Jan 11, 2010 | Entertainment
Live on February 16th with special guest Flyleaf
Two of the hottest young Alt-Rock acts will be teaming up at Mohegan Sun for a performance live in the Arena on Tuesday, February 16th at 7:00pm. The show will feature special guest Flyleaf.
Tickets are $30.00 and go on sale Saturday, January 16th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, January 17th, subject to availability.
Breaking Benjamin’s fourth studio effort, Dear Agony, surfaced in September, debuting at #4 on The Billboard 200. The record’s first single, “I Will Not Bow,” peaked at #40 on the magazine’s Hot 100 chart.
Three Days Grace unveiled its third studio set, Life Starts Now, in September. The album is the group’s first release in three years and debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200. The set marks the outfit’s second record to be produced by Grammy-nominated Howard Benson (Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson).
Memento Mori, Flyleaf’s sophomore album, follows the outfit’s eponymous full-length debut, which surfaced in 2005. The first record peaked at #57 on The Billboard 200 and #3 on the magazine’s Top Heatseekers chart.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Jan 11, 2010 | Entertainment, Special Events
Patti Stanger will meet fans on Saturday, February 13th
Spin Street and Mohegan Sun welcome Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger for a special appearance and signing event of her latest release Become Your Own Matchmaker. This free personal appearance and signing will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, February 13th at 10:00am. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public. Spin Street will be selling signing merchandise at special event pricing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patti Stanger founded a very successful matchmaking service, Millionaire’s Club, in 2000 and has hit the ground running since. Her new book, Become Your Own Matchmaker, was released on paperback on December 29, 2009. Stanger can be seen starring on Bravo’s hit television show, Millionaire Matchmaker, which she also produces. Stanger is also the host of XM satellite radio’s P.S. I Love You show which airs on Thursdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern time and recently started her own dating site, PSXOXO.com in partnership with Spark.com.
ABOUT SIGNINGS AND SIGHTINGS
Mohegan Sun’s Signings & Sightings, presented in collaboration with Spin Street, is a one-of-a-kind experience that allows guests to get up-close-and-personal with some of the world’s biggest entertainers. Whether it’s an up-and-coming band, well-known comedian or chart-topping musician, a Signings & Sightings event provides artists with an exciting opportunity to share their latest work in an interactive way with fans. Spin Street, located in The Shops at Mohegan Sun, offers a variety of music, movies and entertainment memorabilia with special signing merchandise available for each Signings & Sightings event. Visit mohegansun.com/signings-sightings for more information.
Jan 8, 2010 | Entertainment
Celebrate seven wonderful decades on Sunday, March 7th
So Long Springfield, the daylong farewell to Guiding Light, enters 2010 with more stars, more action and even more fun. This extraordinary event will take place live at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 7th and will feature twelve of Guiding Light’s best-loved actors, introducing several that have not appeared at previous East Coast locations. There are two very different sessions and an intimate brunch, with the daytime session taking place from 1:00pm – 5:00pm and the evening session taking place from 8:00pm – 10:30pm. The intimate brunch is only available for fans who attend one of the two So Long Springfield sessions, and takes place from 10:30am – 12:00pm inside Birches Bar & Grill.
Tickets for the daytime session are $80.00. Tickets for the evening session are $70.00 and a combo ticket for both sessions is being offered for $140.00. Tickets for the daytime session and brunch are $190.00, tickets for the evening session and brunch are $180.00 and the combo ticket for both sessions and brunch is $250.00. Tickets are available for purchase at the Mohegan Sun Box Office, at celebrityeventsgroup.com or call 1.866.364.0330.
Appearing at Mohegan Sun will be all of your favorite Guiding Light cast mates including Liz Keifer, Bradley Cole, Justin Deas, Grant Aleksander, Beth Chamberlin, Kim Zimmer, Marcy Rylan, Daniel Cosgrove, Robert Newman, Jerry ver Dorn, Jessica Leccia and Michael O’Leary.
The daytime session, from 1:00pm – 5:00pm, will include an informal question and answer session, followed by three solid hours to get hugs and take pictures with the actors.
The evening session, from 8:00pm – 10:30pm, will begin with an informal concert among friends, with musical and comedic performances by the actors that will leave fans wanting more. Then the stars will interact with audience in an all new “game show” element, featuring prizes for the winners, and scene-acting from real scripts. (Participants are randomly selected from the audience.) The best is last…a “magical” sharing of behind-the-scenes stories that occurred on the set and between cast mates, shedding insight into their real relationships and feelings toward each other throughout the years.
During the bunch, from 10:30am – 12:00pm, enjoy even more up-close time with the actors, only available to fans that attend either (or both) of the So Long Springfield sessions. During this intimate brunch, the actors will be interacting and enjoying the company of their fans in a relaxed atmosphere. The brunch takes place in Birches Bar & Grill. Space is limited—so be one of the first to register!
The exciting So Long Springfield tour concludes with the pinnacle event; So Long Springfield at Sea. While cruising fans can spend five magical days with the stars, participating in lots of interactive activities with a great deal of time to get hugs, autographs and pictures from all of the actors. Fans will cruise aboard the Carnival Glory, departing July 31, 2010 through August 4, 2010 from New York. Mohegan Sun will be giving away one cabin for two, to one lucky winner!
For more information on So Long Springfield at Mohegan Sun, call 1.866.364.0330.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Jan 6, 2010 | Gaming, General News
Mohegan Sun and PokerStars.net announce North American Poker Tour at Mohegan Sun March 27th – April 11th
UNCASVILLE, CT – Two of the biggest and best names in the poker industry are joining forces: PokerStars.net and Mohegan Sun are pleased to announce the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour at Mohegan Sun Saturday, March 27th through Sunday, April 11th. The Main Event will be taking place April 7th – 11th. Top poker players like Daniel Negreanu and Greg Raymer are expected to participate.
“We are extremely excited and honored to partner with such an amazing brand, PokerStars.net,” said Bruce Dixon, Director of Poker Operations for Mohegan Sun. “The PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Mohegan Sun is sure to reinforce the fact that Mohegan Sun is committed to providing our customers with exciting services and tournaments and is a leader within the poker industry.”
Satellite tournaments to the NAPT Main Event will be held in the poker room starting January 11th until the start of the tournament. $200.00 satellites will run every Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday, as well as on Monday, January 18th and Monday, February 15th. One in thirty will advance.
In addition, Mohegan Sun will also be hosting $300.00 satellite tournaments during that same time period. Those events will be held every Saturday and Sunday, as well as at 6:00pm on January 18th and February 15th. One in twenty will advance.
Registration for NAPT will begin Monday, February 15th in the poker room. Registration will be available 24 hours a day until the start of the event. Poker players are also reminded that they can now use their Player’s Club points to buy-in to tournaments at a value of two points per $1.00.
For a complete schedule of qualifying rounds, as well as tournament information, visit mohegansun.com or napt.com.
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
About PokerStars.net
PokerStars.net is the world’s largest poker site with more than 31 million members around the world. It’s the first choice of the world’s top players with more daily tournaments than anywhere else with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.net than any other site.
PokerStars.net operates worldwide under the license from the Isle of Man Government, UK.
PokerStars.net regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
* The European Poker Tour attracts many of the best players worldwide and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any poker tour
* The PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) staged on the shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas is the largest and richest tournament in the world outside the United States.
*The Latin American Poker Tour unites many of the best players in Latin and South America
*The Asia Pacific Poker Tour does the same across Asia and the Pacific
PokerStars.net is also home to an elite team of sponsored players– a group of established and up and coming players that travel the world competing in international tournaments. For a full list visit http://www.pokerstars.net/team-pokerstars/
Jan 5, 2010 | Entertainment
Mohegan Sun will host comedy nights in The Cabaret Theatre presented by Treehouse Comedy Productions
Beginning Saturday, February 13th, The Cabaret Theatre will begin hosting a comedy night every Saturday evening
presented by Treehouse Comedy Productions. Comedy nights will begin at 9:00pm with three-act shows for twenty-one plus audiences unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. This comedy series will be presented and staged through a partnership between Mohegan Sun and the well-known, Connecticut-based Treehouse Comedy Productions.
Opening night of the comedy series will bring celebrity comic Kevin Meaney to The Cabaret Theatre stage. He is one of the most popular stand-up comics in the business with more than twenty-five years of experience. His TV and movie credits include Saturday Night Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and the film, Big. Meaney also starred in the hit Broadway musical Hairspray and most recently taped an upcoming episode on the award-winning TV show, 30 Rock.
Treehouse Comedy Productions was born out of the Treehouse Comedy Club, Connecticut’s first and original full-time comedy showcase that began in Westport in 1983. The original club featured then up-and-comers Rosie O’Donnell, Denis Leary and Jon Stewart. With the opening of various satellite venues throughout the state, Treehouse Comedy Productions hosted and helped launch the careers of such noteworthy comics such as Jim Gaffigan and Lisa Lampanelli. Treehouse Comedy Productions have staged more than 10,000 shows in the last twenty-five years, presenting the very best in live stand-up comedy in Connecticut.
For more information on The Cabaret Theatre Presents a Treehouse Comedy Production and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
