IMPORTANT DATES
Please generously support Jerry Lewis’ annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon that starts at 6 p.m. Sunday, live from the Southpoint resort casino. We’ll have full details tomorrow in the Royal Robin Rundown of which Strip stars will be entertaining there, but with everything underway for Labor Day we didn’t want you to forget Jerry’s Kids.
Hidden amongst all the Sept 6 thru 9 excitement of MTV’s Video Music Awards is the 40th anniversary celebrations of Rolling Stone magazine. All the festivities with Incubus, Snoop Dogg and other stars will take place all over the Hard Rock poolside and on the summer stage with a rockers poker tournament in the Joint.
That same weekend welcomes the second annual Gods and Goddesses of the Beach volleyball tournaments. Caesars Palace will transform its Roman Plaza amphitheater on the Strip using 6,000 cubic feet of sand to build the court, complete with beach huts. Star players including Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh will be featured in the all-star tournament as the game’s top athletes gear up for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
I’ll play host on Thurs Sept 6 at the Venetian when we help raise money for Sparrow Clubs USA. One critically ill local child will get the proceeds to fight a horrible struggle against a form of cancer producing brain tumors that spread through the nervous system. Entertainer Gordie Brown will surprise with his incredible impersonations, Clint Holmes will sing the songs, ventriloquist Ronn Lucas will mouth off with his unique humor and Cornell Gunther’s Coasters will round out the show.