ATLANTIC CITY — To celebrate the second year the Boardwalk Rodeo (March 30-April 1 at Boardwalk Hall) many of the local casinos and community partners will be offering their own special Rodeo themed promotions and events.
Borgata will be hosting an exclusive giveaway for a chance to win an overnight stay as well as a pair of tickets to see Keith Urban on Saturday, Aug. 25. Rodeo attendees can enter to win by signing up for My Borgata Rewards or by swiping their existing card at Borgata’s table at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo on Friday or Saturday, March 30-31.
Caesars Entertainment’s Atlantic City Country Club will be offering a Rodeo themed special on Thursday, March 29, for anyone that mentions booking code “Cowboy.”
Jeans as well as cowboy and cowgirl get-up will also be permitted as proper attire for golf and clubhouses on this day only. Special guest Butch Kirby, the 1978 World Champion Bull Rider and scratch handicap golfer, will also be in attendance on this day. The Atlantic City Country Club will also be hosting exciting giveaways as well as offering a special Country Rodeo Barbeque menu. Main course selections and prices include a char-grilled 6 oz. Angus sirloin burger for $14, a char-grilled jumbo hotdog for $8, BBQ baby back spare ribs for $16, and campfire BBQ chicken for $14. To reserve your tee time, call (609) 236-4411 or book online by going here.
ATLANTIC CITY — On Friday, Feb. 17, Bally’s begins a year-round schedule of its famedLegends In Concert series — the pioneer of live tribute shows and the longest-running entertainment attraction in Atlantic City’s history. Eight performances will take place each week through Dec. 31 in Bally’s Palace Theater.
The 2012 edition of the stage show spectacular, which features live recreations of yesterday’s and today’s hottest superstars backed by a live orchestra and dancers, promises to be more popular than ever. The initial Legends 2012 production will feature tributes to Tina Turner, the Blues Brothers, Liza Minnelli, Ray Charles and, of course, Elvis Presley, with performances at 8pm Tuesday through Friday and Sunday, 7:30pm and 10pm Saturday, and a special matinee each Wednesday at 3pm. Tickets are available now at $32.50. Go here or call 800-745-3000 to purchase tickets.
This week’s Legends Performer of the Week is Suzanne Goulet as Liza Minnelli. Born in Montreal, Canada, Suzanne became a professional dancer at an early age. She danced in a few companies and performed in several TV shows before she started to travel around the world, starring as a lead dancer in “Miller-Reich Productions” shows, in Atlantic City, Miami Beach, Puerto Rico, Europe and Japan.
On Thursday, Feb. 16, a press conference was held in Atlantic City to officially announce the return of the Atlantic City Rodeo, which gallops back into Boardwalk Hall for three days beginning on March 30 through April 1, 2012. (Pictured the Atlantic City Alliance’s Liza Cartmell)
The partners in promoting this years rodeo are the Atlantic Club Casino, Borgata Casino Hotel and Spa, Caesars Entertainment, Golden Nugget, Resorts Casino Hotel, Revel Entertainment, Tropicana Casino and Trump Entertainment. The Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, Tanger Outlets – The Walk , the City of Atlantic City , Dodge Trucks and Caterpillar are amount the many host and sponsors of this years event. (Read about last year’s rodeo here and see video by clicking here.)
ATLANTIC CITY — On Friday, Feb. 17, Bally’s begins a year-round schedule of its famed Legends In Concertseries — the pioneer of live tribute shows and the longest-running entertainment attraction in Atlantic City’s history. Eight performances will take place each week through Dec. 31 in Bally’s Palace Theater.
The 2012 edition of the stage show spectacular, which features live recreations of yesterday’s and today’s hottest superstars backed by a live orchestra and dancers, promises to be more popular than ever. The initial Legends 2012 production will feature tributes to Tina Turner, the Blues Brothers, Liza Minnelli, Ray Charles and, of course, Elvis Presley, with performances at 8pm Tuesday through Friday and Sunday, 7:30pm and 10pm Saturday, and a special matinee each Wednesday at 3pm. Tickets are available now at $32.50. Go here or call 800-745-3000 to purchase tickets.
This week’sLegends in Concert Performer of the Week is the duo of Dan Meisner and Joe Messina, who perform as the Blues Brothers. Meisner and Messina got their start in 1990 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Dan was the original opening cast member of their Blues Brothers Show, while Joe worked as a sound tech and then later joined the cast of their Monster Show as none other than Beetle Juice. It wasn’t until 1997 that Dan and Joe teamed up to entertain thousands of happy Legends In Concert guests on cruise ships and in Legends shows in Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach and Atlantic City. Go here for their full bio.
ATLANTIC CITY — Bally’s Atlantic City announced Friday, Jan. 13, that Atlantic City’s most popular and legendary production attraction has returned for 2012.
Coming off the heels of its smashingly successful six-month Bally’s and Harrah’s schedule during 2011, including dozens of advance sell-outs, Legends in Concert, the pioneer of live tribute shows and the longest-running entertainment attraction in Atlantic City’s history, will re-open for a year-round schedule starting Feb. 17. Eight performances will take place each week through Dec. 31 in Bally’s Palace Theater.
The 2012 edition of the stage show spectacular, which features live recreations of yesterday’s and today’s hottest superstars backed by a live orchestra and dancers, promises to be more popular than ever. Tickets are available now at $32.50. Go here or call 800-745-3000 to purchase tickets.
The initial Legends2012 production will feature tributes to Tina Turner, the Blues Brothers, Liza Minnelli, Ray Charles and, of course, Elvis Presley, with performances at 8pm Tuesday through Friday and Sunday, 7:30pm and 10pm Saturday, and a special matinee each Wednesday at 3pm.
“We are honored to be invited to bring our Legends back to Atlantic City and begin our 21st season in the market, with an unprecedented array of unique commitments from Bally’s to improve and extend our fan’s experience,” says Brian Brigner, chief operating officer for On Stage Entertainment, producers of the show. “There is no better venue for our production in Atlantic City than Bally’s intimate Palace Theater, and we look forward to this exciting and innovative extension of our long time relationship with Caesars Entertainment.”
ATLANTIC CITY — Breaking news! This summer, Atlantic City can look forward to five festivals coming to Bader Field! The promoter of last year’s Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Starr Hill, is bringing back four music festivals with four themes … Jam Band, Rock, Americana and Electronica. Check out a photo gallery of last year’s Caravan here.
The first two are scheduled for June and the second two in September. In addition, the AC Seafood Festival is returning after hiatus to Bader Field in September as well. Jon Henderson of Caesars Entertainment and Unsuited Entertainment, the man behind the AC Beer Fest and the AC Tattoo Fest, will hold a press conference at the end of this month to announce the details.
ATLANTIC CITY — A long downward trend thankfully came to an end in the final month of 2011, as Atlantic City posted a cumulative monthly revenue increase of 4.2 percent in December 2011 — its first monthly increase since August 2008 — according to an AP report.
The city’s 11 casinos took in a total of $246.5 million in December. Slot machine revenue was up 8.3 percent, to $174.1 million, while table game revenue decreased by 4.3 percent, to $72.5 million. For the year, Atlantic City’s casinos won $3.3 billion, which is down 6.9 percent from 2010 to mark the fifth year in a row that A.C. saw an overall decline in gaming revenue — hurt by competition from casinos in neighboring states and the down economy.
But the end of the unprecedented losing streak had casino executives and regulators encouraged. Click here for more.
ATLANTIC CITY — On Friday night, Dec. 2, the House of Blue’s Foundation Room introduced an all-new tapas-style menu to complement the recent announcement that the elegantly adorned venue — for a long time a member’s only club at House of Blues — is open to the public every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6-10pm for dining, from 10pm-1am for a unique nightclub atmosphere, and from 1-6am every Saturday for an “After Hours” nightlife vibe.
bacon-wrapped dates on a mini hibachi
The new tapas menu was unveiled during a media event Friday evening. For a video of the event, click here.
dim sum
“The menu, the room and the experience we provide here is unmatched in Atlantic City,” says Mark Tricano, vice president and assistant general manager for Caesars Entertainment. “We have wonderful views of the Atlantic Ocean, we have a menu featuring tapas-style items that provide a more social setting for people who choose to dine with us. We’re open to the public so come on out and give us a try.”
trio of beef tournedos
Eight new eclectic, tapas-style items were introduced by Foundation Room chef Dave Suscavage, including tuna tartar, a bacon-wrapped date served atop a mini hibachi grill, dim sum (Chinese food prepared in bite-sized portions that included roast pork, vegetable and potato-truffle dumplings), vegetable samosa (a vegetarian dish popular in India), Chilean sea bass, a four-ounce cedar salmon filet, a trio of beef tournedos, and Manchego vegetarian triangles topped with spicy olives.
“We wanted to kind of break the barrier of the typical three- and four-course meal so you can come in and enjoy yourself and order single courses as you want them,” says Suscavage. “They’re priced so that guests can have two or three of them for a meal. We’re actually working on developing this concept a little more.”
Photos by Christine Steiner
Manchego vegetarian triangles topped with spicy olives
ATLANTIC CITY — Celebrity tribute spectacular Legends in Concert gets into the spirit of the season with special holiday-themed shows beginning Friday, Nov. 25, at Bally’s Palace Theater and featuring Celine Dion, Neil Diamond, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, and Dolly Parton and The Temptations.
This spectacular holiday engagement runs through Jan. 1 and will feature not only the world’s greatest tribute artists, but also specially-produced musical arrangements, sparkling costumes, the Legends singers and dancers, a live band, and an extensive multimedia presentation.
Fans will be able to hear these remarkable vocalists perform their greatest hits live six days per week, Tuesday through Sunday (no shows Monday). Shows are 8pm nightly except Saturday, where there will be two shows starting 7:30pm and 10pm, and an additional matinee show Wednesdays at 3pm. Ticket prices are: adults $30 and children (ages 3-16) $15, with all seats reserved. Tickets can be purchased by calling 800-745-3000 or by going here.
ATLANTIC CITY — Guests of Showboat’s House of Blues new Party Pit can purchase a 2012 calendar featuring only the most stunning beauties that Showboat Atlantic City has to offer.
The calendar showcases the 2012 Bombshells — 12 of the Party Pit’s most seductive women posing throughout the casino that made New Orleans famous. The 2012 Bombshells consist of dancers and dealers who work at Showboat, and are present during the Party Pit’s Thursday through Sunday schedule.
“The 2012 Bombshells calendar showcases some of our hardest working employees in a fun and engaging way,” says Showboat and Bally’s senior vice president and general manager Joe Domenico. “I know this calendar means a lot to not only the Bombshells but to their fans, who have been very vocal in expressing their desire for one.”
To celebrate in true rock-star fashion, Showboat is holding a no-holds-barred launch party beginning at — where else? — the House of Blues Party Pit on Saturday, Nov. 12. The kickoff will feature personal flirt sessions with each of the calendar’s Bombshells, including the opportunity to pose for pictures with them, have them autograph their respective months and enjoy as they entertain the eager audience.
The party starts 10pm with DJ Aiden Scott spinnin’ and Belvedere drink specials a flowin’. At 11pm celebrities Mikey and Filipo from the hit reality television series Jerseylicious, lend their experience to judge a “Go-Go-a-thon.”
After 2am the party heads upstairs to celebrate the Foundation Room’s new “After Hours.”
Caesars Entertainment properties — Showboat, Caesars, Harrah’s and Bally’s — will sell the new calendar in gift shops and retail outlets for $12 each. The House of Blues Party Pit’s new hours of operation are Thursday, 10pm-4am; Friday, 8pm-5am; Sat. 1pm-6am; and Sunday noon-8pm.
ATLANTIC CITY — To celebrate the second year the Boardwalk Rodeo (March 30-April 1 at Boardwalk Hall) many of the local casinos and community partners will be offering their own special Rodeo themed promotions and events.
ATLANTIC CITY — Bally’s Atlantic City announced Friday, Jan. 13, that Atlantic City’s most popular and legendary production attraction has returned for 2012.
ATLANTIC CITY — A long downward trend thankfully came to an end in the final month of 2011, as 
