Page 5 - Hawaii Island MidWeek - March 17, 2021

MARCH 17, 2021 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 5
With the decrease in COVID-19 cases in Nevada and the increase for capacity within Vegas businesses, several shows are coming back. Cur- rently, Caesars Entertainment has the following shows: EX- TRAVAGANZA — The Vegas Spectacular (Bally’s), Piff the Magic Dragon: Too Soon? (Flamingo), X Burlesque “Private Edition” (Flamin- go), Tape Face (Harrah’s) and X Country (Harrah’s), and will be adding Spiegel- world’s Absinthe March at Caesars Palace.
MGM Resorts will be in- creasing capacity for Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club
(MGM Grand), Carrot Top (Luxor), Fantasy (Luxor) and Thunder From Down Under (Excalibur).
The Shows Must Go On
(Above) Sharizetta K. and (left) Jaclyn S. won big in Las Vegas recently. PHOTOS COURTESY KRISTINE RODRIGUEZ
residents and visitors to Vegas will have the opportunity to cheer on the Knights at what’s referred to by fans as “The
Fortress.” In our experience, tickets for their games sold out pretty quickly pre-COVID, so if you’re looking to get to a game we recommend getting tickets early. For fans unable to get tickets, you can find sev- eral watch parties throughout the Vegas Valley to cheer on the team.
change are happy to recog- nize the former senator who represented Nevada for three decades.
David Copperfield (MGM Grand) is scheduled to return in mid-March.
We would like to congrat- ulate three lucky local win- ners who left the Ninth Is- land with jackpots from The Cal, including Carlene M. of Nānākuli, who won $9,400 on video keno; Sharizetta K. of Wai‘anae, who won $10,216 on slots; and Jaclyn S. of Ka- polei, who won on slots.
In addition to Caesars and MGM, The Strat’s Michael Jackson tribute show is set to reopen, and we may see some Cirque shows return- ing to The Strip — possibly by summer.
daily basis, we encourage contacting the specific venues directly or visiting their websites for more infor- mation.
For travelers flying to the Ninth Island, you may not be flying into McCarran In- ternational Airport for much longer. A county board voted unanimously to rename the airport after former state Sen. Harry Reid. While it may be a while before this change takes place, due to the FA A process, those pushing for the name
Speaking of summer, Ve- gas’ first residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Pal- ace kicks off July 16, and the headliner will be eight-time Grammy Award-winner Ush- er. As things can change on a
For sports fans, the Vegas Golden Knights hockey team will be welcoming fans back to T-Mobile Arena this month. While only at 15% capacity (approximately 2,600 fans),
Catch Sebastian and Ninth Island Connection at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on K5 and 2 p.m. Sundays on KGMB.
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