Chuck Darrow   

 

CasiNotes: Halloween-themed magic show does the trick - 10/23/2009

IT IS, IT WOULD seem, a classic no-brainer: a magic show with a spooky, Halloween theme. But despite the countless magicians who have hocus-pocused their way across Atlantic City casino stages over the past three decades, no one has ever thought to stage such a pageant - until now.

 

CasiNotes: Timeless Lily Tomlin: Comedian updates her famed character Ernestine in A.C. show - 10/21/2009

WANT TO PUT Lily Tomlin in a great mood? Just mention you saw her perform at the old Latin Casino in Cherry Hill in the mid-'70s. In no time you'll be strolling happily down Memory Lane with the actress-comedian who on Saturday makes her long-overdue Atlantic City debut at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa.

 

CasiNotes: Downbeach Film Festival is in a Garden State of mind - 10/16/2009

THE DOWNBEACH Film Festival is moving uptown. Last year, the modest exhibition of independent movies debuted in the AyCee bedroom community of Margate. This year, each of the five full-length theatrical features, five documentaries and a slew of shorts will be on view at the Screening Room, the jewel box of a theater on the 13th floor of Resorts Atlantic City.

 

CasiNotes: Jason does Donny: The former 'Seinfeld' star brings satirical send-up to Atlantic City - 10/13/2009

IT WAS A LOGICAL assumption to make that if and when Jason Alexander made his Atlantic City debut, he'd do it as Jason Alexander. After all, given his musical-theater background, an evening of show tunes and witty repartee about his life and career would likely have made for a hot casino ticket.

 

CasiNotes: Renaissance has a. . .renaissance - 10/09/2009

DURING A 2002 interview at her Doylestown home, I broached the subject of a Renaissance reunion with Annie Haslam, whose soaring, five-octave voice helped propel the British progressive-rock band to cult stardom in the early 1970s.

 

CasiNotes: Emeril kicks up the heat in Bethlehem - 10/02/2009

IT'S NO coincidence that Emeril Lagasse has never done business in such no-brainer locales as Philly, Boston or New York.

 

CasiNotes: Venues make a play for GLBT crowd with 'OUT in A.C.' - 09/25/2009

AS FAR as Atlantic City is concerned, the bus-riding, slot-loving seniors who helped fuel the town's casino industry for three decades are pretty much gone for good, thanks to Pennsylvania's burgeoning gaming scene. Which means the town's gambling dens have to mine other demographic veins if they want to remain viable.

 

CasiNotes: Trump Marina crafts its first beer fest - 09/18/2009

YOU COULD say tomorrow's event at Trump Marina is good for what "ales" you. That's because from 2 to 7 p.m., the bayside gambling den is staging its inaugural Craft Beer Fest at the Deck, the casino's al fresco saloon.

 

CasiNotes: Borgata sets low buy-in fee for poker tourney's main event - 09/11/2009

IT'S NOT unusual these days for casinos to offer restaurant and hotel room discounts. But Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa has upped the ante, if you will, with a major price break for its latest big-time poker tournament.

 

CasiNotes: Resorts offers Boogie Nights to reunion groups - 08/28/2009

RESORTS ATLANTIC City continues to find new ways to exploit its ultra-successful Boogie Nights disco, which pays homage to the pop culture of the 1970s and '80s.