From Your Guru – Upcoming Local Events 4/28/2017

“Buddy” Guy is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced guitarists including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with the harmonica player Junior Wells.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride through Atlantic City. Situated on the historic Absecon Island and home to nearly 40,000 people, you’ll discover where to go and what to do while visiting our great city. Best known as the “Welcome Tour of AC,” you will be introduced to its charming neighborhoods, landmarks, and historic sites. This tour includes 50 points of interest in this 17.4 square mile resort. You will be treated to a historical narrative of today and yesterday, salt water taffy, area meal coupons, professional tour guide and host, and citywide transportation.

Let’s journey into the life and contributions of African Americans in the development of Atlantic City. Inspired by the book, The Northside, you’ll discover the people, the places and the events that make Atlantic City home for many African Americans. This tour includes 26 points of interest, such as Pop Lloyd Stadium, Chicken Bone Beach, Civil Rights Garden, and many other sites revered by the African-American community; salt water taffy, area meal coupons, professional tour guide and host, and citywide transportation.

Experience the best in New Jersey wines, because no one does it better! Sip and savor the award winning flavors of the area’s premier handcrafted fine wines. Includes tastings from Balic Winery and Tomasello Winery, signature wine glasses, stroll through the Historic Towne of Smithville and the Village Greene, salt water taffy, area meal coupons, professional tour host, and round trip transportation.

Tour is approximately 4 hours.

Untamed Male Revue is an award winning, Vegas style performance featuring the best male strippers in Atlantic City! Untamed separates itself from other male revues with its world class dancers, state of the art 11 million dollar complex, and its award winning choreographers! Come watch, play and flirt with the hottest male strippers in Atlantic City as they perform to your favorite songs in costumes (or lack of) that you only talk about with your besties. Strip away your inhibitions, come celebrate for your special occasion, whether its just because, its your birthday, or bachelorette party in Atlantic City – come and party with us!

Every Friday in the Showroom at The Golden Nugget Atlantic City come out and see your favorite Tribute Band.

Apr 28  Free Fallin’:  Tom Petty Tribute
May 5   Bruce in the USA :  Bruce Springsteen Tribute
May 12 Life on Mars:  David Bowie Tribute
May 19 Don’t Look Back:  Boston Tribute

After Parties to be held a The Playground Pier.

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Marcus Terell & The Serenades consistently deliver song after song with undeniable presence and energy with a show stopping performance celebrating the music of Motown, Pop, and Soul! Together, they bring a new and contemporary energy to classic, feel-good music while channeling the likes of great artists from yesterday and today such as: James Brown, Tina Turner, Prince, and Bruno Mars.

Enjoy the rush of The Price Is Right Live, April 28th and 29th! This hit interactive stage show gives eligible individuals the chance to “Come On Down” to win live! Prizes may include appliances, vacations and possibly a new car! Play classic games from television’s longest running and most popular game show from Plinko™, to Cliffhangers™, to The Big Wheel™, and even the fabulous Showcase. *NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to US & Canada legal residents, 18+ (Residents of PR & Quebec ineligible to participate as contestants). For complete rules & regulations, including eligibility requirements & free method of entry, visit or call the box office. Sponsored by Good Games Live, Inc. Void where prohibited. Price is Right Live™/©2016 FremantleMedia. All Rights Reserved.

Atlantic City Comedy Club brings you the best show in town every weekend.  Catch the funniest comedians from New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York right here in Atlantic City!  We are located right off the boardwalk in Playground Pier, and are a great start or end to your night on the town. Consistently rated as the best comedy club in Atlantic City, we always bring you an evening full of fun and laughs.

This week we bring you headliner Corey Alexander.  Corey Alexander’s ascent through the comedy world is a testament to his hard work and dedication over many years. Raised just outside Philadelphia, Corey has taken his act country-wide to a multitude of clubs including Carolines, Comix, Gotham, Funny Bone, Catch a Rising Star, Comedy Zone, Comedy Works, and many more.

With:
Corey Alexander
Jen Kay
Amarie Castillo
Pat Holbert

Atlantic City Comedy Club brings you the best show in town every weekend.  Catch the funniest comedians from New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York right here in Atlantic City!  We are located right off the boardwalk in Playground Pier, and are a great start or end to your night on the town. Consistently rated as the best comedy club in Atlantic City, we always bring you an evening full of fun and laughs.

This week we bring you headliner Corey Alexander.  Corey Alexander’s ascent through the comedy world is a testament to his hard work and dedication over many years. Raised just outside Philadelphia, Corey has taken his act country-wide to a multitude of clubs including Carolines, Comix, Gotham, Funny Bone, Catch a Rising Star, Comedy Zone, Comedy Works, and many more.

With:
Corey Alexander
Jen Kay
Amarie Castillo
Pat Holbert

YOU, ME, AND DUPREE COMEDY SHOW.  This show has Atlantic City buzzing with 3 of Atlantic City’s hottest comics.

Your Host is Dupree Lee.  He finished in first place at the Tropicana Casino’s funniest comic contest.  Dupree has also performed at major clubs around the country and in a very short amount of time has emerged as one of the best up and coming acts in all of New Jersey.

Zach Pickert has been seen on HBO and has been compared to comics such as Jim Carrey and Jerry Lewis.  His slapstick style is a huge hit with audiences, but he also incorporates sharp observations on history, politics, literature, and Atlantic City crack heads.  Just an all around dynamic performer.

Matt Bridgestone is a staple at the Atlantic City comedy club.  He was a writer for the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber and has also appeared on Howard Stern.  Matt lures you in with the vibe of an old friend and then rips you to pieces.

This interactive style show has been getting rave reviews from fans and press alike.  If you are in town be sure to check out the You, Me, and Dupree comedy show at the Atlantic City Comedy Club.

Billy Gardell is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice artist. He has been visible within the comedy world industry since 1989. Gardell currently plays police officer Mike Biggs on Mike & Molly. He also made an appearance in a dozen episodes of My Name Is Earl as a police officer. Gardell voiced Santa in Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, as well as starring on Sullivan & Son in the recurring role of Lyle Winkler.

DAVE DAMIANI & THE NO VACANCY ORCHESTRA have performed all over the country backing up such artists as George Benson, Jane Monheit, Steve Tyrell, Billy Vera, Tierney Sutton, Rick Braun, Spencer Day, Renee Olstead, Landau Murphy Jr, Haley Reinhart and many more.

Dave’s fresh and clever versions of American Songbook Classics have been a staple on XM 71 Siriusly Sinatra, FM, AM & internet radio.  He has performed on CBS Vegas with Michael Chiklis& Dennis Quaid as well as Fox Sports Net, ABC’s Sonoran Living, Budweiser Commercials, Polo Ralph Lauren promos, and private events for Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Seacrest, David Hasslehoff, Jack Klugman, Rick Caruso, Relativity Media, Apple Computers and many more…

His vision for The Great American Songbook and bringing back class and style has truly earned him the moniker of a modern day Norman Granz (jazz impresario).

Herban Legend presents a Drum Circle Event! Come prepared to have fun dancing and drumming on The Greene. This family event is fun-filled and enlightening. Bring your favorite percussion instruments and your best energies! Don’t have a drum? We’ve got you covered- there will be vendors with fine handmade drums, crystals, henna body art, tarot card readings, and other Drum Circle essentials.

Rimes made her breakthrough into country music in 1996 with her debut album, Blue, which reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album’s eponymous leadoff single, “Blue”, became a Top 10 hit and Rimes gained national acclaim for her similarity to Patsy Cline’s vocal style. When she released her sophomore studio effort in 1997, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs, she moved towards country pop material, which set the trend for a string of albums released into the next decade.

Rimes has won many awards, including two Grammys, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award.  She has released ten studio albums and three compilation albums and two greatest hits albums, one released in the U.S. and the other released internationally, through her record label of 13 years, Curb Records, and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996. She has sold over 37 million records worldwide, with 20.3 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.  Billboard ranked her 17th artist of the 1990–2000 decade.  Rimes has also written four books: two novels and two children’s books.

Fat Baby is the best live comedy show in New York City for a reason; it’s the most fun. It’s a show people are excited to watch that comedians are excited to perform on. Mix-in a satirical game show and a weird, fun musical performance by up and coming talent and you get a comedy experience second to none. Fat Baby combines the respective genres creating a fun, interactive Standup show with a fresh twist. Fat Baby is a wild, unpredictable thrill for both the audience and the comics!.

Dig, it’s appropriate that this cat has gigged in nearly every comedy venue in the United States. At home in an eclectic gathering in San Francisco or a rust belt bar come shifts end, this clever comic will turn the tables on everyone. Winner of the prestigious”Best of Philly” award presented by Philadelphia Magazine, Stank takes
you down a road you didn’t expect to travel with a conversational style that makes you feel like you’re riding the bar stool next to him. Among his international television appearances including “Comedy On The Road” with John Byner on A&E, Mike presents a special wit that transcends all mediums and blows his audiences away! Maybe that’s why everyone wants him back.Eric Lyden’s sarcastic and self deprecating style of comedy celebrates the life and struggles of the working class hero. After dropping out of community college and failing to get promoted at Sears, Eric pursued stand-up comedy… the only career that actually encouraged his philosophy that “Life is way to hard”. Making his lower middle class existence and lack of success the focal point of his comedy, Eric gives his audiences someone to laugh with and relate to.

Always the class clown and entertainer, Jimmy would perform magic tricks for his friends and family. By the age of 15, he had become an accomplished professional magician. He later channeled all that energy into stand-up comedy. Jimmy started performing right out of high school in comedy clubs around the Philly area. He later moved to Los Angeles and started working at the Comedy Store, performing and writing material for acts like Yakov Smirnoff, Jimmy Walker and Louie Anderson, and Andrew “Dice” Clay.

Tony Pace brings his amazing voice coupled with hilarious comedy skills back to Resorts International Superstar Theater. Trademarked as The Man with the Voice who just happens to be funny, this Superstar Entertainer is the Must See show in Atlantic City.

Showtimes: 8:00 PM and 3:30 PM on selected dates. Check www.resortsac.com for show details.

Schedule subject to change.

Your favorite AC’s are in the house!  Watch What Happens Live! host Andy Cohen is joined by one of CNN’s best, Anderson Cooper for an intimate evening.  Do not miss these best of friends interviewing each other and giving the audience many laughs along the way.  These friends may come from two different television genres – but you will have to see for yourself just how well they mesh!

During Tropicana’s Spring Fever Festival, Mark Diomede’s Alligator will present a tribute to the Grateful Dead with a FREE rock concert on Saturday, May 6. Mark Diomede’s Alligator features a six-piece band including Ronnie Penque, the bass player for the long time friends of the Grateful Dead, the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Under the professional name Sinbad, which Adkins chose out of admiration for Sinbad the Sailor in order to stand out in the entertainment industry, he began his career appearing on Star Search. Sinbad won his round against fellow comedian Dennis Miller.  He soon was cast on The Redd Foxx Show, a short-lived sitcom, playing Byron Lightfoot. Sinbad was known for keeping his act clean and was devoid of derogatory statements or foul language, which he felt was not necessary to sell a crowd and continue to make them laugh.

The Cult are a British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury’s previous band Southern Death Cult

Join the players of the New Jersey Renaissance Faire and travel back to the days of yore and merry olde England as the historic village of Smithville is transformed into the Shire of Smithville in the heart of the English Renaissance.  The good Duke of Northumberland has decreed merriment for all. Fun for the whole family including comedy, tragedy, sword fighting, dance, song, knights, jesters and so much more.  Also stroll amongst the wares of the local vendors and traveling merchants sporting historical gifts and finely crafted items.

Folklore is the watchword for this colorful panoply of dance and melody. Young superstar violinist Luosha Fang (Curtis), joins the Bay-Atlantic Symphony for Prokofiev’s treacherous Second Concerto ending in a diabolically warped witch’s dance. Just as fiery is the conclusion to Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, featuring a scorpion-stung tarantella. Woven amongst the adrenaline are some of the most haunting melodies from any continent.

Glinka Kamarinskaya; Fantasy for Orchestra on Two Russian Folksongs

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Luosha Fang

Intermission

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Italian

A stand-up comedian, Jodi’s likeability and cuddly persona could defrost the most difficult of audiences. She has appeared nationally at the The Funny Bones, Punchlines, Caesars Resorts, Catch a Rising Star, Stand-up New York, Gotham Comedy Club, Carolines, The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City and The Riviera in Las Vegas, and many other venues.

Perhaps one of the most diverse entertainers in the world today, Basile has entertained millions of comedy fans in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Africa. Basile’s unique blend of material, improvisation, and characters has made him one of the most sought after comedians in the entertainment industry today. Basile’s diversity in entertainment continues as he stars in his critically acclaimed series, “Growing Up Greek In America.”

While attending Mercy college in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Eddie was approached by members of the student government organization and asked to m.c. a talent show to be held at the school. All of the contestants were singers and Eddie’s job would be introducing the performers and entertaining the audience with comedy while the judges decided the winner of the talent show. After the last performer left the stage and the judges started to leave, Eddie asked the judges to return to there seats because, there was still one last contestant. Eddie then went on a 12-minute comedy rampage that ended with him winning 3rd place. It was then that Eddie knew what he wanted to do with his life.

March  9   –    Cedric Napoleon Trio
March 23  –    Suzette Ortiz Latin Trio
April   13  –     Tony DeLuca Quartet
April   27  –     Steve Cain Quartet
May   11   –     Cedric Napoleon Trio
May   25   –     Gina Roche Jazz Quartet

Stop by The Village Greene at Historic Smithville from 5-8 pm to see some spectacular vehicles on display, or show off one of your own! The Car Cruises is a perfect hang-out for all car enthusiasts to see, show, and talk cars.