Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | 7:02 a.m.
Elvis is leaving the building.
That would be tribute artist Steve Connolly, who has performed in "Spirit of the King" at Fitzgeralds for four years.
His final performance will be June 18. Fans still can catch his 10:30 p.m. shows Thursdays through Mondays. Tickets are $40 to $50; half-price for locals.
"The hotel decided to go in a different direction," Connolly said.
Too bad. Connolly puts on a great show and has developed a large fan base after more than 1,000 performances at Fitzgeralds.
When his contract ends, he will concentrate more on his painting, corporate gigs and touring.
"I'm still looking for another place here in Vegas," Connolly said, "but I'm going to be pretty busy."
He's thinking about possible changes to his show when it finds a new home. Maybe focusing more on his original music, maybe do more of a history of rock 'n' roll kind of show.
The possibilities are limitless for the talented performer. But whatever he decides about his future, he has made at least one decision about the present.
"I'm going to make a party out of the final show," he said.
Joe Williams scholarship
Some classic Las Vegas performers head the bill for the annual Joe Williams Scholarship Fund concert at the Community College of Southern Nevada.
Performers include impressionists Bob Anderson and Bill Acosta, comedians Pete Barbutti and Cork Proctor, Frank Sinatra's former musical director Vincent Falcone, and arranger, composer, producer Artie Butler. Tom Ferguson will conduct the CCSN All-Stars band.
Williams, the legendary jazz and blues singer, lived in Las Vegas from 1965 until his death in 1999 at the age of 80. He created the scholarship that bears his name in 1989.
In 1965 he and his wife, Jillean, moved to Las Vegas.
Details: 2 p.m. Sunday , South Point, $34.95, 797-8055
Biker benefit
Hogs & Heifers Saloon hosts a bicoastal biker ride Sunday to benefit Tom Urbanski, the nightclub bouncer who was paralyzed during the NBA All-Star weekend.
One ride will begin at the Hogs & Heifers in Las Vegas and the other in New York.
Participants will ride en masse to the Pioneer Saloon in Good Springs at 10:30 a.m. and return to the Hogs & Heifers Saloon for a barbecue.
The clubs will donate all proceeds collected from registration fees, raffle tickets and a portion of the day's sales to The Tommy Urbanski Fund.
Registration: 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday; Hogs & Heifers, 201 N. Third St.; $20 per rider and $10 for each additional rider due at check-in. Donations also will be accepted at www.TommyUrbanksiFund.org, Silver State Bank and at Hogs & Heifers Saloons.
The Rev. Rock
Just when you think the unpredictable Monti Rock III is becoming predictable, he does something unpredictable.
His latest schtick? Minister.
Monti, who played a DJ in the hit 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever," says he can now perform wedding ceremonies, thanks to a certification from a Miami organization called the Florida Academy, Institute of Religion.
You can congratulate the Rev. Rock at his birthday bash at 6 p.m. Thursday at Imperial Palace's Rock House Bar.
Around town
Ronnie Foster, former keyboardist for Clint Holmes, brings his jazz and R&B group to MJ's Bar (formerly Boston, 3417 S. Jones Blvd., 9 p.m. Sundays) ... Karin Denise has re-returned to Elvis' (9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 545 E. Sahara Ave.) ... Vocalist/songwriter David Pomeranz will perform in concert at the Steve Wyrick Theatre at Planet Hollywood (7 and 9 p.m. Friday , $40-$50, 777-9974) ... Band leader Jimmy Mulidore says saxophonist Batman Ortega will join the jazz jam at the Gold Coast for the next couple of weeks (7:30 and 9 p.m. Mondays) ... Suzanne Somers speaks on "Women's Health and Hormones" at the Suncoast (11 a.m. Saturday , $15, (800) 900-9349 or LifeChangeTicket.com).
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