Apr 13, 2010 | Entertainment, General News
First U.S. tour will be coming to the Arena on June 20th
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S.H.E. x Gary Chaw Crossover Live will be performing at Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday, June 20th. The show will have two performances; the first at 2:00am and the second at 2:00pm.
Tickets are $168.00, $128.00, $88.00 and $48.00 and go on sale Friday, April 16th. Tickets can be purchased through on Sunday Entertainment Concepts, Inc. based out of New York at 646.602.6262 or visit www.sundayusa.us/tickets.
S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group formed in 2001 and named after the first letter of each member’s first name – Selina, Hebe and Ella. S.H.E. has recorded twelve albums with sales exceeding 4.5 million, and set ticketing records in each of their two concert tours in Asia. The group received an award for “Best Group” at the Golden Melody Awards in 2003 and is also an eight-time winner of the Global Chinese Music Award for “Best Group” given annually by a group of seven radio stations.
S.H.E will kick off their first out-of-Asia World Tour at Mohegan Sun with another popular singer, Gary Chaw. Chaw is renowned for his great stage charisma, wide vocal range and rich voice and has achieved huge success in Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. He also does a lot of compositions and wrote many chart-topping songs in Taiwan for other singers including Aaron Kwok and S.H.E. Chaw won “Best Mandarin Singer” at the Golden Melody Awards in 2008 and his most recent concert tour of Asia, “Welcome To My World,” was a great success.
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/888. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Asian Marketing Hotline at 1.888.999.9977.
Apr 12, 2010 | Breaking News, Gaming
New Haven product Vanessa Selbst is crowned 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event Champion with a $750,000 payday
In professional sports, few things are sweeter than winning the biggest game of your career on home turf. New Haven, Connecticut native Vanessa Selbst now knows the feeling.
A 50-minute drive on I-95 will take you from New Haven to Uncasville, Connecticut, home of Mohegan Sun; the second largest casino in the United States and host of the 1st annual PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. The five-day, $5,000 buy-in championship Main Event attracted 716 runners from more than 20 countries, smashing records for both attendance and total prize pool ($3,264,244) for a poker tournament at Mohegan Sun.
At the end of Day 1, Selbst finished second in chips, behind then leader David Williams. From there, she never dropped lower than third in chips at any point in the tournament and put on a clinic in deep-stack poker at the final table, en route to earning the largest payday of her career.
“It feels awesome (winning close to home). The most meaningful part of this for me was definitely having a lot of my friends that don’t play poker and a lot of my friends from law school see this, and my girlfriend was able to come,” Selbst said. “It was just really great to have everybody here and to see this. This is the hugest moment that I’ve had in poker so far, so it was really nice to have everybody so close.”
The 25-year-old is working toward a law degree in civil rights at her undergraduate alma mater, Yale University, and despite being $750,000 richer, Selbst said she has every intention of finishing school. When asked where this accomplishment ranks amongst her poker accolades, Selbst replied “This is at the top. I mean, I know that a bracelet is supposed to be prestigious, but let’s be honest… That was $230 grand, and this is $750 grand, so… You can’t argue with the dollar signs.”
A wealth of PokerStars.net Players reached the final table including Main Event runner-up Michael Beasley ($428,000), Scott Seiver (4th, $190,000), Derek Raymond (6th, $115,000), Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy ($85,000) and Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar (8th, $60,244).
Four new members of Team PokerStars Canada made their debuts at the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. Greg Debora, Marcello Del Grosso, Pat Pezzin and Anh Van Nguyen joined Daniel Negreanu and Darus Suharto to form a new-look Canadian team, expected to compete at future NAPT stops. Del Grosso had the most profitable debut of the new Team Pros, cashing in 89th place, good for a $7,500 payday.
Team PokerStars USA members Vanessa Rousso and Dennis Phillips also cashed in the main event; Rousso in 10th place ($47,000) and Phillips in 86th place ($8,500). Rousso’s performance was especially noteworthy, as she managed to best her 25th place finish at NAPT Venetian ($18,080) back in February.
FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS:
1st: Vanessa Selbst (USA) – $750,000
2nd: Michael Beasley, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $428,000
3rd: Michael Woods (USA) – $240,000
4th: Scott Seiver, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $190,000
5th: Alistar “Al” Melville (Canada) – $150,000
6th: Derek Raymond, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $115,000
7th: Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $85,000
8th: Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $60,244
The NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event final table was streamed on a five-minute delay over the Internet via NAPT Live at www.napt.com/tv.
The 2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun tournament series concludes on Tuesday with the final table of the $25,000 buy-in High Roller Bounty Shootout, which starts at 12:00pm EST on Monday, April 12th. Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein and Jason Mercier are all expected to play.
Both the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event and the $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout will be broadcast on ESPN2; dates airing TBD. The next stop on the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour will be announced soon.
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 www.pokerstars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world’s largest poker site with more than 32 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/.
Apr 12, 2010 | Entertainment
Featuring for the first time Moving Pictures live in its entirety
Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart – is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in Rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting. The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future and, for the first time ever, feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety. This very special show will be live in Mohegan Sun Arena on Monday, July 19th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $90.00 and $70.00 and go on sale Friday, April 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 Saturday, April 17th, subject to availability.
Rush has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, Rush’s sales statistics place Rush third after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a Rock band. Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was their most successful album, certified 4x platinum and features some of Rush’s most well-known songs and perennial radio favorites “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and the Grammy-nominated instrumental “YYZ.”
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.
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Apr 9, 2010 | Sports
Peter Manfredo Jr. & Matt Remillard co-headline Hometown Heroes fight card
On Saturday, May 22nd, TKO Boxing Promotions returns to Mohegan Sun with its nationally-acclaimed Hometown Heroes To World Champions series, headlined by the return of Peter “The Pride Of Providence” Manfredo Jr. battling Chicago’s Angel “El Toro” Hernandez for the vacant IBO Middleweight Title. The co-main event will feature Manchester, CT’s own Matt “The Sharp Shooter” Remillard defending his NABF Featherweight Title. The action begins at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $125.00, $60.00 and $30.00 and go on sale Saturday, April 10th at 10:00am 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 will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Sunday, April 11th, subject to availability.
Manfredo Jr. made his return to Mohegan Sun on January 29th with an outstanding shutout ten-round decision over Minnesota veteran Matt Vanda, acquiring the NABF Middleweight Title in the process. In front of a large and passionate crowd, Manfredo Jr. dominated Vanda from the opening bell. With a record of 34-6-0 (18 KOs), Manfredo is currently ranked #11 in the world by the World Boxing Council.
Hernandez, a native of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 30-7-0 (17 KOs), has battled numerous world champions and contenders over his fourteen-year career including Winky Wright, Frankie Randall, Kassim Ouma, Wilfredo Rivera and J.C. Candelo. Known for his fan friendly all-action style of fighting, Hernandez won both of his starts in 2009, a unanimous decision over highly regarded prospect James “Buddy” McGirt Jr. on January 16th and a sixth round stoppage over Antwun Echols on August 21st.
The 23-year-old Remillard is one of the most highly-regarded prospects in boxing. After winning all four of his bouts in 2009, he raised his undefeated record to 21-0-0 (12 KOs) on January 29th at Mohegan Sun with a third round stoppage of Rafael Lora where he defended his NABF Featherweight Title and earned him a top 10 world rating.
Further details on Remillard’s bout and an action-packed undercard will be announced shortly.
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.
Apr 7, 2010 | Entertainment
Performance is in the Arena on August 11th. Tickets go on sale April 10th
Rihanna, in the midst of her fourth critically-acclaimed album release Rated R, a smash #1 single with “Rude Boy” and a highly-anticipated upcoming international tour, has confirmed dates for her 2010 North American tour, Last Girl On Earth. The multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning superstar, who recently broke a Billboard record with her current #1 single “Rude Boy,” becoming the only female artist of the past decade to have six #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, will be joined by rising star Ke$ha. This very special performance will be taking place in Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, August 11th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $110.00 and $80.00 and go on sale Saturday, April 10th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, April 11th, subject to availability.
Released in November 2009, Rihanna’s fourth studio album Rated R debuted atop the Billboard R&B Albums chart at #1 and was the biggest first-week Soundscan tally of Rihanna’s career. The eagerly anticipated album arrived to a chorus of acclaim from critics and fans alike. Rolling Stone raved that it is “one of the best Pop records of the year.” The Chicago Sun Times called it “by far the best, most layered and most heartfelt effort of the 21-year-old artist’s career.” In its year-end recap, Entertainment Weekly named Rated R the “Pop Album of the Year.”
Ke$ha’s breakthrough came in early 2009 after an uncredited appearance on Flo Rida’s #1 single “Right Round.” Her debut single, “Tik Tok,” was released in August 2009 to much commercial success. It reached #1 in eleven countries and set the weekly records for the most digital downloads of a female artist and of the total Top 40 Mainstream airplay records in the U.S. The song also became the longest running #1 debut single by a female artist since 1977. Her debut album, Animal, was released in early 2010 and debuted at #1 in the U.S.
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.
Apr 6, 2010 | Entertainment
R&B singers will perform live in Mohegan Sun Arena
Maxwell & Jill Scott, two of R&B’s biggest names, are teaming up for a joint outing this spring which will be stopping at Mohegan Sun Arena on Monday, June 21st. The show begins at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $77.00 and $57.00 and go on sale Saturday, April 10th 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, April 11th, subject to availability.
Maxwell, who last fall mounted a headlining North American run, continues to support his chart-topping 2009 release, BLACKsummers’night. The set is billed as the first in a trilogy, the second installment of which–BlackSUMMERS’night–is due out this year. Blacksummers’NIGHT, the final entry in the series, is expected to follow in 2011.
Jill Scott’s spring road-trip with Maxwell will pave the way for this summer’s The Light of the Sun, her first new studio album since 2007’s The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3.
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.
Apr 6, 2010 | Entertainment
Veteran rockers come to Uncasville Wednesday, June 16th
Two of the United Kingdom’s greatest musical exports, Yes & Peter Frampton, are returning to southeastern Connecticut for a performance at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, June 16th at 7:30pm.
Tickets for the performance are $35.00 and go on sale Friday, April 9th 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 Saturday, April 10th, subject to availability.
A dominant force in Rock music for more than four decades, Yes has created some of Rock’s most enduring and compelling hits and has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. The band’s celebrated discography includes hits such as “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” “I’ve Seen All Good People” and “Roundabout.”
Peter Frampton’s most recent studio album earned the veteran rocker a Grammy for “Best Pop Instrumental Album.” Fingerprints, which was released in 2006, marked Frampton’s first all-instrumental album and featured a handful of special guests, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, former Stones bassist Bill Wyman and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Matt Cameron. Frampton is currently putting the finishing touches on a new batch of material entitled Thank You Mr Churchill, which is set to hit store shelves on April 27th.
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.
Apr 6, 2010 | Entertainment
Backstreet Boys return to the Arena on June 15th. Tickets go on sale Friday
The Backstreet Boys are on the road this spring in support of the group’s most recent Top 10 album This Is Us. The Boys will be stopping at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, June 15th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $40.00 and go on sale Friday, April 9th 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 Saturday, April 10th subject to availability.
This Is Us, the boy band’s seventh studio set and follow-up to 2007’s Unbreakable, surfaced in October on Jive Records and is the group’s second album since the departure of original member Kevin Richardson. The 11-track effort, which peaked at #9 on The Billboard 200, features new material that Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A.J. McLean collaborated on alongside songwriters and producers like T-Pain, RedOne and Claude Kelly.
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.
Apr 6, 2010 | Entertainment
Comedian will be live in the Arena on July 31st
Jeff Dunham, America’s premier comedian/ventriloquist, returns to Mohegan Sun Arena with his Identity Crisis Tour on Saturday, July 31st at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $62.50 and $50.00 and go on sale Friday, April 9th 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 Saturday, April 10th, subject to availability.
Dunham and his fast-talking, irreverent “suitcase posse” became household names with his hour-long Comedy Central special entitled Jeff Dunham – Spark of Insanity. That is only one of several TV appearances that account for Dunham’s popularity. He has been seen with both David Letterman and Jay Leno, guested on Blue Collar TV and The Best Damn Sports Show and was the star of The Jeff Dunham Show which aired on Comedy Central in 2009. The unpredictable “suitcase posse” includes Achmed, the dead terrorist; the self-described comic genius Peanut; runaway vegetable José Jalapeño on a stick; mild-mannered superhero Melvin; and feisty old codger Walter.
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.
Apr 5, 2010 | Entertainment, General News, Special Events
Lenny Clarke, Bob Cousy, Dwight Evans, Bill Walton and more take part in exclusive signings at Mohegan Sun from April 18th-24th
An exclusive, week long Signings & Sightings event is set to take place at Mohegan Sun. A great lineup of celebrities will take part in this free personal appearance and signing that includes Lenny Clarke, Bob Cousy, Kelley Tuthill, Dwight Evans, Jasper White, Fred Lynn, Bill Walton, Troy Brown and John Hannah. This special Signings & Sightings will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun from Sunday, April 18th through Saturday, April 24th. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public.
LENNY CLARKE, SUNDAY, APRIL 18th, 6:00PM–7:00PM
When it comes to Boston bred comedians, few hold more acclaim and likeability then that of Lenny Clarke. Like many great comedians of his time including friends Denis Leary and Steven Wright, Clarke made his rounds in the Boston comedy scene during the 70s and 80s, quickly making a name for himself. He went on to land his own sitcom Lenny in 1990 while also starring in TV shows Contest Searchlight, The Job and It’s All Relative. Clarke played roles in the feature films Stuck On You in 2003 and Fever Pitch in 2005. You can currently catch Clarke on the hit FX drama Rescue Me starring alongside Denis Leary.
BOB COUSY, MONDAY, APRIL 19th, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Long before Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish immortalized their names as legendary Boston Celtics; Bob Cousy was the first truly celebrated player of the most storied NBA franchise in history. Cousy is widely regarded as the first great point guard in the NBA. By 1956, after five stellar seasons with the Celtics and consecutive play-off appearances, Cousy would be joined by teammates Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones and the center Bill Russell. The confluence of stars spawned six consecutive championship titles. Cousy retired at the end of the 1963 season capping off an amazing thirteen year career where he averaged 18.4 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 7.5 assists per game as well as eight assist titles, one regular season MVP honor, 13 All-Star selections and 12 All-NBA First Team selections.
KELLEY TUTHILL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st, 5:00PM–6:00PM
Kelley Tuthill is an award-winning reporter who currently can be seen as the co-anchor on the weekend edition of NewsCenter 5’s EyeOpener newscasts airing on Boston’s WCVB-TV. Her story is without question a courageous one, as while being a devoted mother, wife and news reporter, Kelley is also an inspiring breast cancer survivor; a fight that she chronicled from beginning to end through a personal diary on TheBostonChannel.com. As an integral member of the WCVB-TV family, Tuthill has covered everything from the 2000 Presidential recount in Florida and the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. to the 2004 Boston Red Sox historic run in the World Series. Kelley Tuthill is a prominent fixture in the Boston media landscape as well local Bostonian’s homes.
CHEF JASPER WHITE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st, 5:00PM – 6:00PM
Jasper began his culinary conquest in New York at the Culinary Institute of America. After graduating, he worked in New York, Florida, California and Montana before settling in Boston, Massachusetts in 1979. It was here that Jasper helped shape the new direction of the Boston restaurant scene of that time. His immense cooking knowledge and experience, combined with the studying of historical and cultural traits of New England food ways, have branded him a trusted authority on New England foods, most notably seafood.
DWIGHT EVANS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Dwight Evans spent all but one year of his Major League Baseball career with the Boston Red Sox from 1972-1990. Known early as an incredible defensive talent in the outfield, Evans claimed eight Gold Glove Awards. In his 20-year career he batted .272 with 385 home runs, 1,384 RBI, 1,470 runs and 2,446 hits. During the second half of Evans outstanding career, his batting improved greatly. From 1980 -1989, Evans hit more home runs (256) than any player in the American League as well as leading the A.L. in extra base hits over the same time frame. He is one of the most impressive outfielders in Red Sox history, deservingly placing him in the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000.
FRED LYNN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Fred Lynn is one of the greatest baseball players of all-time playing six remarkable seasons with the Red Sox from 1974 – 1980. He won the “Most Valuable Player” award and “Rookie of the Year” honors in his first season; the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to ever achieve both feats. He batted .308, hit 124 home runs and grabbed 521 RBI in his illustrious tenure with the Boston Red Sox. He went on to play ten more seasons in the big leagues and finished with a career .283 batting average and 388 home runs. Flynn was elected into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002.
BILL WALTON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton, in his prime, was one of the NBA’s most dominant centers to ever play the game. He first came to prominence playing NCAA ball and winning three consecutive “College Player of the Year” Awards. He was also part of three National Championships at UCLA in the early 70s. In his last National Championship game, a win over Florida State in 1973, Walton made an amazing 21 of 22 field goals, scoring 44 points. Some regard this as the greatest offensive performance in American college basketball history. After nearly ten years in the NBA and winning a National Championship, a Finals MVP award and a regular season MVP award, Walton signed on with Larry Bird and the Celtics in the 1985-86 season. During this season, Walton would be awarded the “NBA Sixth Man” Award, making him the first-ever player who throughout his career won an NBA finals MVP, a regular season MVP and an NBA Sixth Man Award.
TROY BROWN AND JOHN HANNAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 24th, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Perhaps no New England Patriot in recent memory strikes more fond memories in the hearts of fans than that of Troy Brown. He is New England’s all-time franchise leader in receptions and was a big part of capturing three Super Bowl victories in the past decade. Brown’s best year came in 2001 where he and Tom Brady connected for 101 receptions rendering Brown 1,199 yards and 5 touchdowns as well as his first trip to the Pro Bowl. That same year, Brown returned a punt for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game that proved to be the game’s winning score. It was big moments like these that made Brown a legend throughout New England.
John Hannah is best known in Boston as the hard fighting offensive lineman who played his entire career for the New England Patriots from 1973-1985. In 1991, Hannah graced the cover of Sports Illustrated and was pegged as the “Best Offensive Lineman of All Time.” A Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 1991, Hannah played in 9 Pro Bowls and made the All-AFC team ten times in his career. He was also part of an elite crop of former players named to the NFL All-Decade Team for both the 70s and 80s. He is on the NFL 75th All-Time Anniversary Team, listed as the #1 guard on the team. Hannah’s excellence on the field has certainly carried over to off the field, as he is currently a managing partner for John Hannah & Associates; a leadership Development & Training System aimed at supplying the tools for improved organizational leadership and teambuilding.
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 for more information.
