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By: Evan Davis / Entertainment Editor<br />
Can you imagine? It’s the 50-year anniversary<br />
of WOODSTOCK.<br />
You remember WOODSTOCK, don’t you? I<br />
lived in New York at the time but was working,<br />
married and had a kid, so traveling upstate to party was out of the<br />
question.<br />
However, the music of WOODSTOCK stayed with me (and all baby<br />
boomers) for years. And we’re still rockin’ to the sounds of greats such<br />
as: Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills<br />
& Nash, Santana, Joan Baez, The Who, Creedence Clearwater<br />
Revival and more…<br />
Now you can bring back those memories by joining The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong><br />
at the Performing Arts Center at the Clark County Library on East<br />
Flamingo Road on Sunday, August 18 th at 2:30 pm (See pages<br />
20-21). We will all grove to the sounds of WOODSTOCK with tribute<br />
stars that will bring you back in time.<br />
The band, under the musical direction of Bob Sachs, knows just<br />
what it will take to keep you out of your seats and rocking to the sounds<br />
of the 60s’ - just as our star-studded line up will do. And the performers<br />
that will rock the theater know exactly what WOODSTOCK was all<br />
about.<br />
Dennis Blair will do two or three of the original WOODSTOCK<br />
songs as will Kent Foote. As a Janis Joplin tribute singer,<br />
8<br />
Our Great Woodstock Celebration<br />
The First Ladies of Las <strong>Vegas</strong> Entertainment<br />
By: Dianne Davis / That’s Entertainment<br />
Simply stated, Kelly Clinton-Holmes and<br />
Elisa Fiorillo deliver a delightful show filled<br />
with music, songs, laughter, energy, <strong>Vegas</strong> pizzazz<br />
and of course, the mandatory wardrobe changes.<br />
The two sparkle in their <strong>Vegas</strong>-style garb with songs including “Thank<br />
You for Being a Friend” and “I’m a Woman.” These women present a<br />
polish, high energy show in the intimate setting of the Pegasus Room<br />
at the Alexis Park All-Suites Hotel.<br />
I’ve always been a fan of Kelly’s. You know that she loves what she<br />
does. Here, she gives us all of it. Her singing, her comedy, her schtick.<br />
Elisa is another <strong>Vegas</strong> talent and a perfect partner for their twosomes.<br />
They each bring personality and poise to their individual performances.<br />
These lovely ladies are backed by the talents of Michael Clark on<br />
keyboard, David Ramirez on drums and the versatile Dennis Blair on<br />
the guitar. But wait, there’s more!<br />
Blair, one of my favorite performers, moves from playing guitar to<br />
showcasing his singing and comedic talent in “I’m Thinking of Being<br />
a Catholic Again.” You can’t beat the three of them together when<br />
Dennis is pressed into service to be the third Andrews sister in their<br />
rendition of “Boogy Woogy Bugle Boy of Company B.”<br />
Elisa’s rendition of “Arms of An Angel” is a showstopper and Kelly’s<br />
“Boots are Make for Walking” is a delight. You want humor? Check<br />
August 20<strong>19</strong><br />
Michelle Rohl will take<br />
you back 50 years and Mark<br />
Giovi will once again be a<br />
rocker.<br />
Elisa Fiorillo (who was<br />
with Prince for many years)<br />
knows what Rock n Roll was<br />
all about, so don’t wear any<br />
socks because they WILL BE<br />
knocked off. Of course, Keith<br />
Neal who plays with the<br />
Dennis Blair<br />
Bronx Wanderers, Kent<br />
Foote, the Crosby Stills and Nash tribute group (and many more)<br />
will also join the band as their lead guitar player. And a great one he is.<br />
Dress for the occasion if it pleases you. I’ll be wearing ripped jeans<br />
and a tie died shirt in honor of the event. Any “Joints” will be confiscated<br />
at the door by me.<br />
With limited seating and even fewer VIP seats, call for tickets today<br />
at The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> ticket hotline 702/755-3799. The Performing Arts<br />
Center has a wonderful stage, great sound and terrific theater seating,<br />
so call today!<br />
You can read Evan’s entertainment blog and sign up to receive<br />
his free email weekly Calendar of Events at www.EvanDavisJazz.<br />
com. Email him at: evan@thevegasvoice.net.<br />
out Elisa’s “Bun<br />
in the Oven”<br />
and Kelly’s take<br />
on Elvis. Then,<br />
they amuse us<br />
with their special<br />
comedic take on<br />
Neil Diamond<br />
and Barbra<br />
Streisand.<br />
The show, a<br />
perfect blend of<br />
pop, jazz, comedy,<br />
standards and<br />
delightful<br />
comedy runs<br />
Friday nights at<br />
7:00 pm. in the<br />
Pegasus Room at<br />
the Alexis Park.<br />
Dianne Davis is also a reporter for Sun City Anthem TV (SCA-<br />
TV) specializing in entertainment, and LV Associate Editor of<br />
lasvegassplash.com. She hikes, travels with her husband Burt, and<br />
works on her stand-up comedy.
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