Country Champions
It’s National Finals Rodeo week in Las Vegas and that means it’s time once again for the biggest acts in country music to hit the Strip. You’d be hard pressed to find one bigger than Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas, now in its fourth year at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The all-star team-up of seven-time ACM Top Female Vocalist Reba McEntire and two-time Grammy-winning duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn is a pure country classic as the performers had toured together prior to their 2015 arrival in Vegas. Add that beloved music to the artists’ unique onstage chemistry and you have the recipe for a one-of-a-kind residency and it’s back Dec. 4-8.
Shin Lim
Must-See: Shin Lim
Two-time America’s Got Talent winner Shin Lim recently announced his innovative Limitless show has been extended through June 2020 with dozens of dates planned at The Mirage’s Terry Fator Theatre. It’s no surprise that the talented sleight-of-hand artist has successfully staked out his own space on the Strip—Lim’s act is all his own, an exceptionally dramatic presentation of traditional close-up magic performed in a new way. Also a classically trained pianist, Lim has constructed a mind-boggling experience around card tricks, and it’s no easy task. His precisely choreographed and thoughtfully soundtracked routines leave the audience dazzled every time. See for yourself at The Mirage, Dec. 6-9.
Around the Strip
Alessia Cara Photo by: courtesy of Blue Man Group
and songwriter Alessia Cara took in the Blue Man Group’s show at Luxor during a busy Vegas week that also saw her perform at the Chelsea and appear at the Latin Grammys at MGM Grand.
Marie Osmond’s co-hosts on CBS daytime show The Talk were among the stars and fans in the audience for the final performance of the Donny & Marie residency at Flamingo last month. Carrie Ann Inaba, Eve and Sheryl Underwood cheered her along through the emotional performance, and singer friend Debbie Gibson was there, too.
Audrina Patridge Photo by: courtesy of The Venetian
Reality TV personality and fashion entrepreneur Audrina Patridge dined at The Venetian’s Mott 32 with celebrity chefs Tyler Florence and Lorena Garcia as part of a special event sponsored by ShopStyle.
Among those in attendance at the world premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s R.U.N at Luxor were the show’s writer, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez; director Michael Schwandt; soundtrack composer Tyler Bates; UFC president Dana White; actors Trevor Donovan, Gabriel Luna and Goran Visnjic; Olympic medalist Manteo Mitchell; and plenty of Vegas Golden Knights players.
Bobby Flay Photo by: Patrick Gray/ Kabik Photo Group
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay made the rounds recently, hosting a special dinner at his new Shark restaurant at the Palms after celebrating the 15th anniversary of his smash success Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace, which is offering a limited-time special anniversary menu through the end of the year.
Brock Radke is an award-winning entertainment reporter who has been covering the city since 2000, and interviews key movers and shakers on his All The Vegas podcast, available at allthevegas.com
