Comedian Drew Carey briefly joined the Lon Bronson All-Star Band on stage Thursday night, Aug. 27, 2009, at the Ovation lounge in Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Henderson. Carey joined the band in singing the Monkees’ “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone.”
Friday, Aug. 28, 2009 | 10:12 a.m.
Stacy Keibler July 27, 2009, at Tabu Ultra Lounge in MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Actress Kathy Kinney played Mimi Bobeck on "The Drew Carey Show" for nine years.
It may not be Labor Day Weekend but this one is still going to be a big one.
Stacy Keibler kicked things off Thursday night at Jet by hosting the kickoff of Fantasy Football SuperDraft Weekend in Las Vegas.
Shannon Elizabeth will keep the fantasy alive tonight when she hosts at LAX and Molly Sims will add to it on Saturday with a night at Pure.
Flo Rida and Gary “Baba-Booey” Dell’Abate of “The Howard Stern Show” will also be there Saturday night.
Before we get to Saturday, however, let’s take a closer look at what’s on for tonight, starting with a 90210 throw-back reality-check.
Jason Priestley, who played Brandon Walsh on the hit ‘90s series, “Beverly Hills 90210” has not only grown up, he’s grown over the hill – and he will be at MGM Grand tonight to mark his 40th birthday at Tabú Ultra Lounge.
Another, far younger “90210” star, Annalynne McCord will be in town this weekend. The so-called “90210” new class actress will host Wet Republic’s Daylife Sundays pool party on – you guessed it – Sunday.
Tonight’s lineup continues with an ensemble of so-called “improv all-stars” at the Mirage. Part “Drew Carey Show,” part “Whose Line is it, Anyway?” the line-up includes Drew Carey, Kathy Kinney, Ryan Stiles, Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, Sean Masterson, Julie Larson and Laura Hall.
While Carey needs no memory-jogging or explanation, Kinney played “Mimi” on “The Drew Carey Show”; Stiles had roles on both of Carey’s previous projects; Esten, Davis, and Hall appeared on “Whose Line," and Masterson and Larson had a guest spots on “The Drew Carey Show.”
Carey got a jump-start to his Las Vegas weekend Thursday night, with an impromptu performance at the Ovation lounge at Green Valley Ranch. Carey, who was in the audience at the Lon Bronson All-Star Band show, came up on stage to join the band in performing the Monkees' 1966 hit, "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone."
Carey's rag-tag crew of comedians will perform two 10 p.m. shows this weekend, on Friday and Saturday nights, in the Terry Fator Theater after the regular Mirage headliner and former “America’s Got Talent” champion wraps things up.
Also tonight, retired New York Knicks player-turned-children’s charity champion, Jerome “JYD” Williams, will host a fundraiser kickoff party at the Hard Rock Hotel in support of local Boy Scouts of America, After School All-Stars, The Center at UNLV and the Make-A-Wish-Foundation.
Other events planned include a car show Saturday at South Point Casino and star-studded rally car drives around town throughout the morning and afternoon.
In addition to JYD himself, other guests expected at tonight’s pole position party include Golden State Warrior point guard CJ Watson; Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Dave Riske; former Toronto Raptor and Chicago Bull, Chris Jefferies; and retired New Jersey Net and Dallas Maverick, Ed O’Bannon.
Also at the Hard Rock tonight, New York-based metal vets Dream Theater will hit The Joint while P-Funk legend, George Clinton, will bring his soul-flavored psychedelic rock the hotel’s poolside Friday Night Live concert series.
Meanwhile, Mickey Avalon will return to Privé once again for a yet another night of so-called “hip hop and debauchery.”
Privé’s other go-to guests, Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy and Andy Milonakis will be at the beleaguered Planet Hollywood nightspot Saturday night. (The club’s fifth and final unofficial resident guest, Jermaine Dupri, has the weekend off, apparently.)
“Friday Night Lights” star Scott Porter will also be at Privé Saturday night, and will throw himself a little birthday party while he’s at it.
Another star celebrating a birthday tomorrow – or would be celebrating a birthday tomorrow – is fallen music icon Michael Jackson. Though the King of Pop died last month, a range of personalities will congregate at the Pearl to mark what would have been his 51st birthday.
Local acts including Human Nature, members of “Jersey Boys,” Holly Madison and the cast of “Peepshow,” “Phantom” performers and the Sirens of TI are all expected to participate.
Before that, however, “Jon & Kate Plus 8” patriarch Jon Gosselin will serve as the summer’s most curious and controversial pool party host at Wet Republic.
As the scandalous reality show father figure heats things up at MGM Grand, Kanye West’s girlfriend, gutsy and gorgeous Ford model Amber Rose, will heat things up in a very different (and far sexier) way at Tao Beach.
Later that night, country crooner Toby Keith will play Red Rock Casino – which means he may very well stop by his namesake bar and grill at some point this weekend. (He tends to pop by his bar and grill and Harrah’s whenever he’s in town; his last surprise appearance was in April during Academy of Country Music Awards weekend.)
Melissa Arseniuk writes about Las Vegas entertainment and celebrity events. She can be reached at 702-948-7823 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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