Columnist Joe Delaney: Burton, Rogers to lend a hand at annual ‘Care for Kids’ radiothon

Joe Delaney

Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999 | 9:41 a.m.

Joe Delaney's column appears Thursdays and Fridays. Reach him at joe@vegas.com or 259-4066.

Monte Carlo magician Lance Burton and country music legend Kenny Rogers will appear live on this weekend's fourth annual Variety Club/KFM 102 "Care for Kids" radiothon. ... The Meadows mall will be the location for the broadcasts from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. ... Burton is set for 4-5 p.m. Friday and Rogers, 4-6 p.m. Saturday.

Radiothon proceeds will benefit Candlelighters for Children with Cancer, Ronald McDonald House and St. Jude's Ranch for Children. ... Donations may also be allocated to Variety Club's Bikes for Kids program in conjunction with the Henderson Fire Department and Sunset Station.

Variety Club of Southern Nevada, the Children's Charity is a nonprofit organization that has been serving special-needs children in this community since 1950. ... Variety's offices are now at 3F Sunset Way, Suite A-12, Henderson, NV 89014. ... Call 383-8466 for radiothon details.

More local events

The Grammy award-winning New York Voices will perform Friday at 8 p.m. in UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall, part of the campus Performing Arts Center's "Best of the New York Stage" series. ... The New York Voices are this decade's successors to Manhattan Transfer. ... Actor Leslie Nielsen is next, on Dec. 5, in "Clarence Darrow -- A One Man Play."

"Camelot at the Magic Forest" takes place at Opportunity Village, 6300 W. Oakey, with cocktails and a Magic Forest tour at 6:30 p.m. and feasting and frolicking at 7:30. ... Call 259-3741 for tickets and details. ... Gov. Kenny Guinn and Sig Rogich are the honorees.

Attention, Musicians Local 369 members. ... Saturday's general election of officers will take place at headquarters, 3701 W. Vegas Drive, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ... Consider your votes carefully; it is imperative every eligible member votes.

Star-policy rundown

It's Natalie Cole (Caesars Palace); Gladys Knight (Desert Inn); Buddy Greco and Lezlie Anders, Friday only (Flamingo Hilton); Patsy Cline Tribute (Gold Coast); Bill Acosta (Luxor); Jay Leno, MGM Grand Theatre, and Al Jardine of the Beach Boys and Family & Friends (MGM Grand, Hollywood Theatre). ... Siegfried & Roy (Mirage); Lance Burton (Monte Carlo); Frankie Laine (Orleans); Alain Choquette (Paris); Danny Gans (Rio) and Andre-Phillippe Gagnon (Venetian).

Those who enjoy hypnosis as entertainment or for laughs should like "Hip-nosis, Playing with Your Head," as performed by Justin Tranz, upstairs at O'Shea's.

One-nighters: Bryan Ferry, Friday, and the Buzzcocks, Saturday (House of Blues). ... A two-nighter: Russian recording artist Philip Kirkorov, performing at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday (MGM Grand Theatre), followed by Jay Leno at 10 p.m.

Recording sessions

Would have enjoyed sitting in at the Steve Lippia recording sessions in L.A. Tuesday and Wednesday, in the Warner Bros. label studios. ... Las Vegan Vincent Falcone Jr. conducted a 41-piece orchestra, including a full string section, in which every musician had some connection with the late Frank Sinatra. ... Falcone was Sinatra's conductor for a decade. ... Several songs were non-Sinatra originals.

It has been several decades since this columnist last produced a recording session. ... During the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s we were calling the shots for some of the jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Donald Byrd, the Dukes of Dixieland, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman and Al Hirt.

"Trumpet Blues, The Life of Harry James," by Peter J. Levinson, published by Oxford University Press, is a thoroughly documented, very well-written book, capturing the late trumpeter's career, realistically.

Thursday addenda

Bob Anderson and Frankie Randall were excellent replacements for Buddy Greco these past two Fridays in the Flamingo Hilton showroom. ... Buddy rejoins Mrs. Greco, Lezlie Anders, and their orchestra on Friday. ... Anderson is back in the intimate lounge setting at the Resort at Summerlin through Saturday, worth the trip more than once.

Goodwill of Nevada unveiled its new Goodwill Superstore and Training Center on Wednesday. ... We were impressed. ... Stop in at 6344 W. Sahara, at Torrey Pines, and you will be, too. ... See you Friday.