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 5, 2010 | General News, Sports
Peter Manfredo Jr. and Matt Remillard headline title bouts on January 29th
World-class professional boxing will be coming live to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, January 29th at 7:30pm as TKO Boxing Promotions, in association with Mohegan Sun, presents two North American title bouts featuring long-time New England fan favorites Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. and Matt “The Sharp Shooter” Remillard.
Tickets are $75.00, $45.00 and $30.00 and are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and 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.
Headlining the January 29th event, Peter Manfredo Jr. will face off against Matt “The Predator” Vanda in the ten-round main event for the NABF Super Middleweight Title.
The twenty-nine year-old Manfredo, 33-6-0 (18 KOs), is coming off a brutal first-round stoppage of veteran Ronald Weaver on November 5th in Cockeysville, Maryland. Earlier in 2009, Manfredo stopped Walid Smichet with a devastating knockout in the seventh round on April 18th at the Casino Montréal in Quebec, Canada.
In addition to his second place finish in the premiere season of NBC’s The Contender, Manfredo has faced world-class competition throughout his career, with many of his biggest wins coming in the New England area.
Since 2005, Manfredo has defeated Scott Pemberton, Joey Spina, Ted Muller, David Banks, Shane Benfield and Donny McCrary in bouts which have taken place near his hometown of Providence.
A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, 31 year-old Vanda brings a record of 42-9-0 with 22 knockouts into the battle with Manfredo. Known as “The Predator,” Vanda’s first big win of his career came on June 24, 2005, when he won a twelve-round decision over former world champion Yory Boy Campas.
In 2008, Vanda battled Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. twice, losing a hotly-disputed split decision in Sonora, Mexico on July 12th and losing a hard fought decision in Las Vegas on November 1st.
Vanda has won three in a row in 2009 against veterans Tocker Pudwill, Ted Muller and Phil Williams, all in bouts which have taken place in Minnesota.
The co-feature on January 29th is a featherweight showdown between Hartford’s Matt “The Sharp Shooter” Remillard and Dominican Rafael Lora in a ten round battle for the NABF Featherweight Title. The bout is a rematch of their action-packed September 19th bout, won by Remillard in a controversial fourth round stoppage, which Lora hotly disputed.
Twenty-three year-old Remillard, amongst the most promising prospects in boxing, has amassed an undefeated record of 20-0-0 (11 KOs), since turning professional in 2005. He went 4-0 in 2009, most recently winning a unanimous decision over veteran Marty Robbins on December 19th.
Now based in Irvington, New Jersey, Lora, 11-1-0 (5 KOs), was undefeated prior to the first bout with Remillard and is focused on revenge.
The undercard is headlined by sensational lightweight prospect Francisco “The Phenom” Contreras. A native of the Dominican Republic, 25 year-old Contreras burst onto the boxing scene in this country with a sensational first-round knockout of Gustavo Mejia on June 18th. He finished with four big wins in 2009, the last a dominating unanimous decision over veteran Marteze Logan on December 19th.
In a special attraction bout, hard hitting fan favorite, Adelita Irizarry makes her return to Mohegan Sun in a six round welterweight bout. A native of Hartford, Irizarry, 6-3-0 (2 KOs), won a four-round unanimous decision over Yvonne Reis on August 29, 2008 in her last bout at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Also making his return to the ring is popular junior lightweight newcomer Joseph “Chip” Perez. Twenty-three year-old Perez won his pro debut on September 19th with a terrific four-round unanimous decision over Juan Zuniga. In his most recent bout Perez, 2-0-0 (1KO), stopped Lewis Crews on December 19th.
Rounding out the card will be undefeated Russian lightweight prospect Adam Sargysan, 13-0-0 (8 KOs), Canadian junior lightweight Arash Usmanee, 4-0-0 (2 KOs) and the pro debut of outstanding amateur prospect, junior welterweight Michael Finney of Smith Station, Alabama.
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.
Dec 10, 2009 | Entertainment
Mohegan Sun voted the best venue in Connecticut to see a Latin show
Mohegan Sun is pleased to be voted the best venue in Connecticut for Latin shows by Telemundo Hartford and Springfield affiliates owned by the ZGS Broadcasting Group. For three weeks in October, viewers of these television channels were prompted with a 15-second promo to vote online for their favorite venue. Voters chose their favorite venue for a Latin show from six different selections. Mohegan Sun was the clear favorite, capturing 50% of all votes.
Some of the top artists in the Latin genre, from Don Omar and Aventura to Latin Grammy winners Luis Fonsi, Juanes and Marc Anthony have graced the Mohegan Sun Arena stage. Over the past five years, the Arena has hosted nearly thirty Latin shows and entertained over 100,000 Latin music fans. Upcoming Latin shows include Aventura on Saturday, January 30, 2010, Mohegan Sun favorite Latin Freestyle on Saturday, April 17, 2010 and Los Mejor De Los 90’s on Saturday, May 8, 2010.
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.
Dec 8, 2009 | Entertainment
“I Gotta Feeling” February 27th is going to be a good night
Three-time Grammy Award winning group Black Eyed Peas are hitting the road in 2010 in support of their latest studio effort, the multi-platinum #1 album The E.N.D. This show is part of The E.N.D. World Tour 2010 which is described as the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, with the most ambitious stage production to date. The group will be performing live at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, February 27th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $105.00 & $85.00 and go on sale Saturday, December 12th at noon 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 may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, December 13th, subject to availability.
2009 has been a monumental year for the Black Eyed Peas, starting in March with the release of “Boom Boom Pow.” This song was not only the group’s first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 but one of the top dozen or so longest-charting singles in Hot 100 history, spending twelve weeks at the top. They bumped themselves out of the #1 spot with their second single, “I Gotta Feeling.” This single surpassed the first with a 14-week stay at #1. With two massive hit singles, The E.N.D. debuted in June at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with the highest first-week sales of the Black Eyed Peas’ career. The Black Eyed Peas have sold over 27 million combined units worldwide and have logged over 300 headline tour dates in 29 countries with over 2.2 million tickets sold.
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.
Dec 8, 2009 | Entertainment
Old school jam will take place live in the Arena on February 26th
Furthur, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead, will perform live at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, February 26th at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale Saturday, December 12th 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, December 13th, subject to availability.
The latest Grateful Dead spin-off features original members Phil Lesh (bass) and Bob Weir (guitar, vocals) joined by keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, percussionist Jay Lane, drummer Joe Russo and guitarist John Kadlecik. The group will be performing classics from The Grateful Dead’s unbelievable catalog of music.
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.
