Articles by Richard Abowitz

48 articles since 2005

Nightclub owner sees racism behind locked gate

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | October 26, 2008
Nightclubs in Vegas usually avoid politics, but on a recent early Saturday morning I observed one of the rarest sights you’ll ever see at a Strip property. Read more
 

A book signing for drinkers

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | October 12, 2008
THE PALMS isn’t exactly what you’d call a literary haven, so it was a bit curious when the casino’s concert venue held its first book signing last weekend – with Chelsea Handler. Read more
 

A big bet on vintage volumes

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | September 28, 2008
UNTIL recently, Mandalay Bay’s eclectic Reading Room – an imitation of an independent book shop owned by a casino company – was the only full-fledged bookstore in a Las Vegas Strip resort. Read more
 

Fall’s hotter than you think

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | September 14, 2008
IN VEGAS, New Year’s weekend has traditionally been the most popular time to open restaurants and nightclubs. Read more
 

The Titanic docks at Luxor

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | August 31, 2008
AFTER midnight on a recent Tuesday, a crowd has gathered behind velvet ropes in front of the Luxor on the Las Vegas Strip, as if waiting for the Hilton sisters to arrive. Read more
 

Trekkies soon will lose a starbase

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | August 17, 2008
IFIRST saw Bill Lyons and his wife, Pam, dragging a suitcase behind them like any tourists and followed them because I thought they would lead me to the convention I was covering. Read more
 

Band TBA’ part of the surprise at this pool party

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | July 20, 2008
AN UNEXPECTED reunion concert took place here the other day between Jane’s Addiction principals Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro, a surprisingly low-key affair. Read more
 

X’ marks the spot, even if the spot keeps changing

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | March 30, 2008
MY mom is the third butt to the right in the sculpture,” says Tiffany Koepp, 24. Read more
 

Here’s where Soleil meets the pliĆ©

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | December 9, 2007
Cirque du Soleil has five shows playing to packed houses. Read more
 

Staying power is no sleight of hand

Entertainment | By Richard Abowitz | November 11, 2007
What I am most amazed at is how good it is,” Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller says of the duo’s five years headlining at the Rio. Read more
 
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