Today in Las Vegas Magazine

ALAN JACKSON TAKES THE STAGE

Country superstar Alan Jackson performs live in concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Saturday, August 16, at 8 PM. The “Good Time” tour complements Jackson’s most recent album release, Good Time, as well as his impressive catalog of crowd-pleasing, chart-topping hits.

The single “Good Time,” from Jackson’s new Arista Nashville album, is a honky-tonk jam that is tremendously easygoing, yet edgy. It’s a Friday night country tune sung by a dog-tired guy who has worked through the week, yet doesn’t want to sleep. Jackson wrote all 17 songs on the new collection which is loose, inventive, traditional, high-spirited, sad, intense, laid-back, and will keep fans hanging on every word.

Jackson is a dedicated, informed country classicist unafraid of the new and has won every award in the book, but doesn’t let that be the end of his creative stories. The effortless range of Good Time recalls the work of Hank Williams, who, as Jackson says, “knew a thing or two about balance and keeping things creatively together.”

Tickets priced at $90 and $60, not including applicable service charges or taxes, and are available at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call the Mandalay Bay box office at 702-632-7580 or Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000. Tickets are also available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

STEVE LAWRENCE
Friday, August 15

Spend an evening with STEVE LAWRENCE, accompanied by a 27-piece orchestra, August 15 to 17 at the Orleans Showroom. Lawrence has spent more than 50 years in show business and is one of the most popular male vocalists of his time. Show time is 8 PM and tickets priced from $54.95. For more information, please call 703-365-7075.

LIZA MINNELLI
Saturday, August 16

LIZA MINNELLI, one of only 12 entertainers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award, can be seen at Buffalo Bill’s in Primm, NV for one night only. Performance is in the Star of the Desert Arena at 8 PM. Tickets are priced from $54.95. Please call 702-386-7867 or visit www.ticketmaster.com for ticket information.

LARRY CARLTON
Sunday, August 17

Grammy winner and renowned guitarist, LARRY CARLTON, is performing at The Suncoast Showroom August 15 to 17. Show time is 7:30 PM. Tickets are priced from $29.95 plus tax and can be purchased by calling the box office at 702-636-7075.

TROPICANA’S MINT MONDAY
Monday, August 18

Visit TROPICANA’S MINT MONDAY pool party events to receive one drawing ticket to win a prize for each food and drink item purchased at the pool. Hourly drawings will take place every Friday, Saturday and Monday within each hour from 1 PM to 5 PM. There will be five winners per drawing and 75 winners per week!

THE WALKING COMPANY
Tuesday, August 19

...ETC

• Daughtry – August 15, Red Rock Casino, 8 PM, $62.50, 702) 797.7777
• Hall & Oates – August 15, Hard Rock Hotel, 8 PM, $46.50-$122, 702-693-5000
• Jamie Kennedy – August 16, Green Valley Ranch, 8 PM, $29.95-$52.50, 702-617-7777
• Jeffrey Osborne – August 16, Santa Fe, 8 PM, $22.50-$47.50, 702-658-4900
• Dave Koz – August 22, Sunset Station, 8 PM, $19.50-$42.50, 702-547-7777
• Kansas – August 22, Texas Station, 8 PM, $30.50-$45.50, 702-631-1000
• Mos Def – August 22, House of Blues, 11:59 PM, $32-$47, 702-632-7600
• Poison, Dokken, Sebastian Bach – August 22, Palms, 8 PM, $45-$75, 702-474-4000
• Hootie & The Blowfish – August 23, Buffalo Bill’s, 8 PM, $38.45-$54.95, 702-386-7867
  

TROPICANA LAS VEGAS HOSTS CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

The Tropicana Las Vegas presents Championship Boxing on Saturday, August 23 at 7 PM in the Tropicana Ballroom as the undefeated Las Vegas local Marvin Cordova Jr. will take on Derrick Samuels in the main event.

Carlos De Leon Jr. of Puerto Rico and Dallas Vargas of Texas will go head-to-head as part of the main event. In addition to the co-main event bouts are Geoffery Spurill vs. Ryan Ellul,
Akinyemi Laleye vs. Isaiah Henderson, Aaron Williams vs. Ayodeji Fadeyi, and Torrence Daniels vs. Vernie Torres.

Tickets priced at $35 and $75 and are available at the Tropicana Box Office or by calling 702-739-2411. Management reserves the right to change bouts and fighters without notice. For more information, please visit www.tropicanalv.com.