Aug 12, 2015 | Food & Beverage, Special Events, Sun WineFest 2016
Tickets for the 13th annual Sun WineFest go on sale Monday, August 29th
Uncasville, CT (August 12, 2015) –The 13th annual Sun WineFest kicks off on Friday, January 29th, 2016. Get the weekend rolling with Bourbon Tasting and stick around for all the usual favorites including Elite Cru, Celebrity Chef Dine Around, Grand Tasting and more! Tickets for all Sun WineFest events go on sale Friday, August 29th through Ticketmaster and the Mohegan Sun Box Office.
The Grand Tasting
Sample over 1,000 varieties of wine and beer during Sun WineFest’s main event, the Sun WineFest Grand Tasting, on Saturday, January 30th and Sunday, January 31st. Sip and sample some of the best in wine and beer inside the Convention Center and Uncas Ballroom. Foodies can sample signature dishes from the region’s most highly rated restaurants. The Main Culinary Stage is the backdrop for two days of celebrity chef demonstrations along with fun-filled contests.
Tickets to the Saturday Sun WineFest Grand Tasting are $95.00; tickets for the Sunday tasting are $70.00. The event runs from Noon to 5:00pm both days.
Bourbon Tasting
Get your WineFest weekend started early and warm your palate during Bourbon Tasting inside the Uncas Ballroom. The tasting, which runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm invites guests to mix and mingle while getting a taste of the finest bourbon, cigars and delectable hors d’oeuvres.
Tickets to the Bourbon Tasting are $90.00 per person.
Elite Cru Tasting
Taste “the-best-of-the-best” vintages and get one-on-ones with the winemakers during the Sun WineFest Elite Cru Tasting. On Saturday, learn the principals behind their craft and get a closer look into some of the finer wines Sun WineFest has to offer. This event runs from 3:00pm to 5:00pm inside The Cabaret Theatre.
Tickets to Elite Cru Tasting are $210.00 each. The ticket price includes the Elite Cru Tasting as well as entry into Saturday’s Sun WineFest Grand Tasting and a $50.00 iGourmet gift card.
Celebrity Chef Dine Around
On Saturday, January 30th guests are invited to the Celebrity Chef Dine Around to watch the masters at work. Celebrity chefs will be on-hand serving up their best recipes at several live cooking stations. Enjoy the pairing of fine wine or premium beer to match each signature dish.
The Celebrity Chef Dine Around will take place inside the Uncas Ballroom from 8:00pm to 11:00pm. Tickets are $199.00 each.
Sun WineFest Ticket Packages
Gain entry into the Friday night Bourbon Tasting presented by XXX and the Saturday Sun WineFest Grand Tasting with the Grain & Grapes Ticket Package. The package is $145.00 and includes entry into both events.
New this year, the Sun WineFest Weekend Ticket Package! This $150.00 package includes Saturday Grand Tasting ticket and Sunday Grand Tasting ticket.
For more information about all Sun WineFest 2015 events, featured personalities, packages, hours and area hotel information, visit sunwinefest.com or on Facebook and Twitter.
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 85 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
Aug 5, 2015 | Entertainment, General News, Special Events
Full concert lineup for September 18th now includes Boyz II Men, Wilson Phillips, En Vogue, Coolio, Shock G & Freedom Williams; Hosted by Ed Lover
UNCASVILLE, CT (August 5, 2015) —Mohegan Sun Arena’s Best of 90s Concert, set for 8:00pm on Friday, September 18th, just got a little sweeter. The show will now be MC’d by non other than Ed Lover, the guy who has done it all in entertainment, whether it be TV, books, radio, movies, standup Comedy or DJing.
Not to be outdone, Oakland, CA’s Shock G of Digital Underground has joined the bill as well. The rapper that took the music industry by storm in the late 80s and early 90s will bring hits like the “The Humpty Dance” and “doowutchayalike,” plus many more to the stage come September 18th. Digital Underground have sold over 10 Million albums and received many awards, including a Grammy. Their 1990 album, Sex Packets, individually went platinum. The group is also known for launching the career of one of Hip-Hop’s most prolific artists, 2pac.
Freedom Williams and C And C Music Factory hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990 with the mega hit, “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).” The band would also climb up the charts in the 90s with hits “Here We Go Let’s Rock and Roll,” “Things That Make You Go Hmm” and “Touch Of Love.” C And C Music Factory was at the forefront of some of the best and most successful dance music of their era, selling over 8 million units and staking claim to five #1 Dance/Club Play hits in the early to mid 1990s!
Ed Lover can currently be heard on Sirius XM’s Backspin Channel, Monday through Friday 6:00pm through 10:00pm EST. He is the only full time show on the channel. Since its inception, subscriptions for Sirius XM has soared. Having interviewed everyone from Oprah Winfrey to President Obama, Ed is a true radio and entertainment legend.
Lover also starred in the Hip-Hop classic, Who’s The Man, in 1993, alongside Doctor Dre, whom he also co-hosted the classic 1990s MTV show, Yo! MTV Raps.
Tickets are $35.00 and are currently on sale through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets are also available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office, subject to availability.
For more information on this concert, visit Best of 90s!
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Also in 2013, Mohegan Sun won “Casino of The Year” in 2 categories at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 Arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Aug 5, 2015 | Special Events, Sports
What:
Join Mohegan Sun for all of the daytime games on the first football Sunday of the 2015 NFL season inside the Uncas Ballroom on Sunday, September 13th.
When/Where:
Sunday, September 13th
Doors Open: 12:00pm
Games Begin: 1:00pm
Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom
In Detail: Start the 2015 NFL season off right with a Sunday Funday inside Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom. Score a drink at the fully stocked cash bar, tackle the Tailgate buffet for the best in football snacks and cheer for your favorite team on the projection screens. All afternoon games will be shown, doors close at 8:00pm.
Tickets for the Sunday Funday Kickoff Party are $20.00 and go on sale at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster starting August 3rd. The ticket price includes entry into the party, access to the Tailgate buffet and one beverage.
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
Jul 15, 2015 | Entertainment, General News, Special Events
Scheduled for Thursday, August 6th, the ballet classic heads to The Cabaret Theatre
UNCASVILLE, CT (July 15, 2015) — The Hartford-based, Albano Ballet Company will be performing its Summer Dance featuring Joseph Albano’s Swan Lake World Premiere in the Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, August 6th at 7:00pm. The performance is set to feature a backdrop designed and painted in an art deco style by Broadway’s Leo Meyer. Swan Lake will showcase all new choreography by Albano, encapsulating the definite elements of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
Tightening up the standard commedia del arte gesturing with kinetic pantomime and dance, Albano weaves the original story of a swan under the spell of an evil wizard with dramatic communication and contemporary theatrical stylistics. “Updating this signature ballet to today’s audiences is what my creation is all about,” Albano adds.
Only the love of Prince Siegfried can free the swan who is indeed a woman. The delicate, fragile swan bird is the image for ballet since this art form originated.
Hanna Holcomb, who made her European debut on the famed Ariston stage in San Remo, Italy in 2014 in Albano’s Symphonic Dances to music by Rachmaninoff, is dancing the ballerina role of the Swan Queen.
“Its nuances from swan to woman and vice-versa,” she says, “requires the ultimate in both technical and emotional transfer.”
“Only 18 years old, and a sophomore at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Hanna is the epitome of the gentle, graceful swan,” Albano declares.
Prince Siegfried, around whom the dramatic action evolves is portrayed by Eric Carnes, a principal dancer with the Albano Company. He is accompanied by Henry Seth, a 15-year veteran of the New York City Ballet, and others of the impressive male contingent in the Albano troupe.
The Ishtar Ballet opens the program with impressionistic music by Vincent D’Indy. A Babylonian myth, the goddess, Ishtar gives birth to life.
Leo Meyer designed and painted the historic Gates of Ishtar as the backdrop. Involved masks and headpieces embellish this theatrical vision.
Honoring the late New London composer, Dr. Charles Frink, who wrote the music for the Minister’s Black Veil, a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, details a modern ballet dance drama.
The Minister’s Black Veil premiered last season to critical acclaim. Now, residents in the greater New London region will see both Frink’s and Albano’s collaboration. Both are native to New London.
Tickets are $35.00 and $30.00 and are available now at Mohegan Sun’s Box Office and through Ticketmaster.com. Ticketmaster customers can also call their national toll free Charge By Phone number, 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. For more information, visit albanoballet.org.
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular travel destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class golf course and spa, over 85 shops, restaurants, nightclubs and bars, three award-winning entertainment venues including the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, and three stunning casinos all under one roof. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford, New Haven and Providence, and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and ocean waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
Jul 13, 2015 | Special Events
WHAT: 
Mohegan Sun hosts Girlfriend’s Night Out featuring a special Reality Check event with Bethenny Frankel inside Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom.
WHEN/WHERE:
Friday, July 31st
6:00pm-10:00pm
6:30pm – Bethenny Frankel’s Live Q&A
7:15pm – Bethenny Frankel’s Book Signing
IN DETAIL:
Leave the boys at home and grab your BFFs for Mohegan Sun’s Girlfriends Night Out! To celebrate National Girlfriends Day, get treated like a VIP with special girlfriend stations featuring eyelash extensions, makeup tables, psychic readings and jewelry. Dance with your girls to the sounds of DJ Kalkutta playing the hottest tracks all night long plus partake in delicious dining specials and amazing prize drawings. Ladies night has never looked better!
Make it a night to remember and get the skinny on relationship “do-nots” straight from the Skinnygirl herself during an exclusive Reality Check event. Reality TV star, talk show host and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel shares secrets from her new book I Suck At Relationships, So You Don’t Have To during a live Q&A during Girlfriends Night Out followed by a signing event.
Make the weekend last with a special Girlfriend’s Day hotel package. To learn more about this special package, please call us at 1.888.777.7922 or visit our website.
Tickets for Girlfriends Night Out are $20.00 & $40.00 and go on sale Wednesday, July 1st at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. The $20.00 ticket includes a glass of Prosecco, entry into AVALON as well as access to all the Girlfriends Night Out amenities. The $40.00 VIP ticket includes all the above as well as a copy of Bethenny Frankel’s book and access to her book signing event.
*Bethenny Frankel will only be signing copies of her book I Suck At Relationships, So You Don’t Have To. Only VIP ticket holders for Girlfriends Night Out are guaranteed access to the book signing. VIP ticket includes complimentary book. Additional spots may become available day of the event.
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular travel destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class golf course and spa, over 85 shops, restaurants, nightclubs and bars, three award-winning entertainment venues including the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, and three stunning casinos all under one roof. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford, New Haven and Providence, and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and ocean waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
Jul 10, 2015 | Entertainment, Hot Summer Fun, Special Events
WHAT:
Reality Check Presents dance partners Chris Soules of The Bachelor and Witney Carson of Dancing With The Stars
WHEN:
Friday, August 14th
8:00pm Performance and Live Q&A session
9:00pm Signing event
The Shops at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL:
Chris Soules turns farm charm into dancing dynamo at Mohegan Sun during a free Reality Check event. Join the star of The Bachelor as he shows off his ballroom skills with his Dancing with the Stars partner Witney Carson for a live performance followed by an autograph signing on August 14th in The Shops concourse.
Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to time restrictions, signing personalization or photos taken with personal cameras are prohibited. Headshots will be given out at the event. This event is bracelet-only. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of bracelets will be distributed starting at 6:30pm at the signing area. Participants must have a bracelet in order to gain entry into the signing line.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular travel destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class golf course and spa, over 85 shops, restaurants, nightclubs and bars, three award-winning entertainment venues including the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, and three stunning casinos all under one roof. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford, New Haven and Providence, and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and ocean waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
