the last 10 years. Kaskade is credited with shaping the current EDM scene and capturing the imagination of a new generation of music lovers across North America.
Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 26, at 10am, and are available via Revel’s Web site. Doors for the event will open at 10pm. Guests must be 21 years of age or older.
Click here to see all upcoming casino shows in Atlantic City. — Christina Migioia
Broner (pink trunks) defeated DeMarco at Boardwalk Hall Sat., Nov. 17, 2012. (Photo: Tom Briglia)
This just in from Atlantic-Cape Community College:
Careme’s, the student-run, gourmet restaurant at the Academy of Culinary Arts in Mays Landing, is offering a dinner special through Nov. 27.
Chef Steven Cozzi of Cape May Court House, chef-owner of Fuze and Fuze Italian restaurants in Avalon and an ACA adjunct instructor, and ACA’s talented culinary students, will prepare a delectable meal for $16.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity).
The menu will feature some of the following dishes: Parmesan Flan, Crab and Shrimp Soufflé, Roasted Pork Belly with a 5-minute fried Egg, Egg Drop Duck Consommé, Port Poached Pear and Gorgonzola salad, Braised Veal Cheeks with braised Shallot-whipped Yukon Potatoes and Root Vegetables, Fish and Chips, crispy skin Salmon with spiced Pumpkin Risotto, Vegetable Wellington with grilled seasonal Vegetables and Pork Tenderloin Medallions. For dessert: Chocolate Soufflé Tort, Gingerbread Cake and an Apple and dried Fig Cobbler.
Guests will receive a $2 discount for donating a nonperishable food item to Hurricane Sandy relief.
Careme’s is open Monday-Friday, when classes are in session. Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. To make a reservation, call (609) 343-4940.
All gratuities are contributed to the Careme’s Scholarship Endowment Program to assist students with their culinary education.
Visit the college’s Web site (atlantic.edu/aca) for more on Atlantic-Cape and Careme’s.
The following updates have been posted on the Downbeach Film Festival Web site:
The first…
1. We have cancelled the awards reception at Showboat on Sunday night. The awards ceremony at Dante Hall will be held as scheduled at 7 p.m.
and… regarding the Revel party:
2. CREDENTIAL UPDATE: For filmmakers and VIP pass holders attending the party at Revel, you must pick up credentials and wristbands outside the Orleans Room at Showboat Friday night between 6 and 9 p.m. If you come to Revel without them, security might deny entrance. We have no room to handle credentials at Revel. Best bet? Go to Showboat and attend an evening with Robert Downey, Sr. and see Putney Swope.
and now, for the festival venues:
The 2012 Atlantic City Cinefest announces four venues for film screenings: Presenting sponsor, Dante Hall Theater, will host films Saturday and Sunday. Showboat will host the opening night film on Friday night. Carnegie Center will show films on Saturday as well, and Golden Nugget will provide a second venue for Sunday afternoon.
Regarding special Saturday screening of Boardwalk Empire:
HBO has granted permission for the Downbeach Film Festival to screen a not-yet-aired episode of season three of “Boardwalk Empire” at the 2012 Atlantic City Cinefest. The episode will air at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 13 at Dante Hall Theater, 14 N. Mississippi Avenue. Terrence Winter, series creator, head writer and producer, will moderate the program and hold a Q&A afterwards in Dante Hall Theater, 14 N. Mississippi Ave., Atlantic City. The screening will precede a filmmaking panel discussion where Winter wil lbe one of the participants.
The schedule for the 2012 Atlantic City Cinefest includes:
SCHEDULE 2012 ATLANTIC CITY CINEFEST
Friday, October 12th
Showboat Atlantic City
ORLEANS ROOM
7 p.m. An Evening with Robert Downey Sr. – $5
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
**Putney Swope (84 mins)
**For Open-Minded Mature Audiences
The Rolling Stones have officially released the band’s new single, “Doom and Gloom,” an all-new song which got its world exclusive first airplay in the U.K. Oct. 11. (Watch and hear it below!)
The single, which can be downloaded now from iTunes, marks the first time that Mick, Keef, Charlie and Ronnie (who was in Atlantic City for a one-off show at the Golden Nugget in April of this year (see super-cool photos, review, video and more here), the same month that Rolling Stone mag reported that the Stones were rehearsing somewhere in New Jersey) have been in the studio together in seven years.
The song appears on the forthcoming Stones album GRRR! Greatest Hits, slated for a Nov. 13 release from ABKCO/Interscope/UMe. The album, according to a press release, “is a must for Stones fans featuring a second brand new recording ‘One More Shot,’ as well as classic tracks.”
Will the Rolling Stones return to Atlantic City next year after 50 years of music together?
