Chuck Darrow

Chuck Darrow is the Daily News reporter for Atlantic City.

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CasiNotes: The art of classic rock, on walls, in halls

Posted 07/03/2009

IT'S GOING to be a classic weekend in Atlantic City. Make that a classic-rock weekend. The sights as well as the sounds of the rock and pop music of the 1960s and '70s will dominate the July Fourth holiday party in AyCee, as an art exhibit dedicated to the artists of the era, as well as a slew of performers themselves, are on tap.

Setting down Roots at Borgata

CasiNotes: 'The Office's' B.J. Novak plunges back into stand-up comedy - 06/19/2009: THE FICTIONAL Ryan Howard wants to make sure that there are no misunderstandings about where the real Ryan Howard will be tomorrow night.
CasiNotes: Aykroyd's sold on selling spirits - 06/12/2009: CONSIDERING DAN Aykroyd wears so many hats, it's a little surprising he has but one head. You know Dan Aykroyd the "Saturday Night Live" icon. And Dan Aykroyd the movie star ("Ghostbusters," "Driving Miss Daisy"). And Dan Aykroyd the House of Blues impresario. And of course, Dan Aykroyd the pop star (as Elwood Blues, one-half of the Blues Brothers).
CasiNotes: Caesars parties all month, & a gastropub hits the scene - 06/05/2009: PRETTY MUCH everyone knows that Atlantic City's first legal casino was Resorts International (now Resorts Atlantic City), which opened its doors in May 1978. But what was the second gambling den of the modern era?
CasiNotes: Leno enjoys his Atlantic City gigs - 05/29/2009: IF TONIGHT'S final appearance as host of "The Tonight Show" is weighing on Jay Leno, he's doing a heck of a job hiding it.
CasiNotes: - 05/29/2009: "What if you took a day off and you liked it?. Then you're screwed."
CasiNotes: Bally's best summer offer: Free rock concerts - 05/22/2009: IF THE current economic crisis is keeping you from availing yourself of Atlantic City's entertainment offerings this weekend, Bally's Atlantic City has an offer you can't refuse.
CasiNotes: Beach bars let you imbibe waterside - 05/15/2009: ATLANTIC CITY has had a long history of treating laws pertaining to alcohol sales and consumption with indifference, if not outright scorn. But there has been one location that historically has been as dry as rural Utah: the beach.
CasiNotes: Ex-Styx member Dennis DeYoung sticks to the basics - 05/08/2009: IT WOULD have been understandable had Dennis DeYoung, co-founder and former lead singer-composer of the progressive-pop band Styx, walked away from his musical career.
CasiNotes: In A.C., Jerry was a star before 'Seinfeld' - 05/01/2009: JERRY SEINFELD has been an A-list Atlantic City attraction for more than a decade. Once his watershed 1990s sitcom, "Seinfeld," became a pop-culture phenomenon, he was at the top of every casino's wish list.
CasiNotes: High on the '60s? This show'll bring you down - 04/24/2009: TROPICANA CASINO and Resort is to be commended for being the only Atlantic City casino that programs traditional production shows on a year-round basis. But that doesn't mean that the Trop gets a pass for its latest effort, "Celebration of the '60s."