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Gordie Brown last didan extended run at theGolden Nugget back inJuly. Less than six monthsand he’s back. While hebrings new material, healso brings a new purpose.

“I’m coming back tobring relief in terms oflaughs for some of the vic-tims of this horrendousstorm,” he said, referringto Hurricane Sandy.

If you expect to see thesame show Brown did inJuly, you’re out of luck.

“The act alwayschanges from show toshow.That’sbecauseIcan’tremember everything,” hesaid in a phone interview.

Seriously, Brown goesdown different roads, ex-periences new finds. Forone thing, the comic-im-pressionist-singer is re-hearsing a new opening.

“I’malwayswritingnewstuff,” he said.

TheCanadiannativehasa repertoire of more than65 impressions. He does alot of musical parodies ofpop singers and groupssuch as Hootie & the Blow-fish, Axl Rose, Maroon 5,Elvis and the imperson-ation that started it all for

Brown, Michael Jackson.Brown credits the Cana-

dian newspaper where heworked as a political car-toonist for his jump to com-edy in 1983. “The newspa-per enteredme into a talentcontest for media. I lip-synced to ‘Billie Jean.’ Ievendid themoonwalk,” hesaid.

For his current show,Brown added materialfrom Coldplay, Green Dayand Will Smith. “It’s funwhen you can work withmusicontheshow,”hesaid.

Because it’s the holidayseason, Brown will bring inseasonal material. He’staking a song from MichaelBolton’s Christmas album,only with an overly exag-gerated dramatic twist.

“I sell the heck out of‘Frosty the Snowman,’ ” hesaid. “I haven’t gotten feed-back from Michael, but

friends say he would lovehis bit in the show.”

And Brown gives hisown special rendering ofTracy Chapman doing a de-pressing take on “Rudolphthe Red Nose Reindeer,”with Rudy as an alcoholic,hence the red nose.

The Atlantic City visitcoincides with Brown’stwo-week vacation fromhis Las Vegas act. “I hadsuch a great time in Atlan-tic City, I expect I’ll be do-ing this every six months,”he said.

Nicolas Cage caught ashow in Las Vegas lastmonthduringabreak in theactor’s movie shoot in Ari-zona. Naturally, Brown didhis well-honed impressionof Cage.

“I heard you do me bet-ter than I do myself,” Cagesaid before the show.

Celebrity impersonator Gordie Brownbrings newmaterial to his stint at theGolden Nugget in Atlantic City. Heperformed an extended run in July. PHOTO

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IF YOU GOGordie Brown performs Dec. 5 through Dec. 16 except Mondayand Tuesday in the Showroom at the Golden Nugget, HuronBoulevard and Brigantine Avenue. Show times are 8 p.m.,except for Dec. 9 and 16 which are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22.55to $33.85 and can be purchased at the Golden Nugget boxoffice, (866) 746-5336 or https://shop.prestigeticketing.com/goldennuggetac/store.jsp

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On Saturday, Daryl Hall and John Oateswill deliver a greatest-hits show before asold-out crowd at Borgata Hotel Casino &Spa. “Maneater.” Check. “She’s Gone.” Yep.“Rich Girl,” “Kiss On My List.” Definitely,based on recent set lists.

However, unlike the dozens of othershowsperformed thisyear, this gigwon’t paythe Philadelphia-area duo .

To help bring relief to Atlantic City andother areas ravaged byHurricane Sandy, theduo’sperformancefee,andallproceedsfromthe event and an event T-shirt will go to theAmerican Red Cross.

“Weare grateful to beworkingwithDarylHall and John Oates as well as Live Nation,with the collective goal focused toward help-ing those affected byHurricane Sandy,” said

Borgata Senior Vice President of OperationsJoe Lupo.

For Philadelphia-area native Hall, Sandyhit close to home. “This really means a lot tome.Thesearemypeople thatgothurt.This ismy neighborhood,” he said.

Said Geoff Gordon, regional president ofLive Nation Philadelphia, “We want to showour dedication to our friends and familywhose lives and livelihoods were affected,and show that Atlantic City is still open forbusiness.”

Hall & Oatesgo all infor charity

Proceeds from Borgataevent benefit Red Cross

IF YOU GOHall & Oates perform a benefit concert Saturdayin the Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino &Spa, One Borgata Blvd. Show time is 8 p.m.Tickets are sold out, but in case of last-minuteavailability, they can be purchased at (866) 900-4849, www.theborgata.com or Borgata’s BoxOffice.


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The three comedianshave totally different per-sonas.

Chris Monty, straight-laced in a jacket and tie,does observational humor,much of it New York-based. No surprise there,as he grew up on Long Is-land and lives in Queens.

Butch Bradley is yourtypical laid-back JerseyShore guy. He interactswith the audience likethey’re all old friends whohung out on the boardwalkas teens.

Uncle Floyd, a radioand TV personality fromPaterson, fires off zingerslike Rodney Dangerfield.

What they all have incommon, besides beingfunny, is that they justcompleted an almostweeklong gig at Borgata’sComedy Club.

On Tuesday night lastweek, the trio drew morethan 200 to theMusic Box.

They are the workingclass of comedy, plyingcomedy clubs and servingasopeningacts, landinganoccasional spot on televi-sion.

Monty opened with ajoke about the old adage:You can’t take it with you.“What if you got to heavenand findoutyoucould takeit with you and you don’thave the money to enterheaven?”

Laughter.The comedy club runs

about 280 nights a year,said Randy Butler, who

books the acts for his com-pany, the Medford-basedMother Leeds Entertain-ment. “We work an aver-ageof fivenightsperweekyear-round.”

Next week, the threecomicswork seven nights.

Bradley was decidedlyun-PC when he jokedabout the hurricane:“Sandy hit Camden andmade $198 million in im-provements.”

More laughter.In his act, Uncle Floyd

asked his son what he wasgoing tobewhenhegetoutof college. “He said ‘39 or40.’”

“Iwent to seeapsychic.I knocked on the door. Shesaid, ‘who is it.’ So I left.”

More laughter.Working a casino

atmosphere, even one de-signed like a comedy club,calls for a different ap-proach, said Monty, whogrew up watching “TheUncle Floyd Show” — aniconic show that ran from1974 to1998 onvarious sta-tions in North Jersey andNew York.

“A nightclub is moreedgy. We get an oldercrowd at the casino thatdoesn’t get as edgy,” hesaid.

Going forlaughsBorgataComedy Clubbrings varietyto each show

IF YOU GOBorgata Comedy Club pre-sents Brian McKim, JoeyCarroll and Tony V tonightand Sunday in the Music Boxat Borgata Hotel Casino &Spa, One Borgata Way. FromMonday through Dec. 9,catch Helen Hong, MelvinGeorge and Alan Havey.Tickets are $20 each and canbe purchased at (866) 900-4849, www.theborgata.comor Borgata’s Box Office.

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If you think of DJ Jazzy Jeff only from his days of partnering with WillSmith, you’re in for a surprise if you catch his act at Dusk Saturday .

“You never can tell what I’ll play,” he said from Delaware, where he makeshis home. “I always throw a curve ball. My job is to make people have a greattime through music, whether it’s classic rock, old school, pop, hip-hop or folksong.”

Youmight evenhearagameshowtheme.Orhis ownremixof theTemp-tation’s “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” with its smooth jazz feel.

Born Jeffrey Townes in Philadelphia, DJ Jazzy Jeff says all musicspeaks a universal language. “It’s a great tool to have a good time allover the globe.”

Still, he never envisioned that being a DJ and fronting a turn-table would become such a phenomenon, with David Guetta andTiesto asprimeexamples. “I never thought that 20years ago,” hesaid. “I’m really surprised at the global impact.”

As a youngster, Townes was fascinated by DJs hired to playat block parties in his Philadelphia neighborhood.

“I thought it was amazing watching a guy play records andcontrol hundreds of people withthe tunes he played. I was moreintriguedwiththatthenthepar-ty. I was 9 years old and wantedto be that guy.”

When he got older, Townesbought records from his olderbrother and brought this col-lectionof45s toapartydowntheblock. “I was the guy who playedtunes. It grew to a three block radius,then a ten block radius.”

Then all over West Philadelphia.He enjoyed the attention and the girls and the prestige. Townes took

his moniker at age 12.“My first choice was Mix Master Jeff. But it cost too much to get all

those lettersonashirt. So IcameupwithJazzyJeff. In themiddleofallthis, thehip-hopexplosionhappenedand itwasall themorerelevant tome.”

As DJ Jazzy Jeff, he evolved into one of the most sought-after turn-table artists in the region. It was at one of his gigs that he met fellowPhiladelphian Will Smith.

“There was a natural chemistry. He and I did parties together. Wedid a routine at parties which got so much attention, we recorded it.”

The recording “Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble” got into the handsof a local record promoter. At the time, Smith was planning to attend MITand Townes worked a 9 to 5 job at an ice cream parlor in University City.

“There was not a lot of DJs or hip-hop groups who looked at this as acareer. I worked in an ice cream parlor to pay money to buy turntables. I’dbe a DJ for free. I found something I really love to do and I do it,” saidTownes, who has multiple Grammy and American Music awards and nomi-nations.

Thesedays,DJJazzyJeff is on the roadmore thanever.And throughhiscompany A Touch of Jazz, he’s worked with artists such as Jill Scott andMusiq. He just finished an album with Ayah, a Toronto performer, set forrelease next summer.

“I’m also working on a record with my son, Amiracle. I have always beenhonest and told him the good parts and the bad parts of the business.”

No one forced Amiracle into the family business. “His love of musiccomes naturally. I am more happy about that than anything else.”

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IF YOU GODJ Jazzy Jeff appears Sat-urday at Dusk in CaesarsAtlantic City, 2100 Pacific Ave.Show time is midnight. Ad-mission is free for womenand $5 for men before mid-night. Visit www.duskac.comto sign up for the guest list.

It’sLukePalladino’s jobas a chef to experiment.

What can you do withrabbit? Rabbit stew is anold stand-by. But if you’reLuke Palladino, you createwhole wheat pappardellewith rabbit ragu servedwith seared potatoes orrabbit cacciatore, insteadof chicken.

“Some people experi-ment with eating rabbitandwill love it,” saidPalla-dino, who sometimesserves rabbit as dinnerspecials at his self-namedrestaurant at Harrah’s Re-sort. In general, there ismore willingness to trysomething new, he said.

“You can call ahead twodays and request rabbit,”Palladino said.

Hesayshis job is to finduses for everything. “Weare flavor extractors. Wefind a way to make it bet-ter,” he said.

Mostly, the rabbitserved is a domestic kind.“In America, you won’tfind many varieties. Hareis toogamey andnot easilyavailable.Even in Italy, it’srare.”

Palladino also experi-

ments with more conven-tional ingredients.He’sus-ingpumpkinformorethanpie. Deep frying or roast-ed as a ravioli filling, hesaid.

“I roast different varie-ty of squash, too,” he said.An example is butternutsquash tortelli, withbrown butter sauce, crum-bled amaretti cookies andparmigiano, or a kabochapumpkin crostata.

Another is free formcrostada, with roastedsquash, cinnamon, nut-meg and all spice or apumpkin pie puree spreadwith a ricotta mixture andmade with local apple ci-der.

“Applecideraddsmoreflavor. It’s reduced in thepan,” Palladino said.

Chef Luke Palladino is working on new dishes, such aswhole wheat pappardelle with rabbit ragu. PHOTO

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Chef Palladinois alwaysexperimenting

IF YOU GOLuke Palladino is located atHarrah’s Resort, 777 Harrah’sBlvd. The restaurant is openevenings except Wednesdayand Thursday. For informa-tion and menus, visitwww.harrahsresort.com orcall (609) 441-5576.

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Thursday, Nov. 29MOSCOW BALLET'S GREAT RUSSIAN NUT-CRACKER 9 PM, Harrah's >> The famed holidayclassic takes the stage in The Concert Venue.$26-$56GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Steal the Sky playsin this eclectic setting noted for its tequila selec-tions.21 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ providesmusic in this lounge off the casino floor.RUSH 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Dane Anthonyrocks the lounge.LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> B Street doesSpringsteen

Friday, Nov. 30JOHN PINETTE 8 PM, Borgata >> Funny guy playsrescheduled date in The Music Box. Sold out.THEMOODY BLUES 9 PM, Caesars >> EtherealBritish veterans rock the Circus Maximus Theater.$65-$115MOSCOW BALLET'S GREAT RUSSIAN NUT-CRACKER 9 PM, Harrah's Resort >> The legendaryChristmas tale plays the Concert Venue. $26-$56LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for the holiday show. $16.25-$32.5021 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ providesmusic in this lounge off the casino floor.DUSK Caesars >> Global FridaysGYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> Amish Outlaws andGeneration Next share the music stage.TOGA BAR 10 PM Caesars >> DJ Aiden Scott spinsthe music. The Toga Dancers provide the visuals.mur.mur 10 PM Borgata >> Eli Escobar providesthe tunes.EDEN LOUNGE 9:15 PM, Harrah’s >> David Chris-topher Band rocks the room.THE POOL 10 PM, Harrah’s >> Aqua Friday with DJKOKO and Johnny B.XHIBITION BAR 11:30 PM Harrah’s >> DJ Freeziespins the music.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 9 PM >> DJSonatra alternates with Crazy in Stereo to providemusic and mirth.MIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu’AP provides themusic.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Kyle Sweeney spins the records. Vixens enter-tain from10 PMRUSH 6 PM Golden Nugget >> Doug Jenningsperforms first followed at 10 PM by Big City in thisintimate lounge.LIVE 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> House DJ performsin this lounge.46 BAR 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> A DJ and dancersprovide the entertainment.

Saturday, Dec. 1BOBBY BROWN 9 PM, House of Blues >> R&Bsinger back on tour in the Music Hall. $30-$50DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES 8 PM, Borgata>> Philadelphia blue eyed soul duo sing their hitsin The Event Center. Sold-out.JOHN PINETTE 9 PM, Borgata >> Funny guy playsrescheduled date in The Music Box. Sold-out.BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA 9 PM, Caesars >>King of modern rockabilly rocks the joint. $57.50-$87.50MOSCOW BALLET'S GREAT RUSSIAN NUT-CRACKER 2 PM, Harrah's >> The famed holidayclassic takes the stage in The Concert Venue.$26-$56RONWHITE 8 PM, Harrah’s Resort >> Grammy-nominated comic who was part of the Blue CollarComedy Tour. $45-$85LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for the holiday show. $16.25-$32.50GYPSY BAR 7 PM, Borgata >> Two bands sharethe stage.mur.mur 10 PM, Borgata >> DJ Ob-One spins themusic.MIXX 10 PM, Borgata >> DJ M.O.S. and DJ Kissprovide the music.EDEN LOUNGE 9:15 PM Harrah’s >> A rock bandlivens up the lounge.THE POOL 9 PM, Harrah’s >> Epic Saturday with DJentertainment. Starts at $20LOBBY BAR 10 PM Bally’s >> Mellow entertain-ment for a Saturday night.MIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu’AP provides themusic.

DUSK 10 PM, Caesars >> Sat-One serves up themusic.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM, Harrah’s >> A pair of DJsshare entertainment duties till 5 AM.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 8 PM >> DJAiden Scott spins the music alternating with a liveband and dancers.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Cool Jon Sprang spins the records. Vixens enter-tain from10 PMBLUEMARTINI 9 PM Bally’s >> DJ Prefer enter-tains for the evening.TOGA BAR 10 PM, Caesars >> A DJ plays the musicwith the Toga Dancers providing the visuals.RUSH 6 PM, Golden Nugget >> Two bands per-form in this intimate lounge.LIVE 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> A live band rocksthe room.46 BAR 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> A DJ and dancersprovide the entertainment.AFTER HOURS FOUNDATION ROOM 10 PM,Showboat >> DJs and more till 4 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2MOSCOW BALLET'S GREAT RUSSIAN NUT-CRACKER 2 and 9 PM, Harrah's >> The famedholiday classic takes the stage in The ConcertVenue. $26-$56LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand. $16.25-$32.50EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> The Dane Antho-ny Band rocks.MIXX SUNDAYS 10 PM Borgata >> MayhemSunday with Paul Castro in this bi-level lounge.GYPSY BAR 10 PM, Borgata >> John McNuttperforms.21 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Music in thisnew lounge off the casino floor.

Monday, Dec. 3mur.mur 10 PM Borgata >> Adrian Lux providesthe music and entertainment.

Tuesday, Dec. 421BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Music in this newlounge.DUSK 10 PM, Caesars >> Sat-One provides themusic.

Wednesday, Dec. 5GORDIE BROWN LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85THE POOL 10 PM, Harrah’s >> Wet `N’ WildWednesday featuring DJ Vito G and guests.

Thursday, Dec. 6GORDIE BROWN LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Steal the Sky rocksthe room.21 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ providesmusic.RUSH 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Dane Anthonyrocks.LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> B Street doesSpringsteen.

Friday, Dec. 7KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS 9 PM, Harrah's

LIVE 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> A live band rocksthe room.46 BAR 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> A DJ and dancersprovide the entertainment.AFTER HOURS FOUNDATION ROOM 10 PM,Showboat >> DJs and more until 4 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9MOSCOW BALLET'S GREAT RUSSIAN NUT-CRACKER 9 PM, Harrah's Resort >> The legendaryChristmas tale plays the Concert Venue. $26-$56GORDIE BROWN LIVE 2 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85HELEN HONG, MELVIN GEORGE, ALAN HAVEY 9PM, Borgata >> Borgata Comedy Club's latest trioof funny people play the Music Box. $20LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand. $16.25-$32.50EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Generation Nextrocks the room.MIXX SUNDAYS 10 PM Borgata >> MayhemSunday with Paul Castro in this bi-level lounge.21 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Music in thisnew lounge.

Monday, Dec. 10THE BABES OF BORGATA 2013 CALENDARLAUNCH PARTY, 10 PM, Borgata >> DJs Ruckusand PS1 provide the soundtrack as the 13 babesintroduce themselves in mur.murMARKWALTON, JACK FONTANA, TINA GIORGI9 PM, Borgata >> Borgata Comedy Club's latesttrio of funny people play the Music Box. $20.

Tuesday, Dec. 11MARKWALTON, JACK FONTANA, TINA GIORGI9 PM, Borgata >> Borgata Comedy Club's latesttrio of funny people play the Music Box. $20.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Music in this newlounge.DUSK 10 PM, Caesars >> Sat-One provides themusic.

Wednesday, Dec. 12GORDIE BROWN LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85MARKWALTON, JACK FONTANA, TINA GIORGI9 PM, Borgata >> Borgata Comedy Club's latesttrio of funny people play the Music Box. $20.THE POOL 10 PM, Harrah’s >> Wet `N’ WildWednesday featuring Beatclan Takeover DJ Holly-wood & the Beatclan’s finest DJs.

Thursday, Dec. 13GORDIE BROWN LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85MARKWALTON, JACK FONTANA, TINA GIORGI9 PM, Borgata >> Borgata Comedy Club's latesttrio of funny people play the Music Box. $20.21 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ providesmusic.RUSH 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Dane Anthonyrocks the lounge.LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> B Street doesSpringsteen.

Friday, Dec. 14STRAIGHT NO CHASER 9 PM, Caesars >> A capellagroup does holiday and other tunes in the CircusMaximus Theater, including numbers from anupcoming album. $35-$55GORDIE BROWN LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85MARKWALTON, JACK FONTANA, TINA GIORGI9 PM, Borgata >> Borgata Comedy Club's latesttrio of funny people play the Music Box. $20.LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for the holiday show. $16.25-$32.5021 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ providesmusic in this lounge.DUSK Caesars >> Global FridaysGYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> Karma and Lost inParis share the music stage.TOGA BAR 10 PM Caesars >> DJ Chris Rivera spinsthe music. The Toga Dancers provide the visuals.THE POOL 10 PM, Harrah’s >> Aqua Friday featuresChingy performing live along with DJ Hollywoodand the Beatclan's top DJsPARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 9 PM >> DJSonatra alternates with Laura Lee and Tripp Fab-ulous and dancers to provide music and mirth.

>> R&B singer performs in The Concert Venue.$49-$89GORDIE BROWN LIVE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >>Impressionist, singer and entertainer returns to theGolden Nugget Showroom for a mini-extendedstay. $22.55-$33.85LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for the holiday show in Leg-ends in Concert Theater. $16.25-$32.5021 SPORTS BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ providesmusic.DUSK Caesars >> Global FridaysGYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> Trippin' Carla andThe Rockets share the stage.TOGA BAR 10 PM Caesars >> DJ Aiden Scott spinsthe music. The Toga Dancers provide the visuals.mur.mur 10 PM Borgata >> Eli Escobar providesthe tunes.EDEN LOUNGE 9:15 PM, Harrah’s >> Live musicrocks the room.THE POOL 10 PM, Harrah’s >> Aqua Friday with DJmusic.XHIBITION BAR 11:30 PM Harrah’s >> DJ spins themusic.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 9 PM >> DJSonatra alternates with live band to provide musicand mirth.MIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu’AP provides themusic.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Kyle Sweeney spins the records. Vixens enter-tain from10 PMRUSH 6 PM Golden Nugget >> Two performersplay music.LIVE 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> House DJ performs.46 BAR 9 PM, Golden Nugget >> A DJ and dancersprovide the entertainment.

Saturday, Dec. 8LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for the holiday show. $16.25-$32.50GORDIE BROWN LIVE 2 and 8 PM, Golden Nug-get >> Impressionist, singer and entertainer re-turns to the Golden Nugget Showroom for a miniextended stay. $22.55-$33.85GYPSY BAR 7 PM, Borgata >> 52 Pick Up and TheZoo entertain in the tequila lounge.mur.mur 10 PM, Borgata >> Music by Mel De-Barge with Doug Grayson.MIXX 10 PM, Borgata >> DJ Riz provides the music.EDEN LOUNGE 9:15 PM Harrah’s >> A rock bandlivens up the lounge.THE POOL 9 PM, Harrah’s >> Epic Saturday with DJentertainment. Starts at $20LOBBY BAR 10 PM Bally’s >> Mellow entertain-ment for a Saturday night.MIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu’AP provides themusic.DUSK 10 PM, Caesars >> Dennis Rodman guests,with Sat-One serving up the music.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM, Harrah’s >> A pair of DJsshare entertainment duties till 5 AM.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 8 PM >> DJAiden Scott spins the music alternating with a liveband and dancers.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Cool Jon Sprang spins the records. Vixens enter-tain from10 PMBLUEMARTINI 9 PM Bally’s >> DJ Prefer enter-tains for the evening.TOGA BAR 10 PM, Caesars >> A DJ plays the musicwith the Toga Dancers providing the visuals.RUSH 6 PM, Golden Nugget >> Two bands per-form in this intimate lounge.

BACKSTREET BOYS Dec. 30 at House ofBlues. Tickets, $59 to $95. GANNETT FILE

DWIGHT YOAKAM Jan 26. at GoldenNugget. Tickets, $55 to $65. GANNETT FILE

ERIC BENET Jan. 19 at Harrah's. Tickets,$35 to $45. USA TODAY/GANNETT FILE

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Each June and Septem-ber, Vive Day Spa & Salonat Showboat holds aSpaEs-cape Event and cuts thecost of certain services bymore than half. From Dec.9 to 16, the spa will offer abonusEscapeEvent to helpthose stressed out by Hur-ricane Sandy and its after-math.

“This event was startedto entice guests that typi-cally are not spa-goers totest the waters. The sav-ings are extraordinary andthe health and relaxationbenefits speak for them-

selves,” said Gina Rosen-berger, operator of ViveDay Spa & Salon. “Due toHurricaneSandy,ViveDaySpa & Salon felt we neededto offer a Bonus Spa Es-cape Event.”

Vive offers four ser-vices for the Spa EscapeEvent: Pure RelaxationMassage, European Facial,Seasonal Body Scrub and aMini Pedicure & Manicurecombo. Each is a 50-minuteservice for $60. Normalprices range from $75 forthe combo, $115 for themassage and facial and

$140 for the seasonal bodyscrub.

ViveDay Spa is dedicat-ed to helping guestsachieve a healthy lifestyle.With a menu inspired bythe four elements, the spafocuses on customizationto address personal goalsfor a memorable experi-ence. Offerings include rit-ualistic spa treatments,full-service salon,wellnessservices, men’s and wom-en’s locker rooms, sauna,steam room and showers.Robes and slippers are pro-vided.

Vive Day Spa ishosting a SpaEscape event inwhich prices aresignificantlydropped for fourservices, includinga Pure RelaxationMassage. Themassage is $60from Dec. 9 to 17,discounted from$115.PHOTO PROVIDED

Escape toVive Day SpaServices at largediscount fromDec. 9 to 16

IF YOU GOVive Day Spa & Salon is atShowboat Atlantic City, 801Boardwalk. For appoint-ments, call (609) 343-4112. Formore details, visit www.vive-dayspa.com.

Sara Hickey aspired tobe more than a dancer andbackground singer for“Legends in Concert.” Sothe Denver native spent ayear working on the singershe physically resembledmost, adjusting her voiceto meet hers.

She sent in tapes, audi-tioned, and finally landedtheCarrieUnderwoodrole.She’ll go on as the pop sing-er in the holiday version of“Legends in Concert” atBally’s Atlantic Citythrough Dec. 31.

In the show, every per-former does oneChristmas

song and the cast all comesout at the end for the holi-day finale “It’s the MostWonderful Time of theYear,” dressed as Santa’shelpers. The productionfeatures trees, lights andgifts. “It’s very festive,”says Hickey.

As Underwood, Hickeyopens the show and sings amedley of “Flat on theFloor,” “All-AmericanGirl” and “Jesus, Take theWheel” before doing “Cow-boy Casanova” and “DoYou Hear What I Hear.”

Because the show runsthrough the endof theyear,

Hickeyhasbeen inAtlanticCity since before Thanks-givingandwill remainherethrough the holidays.

But she’s not bummedout. “I’m looking out at theocean frommy room,” saidHickey, who performed in“Legends” holiday showlast year in Las Vegas atHarrah’s. “And the cast be-comeseachother’s family.”

In her travels, Hickeynever met Underwood, butthey share the same birth-day. As for moving beyondUnderwood, she said, “I’dlike to develop more char-acters down the road.”

Sara Hickey takes a turn as Carrie Underwood for theholiday version of ‘Legends in Concert’ at Bally’s. She spenta year fine-tuning her impression of the pop singer. PHOTOPROVIDED

Holidays are ‘Legend’-aryIF YOU GO‘Legends in Concert’ playsthrough Dec. 31 in the Leg-ends in Concert Theater inBally’s Atlantic City, Board-walk and Park Place. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Sundaysthrough Fridays, with noperformance on Mondays, 3p.m. Wednesdays and 7:30and 10 p.m. on Saturdays.Tickets are $16.25 to $32.40and can be purchased atwww.ticketmaster.com, (800)736-1420 or at Bally’s BoxOffice.

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GAMING DESTINATIONS & DIVERSIONS

When magician Joe Holiday hostsHolidayMagic,Music &Mistletoe Satur-day and Sunday at Dante Hall Theater, itwill beahomecomingof sorts. Inelemen-tary school, Holiday played basketball inthe hall, whichwas then a gym for St.Mi-chael’s School.“St. Michael’s School and Dante Hall

is where I spent a lot of my childhoodgrowing up and it’s heartwarming to per-form in that beautifully restored thea-ter,” said the magician, who first got in-terested in illusions after seeing amagicshow at age 13.Holiday, of Absecon, will be joined by

Galloway Township-based Dance ForumSouth dancers, and Broadway entertain-er Ron Sharpe.

of his shell.“As a child, I was introverted. I was

frightened to stand up and speak,” hesaid.Hestillgetsnervousbeforeeveryper-

formance. “If you stop getting nervous,something ismissing. I always face a dif-ferent audience and they all treatme dif-ferently. I hope they enjoywhat I do. Butonce I step on stage and the light comesup, all that goes away,” said Holiday.Has a trick ever failed on stage? Yes,

Holiday said. As a teenager, an illusionwent “horribly wrong,” he said. Hisyounger sister served as an assistant.“Shewasupset, but Ikeptmycool. She

worried Iwasmadather.However, at theendof the showIwasable reset thepropsand do it again. It worked and everyonecheered. It was my first standing ova-tion.”

“It will be a well-rounded, old-schoolChristmas show,” said Holiday, who hastraveled theworlddoingmagic. “We’ll doa lot of fun and magic, all with a holidaytheme.”The magician declined to give away

his act, but those who come to the showmay be surprised to see a white Christ-mas, a rarity at the Jersey Shore.Under the direction of Cora Lee Jack

and choreographed by Sharon Festa, thetroupe will perform five jazz, tap or bal-let routines set to classic and contempo-rary Christmas tunes.It’s rumored thatSantaandMrs.Claus

might drop in for a visit during the showsand stick around for a meet-and-greetwith the cast and an opportunity to takephotos.Holiday said learning magic and per-

forming at a young age brought him out

The Dance Forum South dancers will spread holiday cheer Saturday and Sunday at Dante Hall. The troupe will perform to classic and contemporary Christmas tunes. PHOTO PROVIDED

HOLIDAYMAGICCelebrate ‘Magic, Music & Mistletoe’ at Dante Hall extravaganza

IF YOU GO» Holiday Magic, Music & Mistletoe withhost Joe Holiday is performed Saturday andSunday at Dante Hall Theater, 14 N. Mis-sissippi Ave. Show time is 6 p.m. Saturdayand 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults,$12 for seniors and Stockton students and $7for children under 12. Tickets are available atthe door or by calling (609) 347-2162. Formore, visit www.stockton.edu/dante.

» For more on Joe Holiday, visit his website,www.joeholiday.com

ByWilliam SokolicCourier-Post Staff

LastMay,NickAlice traveled fromhisSewell home to Atlantic City seeking hisfuture. — one that lay in the business de-gree he earned at Michigan State, but ingaming.Alice enrolled at Atlantic Cape Com-

munity College’s Casino Career Instituteto learn blackjack, roulette and othergames such as three-card poker.“I wanted to be in the casino industry

and I thought thebest place to startwasasa dealer andworkmyway up,” Alice said.Such training prepares people to work

in any jurisdiction, not just Atlantic City.Graduates are qualified to work in casi-nos in Delaware, Pennsylvania and otherlocales, said Sherwood Taylor, director ofworkforce development at the communi-ty college.“We recommend students have three

games. Usually blackjack is a startingpoint. But we like them to have two othergames as well.”Craps requires 160 hours of training.

Roulette, blackjack, poker, baccarat andother card games require 80 hours.Institutestudentshaveaccess toplace-

ment assistance. “We maintain a jobsboard for students to reviewcurrent post-ings researched by the CCI team. And weoften have casino come on-site to do audi-tions for our graduates,” Taylor said.What the institute can’t do is promise a

job. “We are honest with students,” hesaid. “But by coming toCCI—a school af-filiatedwith a college—you are taking animportant step to setting yourself apartfrom other candidates.”The Casino Career Institute has pre-

pared more than 50,000 people and con-tinues to offer training for thosewhowishto enter the profession. Pay often beginsat $4.50 an hour, but like for waitstaff, the

money is in the tips, known as tokes in theindustry.Come spring, enrollment increases as

students look for summer jobs.For now, the institute is running a spe-

cial calledHalf theTimeatHalf thePrice,which offers table games professionalsan opportunity to increase their market-ability to employers by learning a newgame in a short-term, low-cost program.CCI table games alumni who graduat-

edmore than three years ago can refreshtheir skills as they return to the work-forcewithanAlumniRefresherProgram.Alumniwhohavegraduatedwithin the

past three years can revive their skillswith the Alumni Practice Program.As for Alice, he obtained a job in Au-

gust at Harrah’s Philadelphia dealingblackjack and roulette. “It’s everything Iexpected it tobe.Thegamesarenot reallythat hard. Once you learn it, it’s all prettyeasy.”

Get schooled in gaming

Nick Alice of Sewell trained to become adealer at Atlantic Cape CommunityCollege’s Casino Career Institute. He nowworks at Harrah’s Philadelphia. PHOTO

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MORE INFORMATIONGaming classes begin every two weeks atAtlantic Cape Community College’s CasinoCareer Institute. For more information, or toregister, call (609) 343-4829 or visit www.at-lantic.edu/cci.

Learn how to be adealer at CasinoCareer InstituteByWilliam SokolicCourier-Post Staff

Hurricane Sandy left more thanphysical and emotional damage to peo-ple in New Jersey and New York. Thesuperstormlefta fiscalmessaswell, in-cluding interrupting a planned $6 mil-lionfall tourismmarketingcampaigntopromote travel to Atlantic City.Lastweek, theAtlanticCityAlliance

re-launched what is now termed a tour-ism recovery campaign.The popular “Do Anything, Do Ev-

erything, Do AC” campaign beginsagain, but with a new television spot, afirst-time national ad in the New YorkTimes, and in-market and out-of-mar-ket events.The revisedDoACadvertis-ing creative focuses on “welcoming”visitors back for holiday shopping andhotel deals. A new citywide value-ori-ented promotion around restaurants,spas and hotel packages will be an-nounced soon.Due to the hurricane’s track, Atlan-

tic City casinos suffered minimal dam-age and reopened for business afterfive days. However, the city experi-enced a lag in tourism and revenue dueto the historic weather event.“We are eager to welcome visitors

back toAtlanticCity. It is evenmore im-portant to visit now and support yourneighbors in the resort,” said Jeff Gua-racino, chief strategy and communica-tions officer for Atlantic City Alliance.“Therearemore than40,000employeesin the 12 casino properties, plus hospi-tality industry workers at businessescatering to the tourism industry whoselivelihoods depend on tourism resum-ing.”Atlantic City’s national image also

took a hit due to sensational, out-of-con-text and — at times — erroneous newsreports about the state of the famedboardwalk. The new campaign seeks topromote Atlantic City as open for busi-ness while being sensitive that nearbytowns along New Jersey’s shoreline

sustained serious damage.According to new research data

from a national poll conducted by NewJersey-based Russell Research for theAtlantic City Alliance, a stunning 41percent of the U.S. public believes theAtlantic City Boardwalk was de-stroyed.As part of the effort towelcomevisi-

tors back and to promote the Board-walk, theAlliance is organizing a seriesof holiday events, including:

» The Dec. 1 launch of a new$600,000 holiday lighting program andparade in conjunction with the CasinoReinvestment Development Authority.

» A series of shopping events andfreegift-wrappingonweekendsat eachof the casino resorts and at the WaveParking Garage.

» At 6 p.m. Saturday, the Alliancewill debut a new, 3D light and soundshow projected on to the facade of his-toric Boardwalk Hall called “WinterSweet.”The free, 8-minutemulti-mediashow will draw visitors nightly to theBoardwalk.For details, visit www.doatlanticci-

ty.com

ByWilliam SokolicCourier-Post Staff

Atlantic City’s Boardwalk is open forbusiness — and strolling — despitesome reports post-Sandy that suggestedotherwise. WILLIAM SOKOLIC/COURIER-POST

‘Do AC’ campaign relaunches

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