May 26, 2011 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News, Special Events
WHAT: One of the most successful, top grossing music bands of all time, The Monkees, will be taking part in a special Signings & Sightings at Mohegan Sun on Friday, June 10th immediately following their performance in Mohegan Sun Arena.
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, June 10th/10:30pm/The Shops at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL: Don’t miss your chance to get up-close-and-personal with The Monkees! Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork will make a special appearance in The Shops at Mohegan Sun immediately following their performance in Mohegan Sun Arena on June 10th to meet and sign autographs for excited fans.
At the band’s request, the public Signings and Sightings event that was scheduled for this evening has been changed to a private event. We apologize for the inconvenience.
*As advertised, the first 200 who purchased The Best of The Monkees CD from Spin Street will be able to attend the private event. This event is SOLD OUT!
ABOUT THE MONKEES: Formed in Los Angeles in 1966, The Monkees debuted on television screens with their eponymous NBC series and #1 hit single “Last Train to Clarksville”. The show was a huge success over its two-season run, winning two Emmy Awards. The Monkees would also become one of the top-selling music artists of all time, scoring a dozen Billboard Top 40 hits, outselling both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1967, as well as Top 10 hits in more than 25 countries. They remain the only band to have to ever have four #1 albums in the same year.
Nov 4, 2010 | Special Events
James Otto set to sign copies of his latest CD immediately following his show in the Wolf Den on November 5th
Country singer James Otto will be greeting fans and signing autographs as part of Mohegan Sun’s exclusive Signings & Sightings immediately following his performance in the Wolf Den at 8:00pm on Friday, November 5th. This free personal appearance and signing will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public. Spin Street will also have Otto’s hit album Shake What God Gave Ya available for purchase.
ABOUT JAMES OTTO
James Otto released his third album, Shake What God Gave Ya, this past September and saw the collection of Country-Soul tunes rise to # 10 on the U.S. Country charts. The album features the lead single “Groovy Little Summer Song” which was followed-up recently by the popular “Soldiers & Jesus.” This past summer, Otto toured with fellow Country heavyweights Toby Keith and Trace Adkins across the United States. His single, “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”, off the album Sunset Man was dubbed the # 1 Country single of 2008 by Billboard.
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 for more information.
Oct 28, 2010 | Special Events
Signing events to feature City of The Brave firefighters, Lou Piniella & Ottis Anderson starting on Thursday, November 11th
Mohegan Sun and Spin Street are excited to announce a special lineup of celebrities taking part in Signings & Sightings this November. These free personal appearances and signings will feature this year’s firefighters from the City of the Brave: Firefighters of NYC 2011 Calendar, New York Yankee great Lou Piniella and New York Giants legend Ottis Anderson. The events will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, November 11th, Saturday, November 13th and Sunday, November 14th. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public.
CITY OF THE BRAVE: FIREFIGHTERS OF NYC, NOVEMBER 11TH, 6:00PM – 7:00PM
The 2011 City of the Brave calendar, now in its third annual edition, showcases NYC’s most passionate and well deserving firefighters. The calendar features heroes from firehouses located throughout the city’s five boroughs, and each has volunteered his time to participate, promote and share his story with the public. Guests who purchase the calendar will receive the opportunity to have their photo taken with the twelve hunky firefighters of NYC! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of City of the Brave benefits the active members of the FDNY. The fund, established in 1991, assists the families with medical costs, housing & repairs and school tuition.
LOU PINIELLA, NOVEMBER 13TH, 6:00PM – 7:00PM
Lou Piniella earned three World Series titles (two as a player and one as a manager) during his forty plus years in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed “Sweet Lou,” he is currently ranked 14th all-time on the total managerial wins list. As a player, Piniella had a remarkable career spanning eighteen seasons that included American League “Rookie of the Year” honors in 1969, two World Series victories with the 1977 & 1978 “Bronx Zoo” New York Yankee teams and over 1,700 career hits. He retired this year as manager of the Chicago Cubs and will go down as one of the most beloved and brilliant baseball talents of all time.
OTTIS ANDERSON, NOVEMBER 14TH, 3:00PM – 4:00PM
Ottis Anderson is a two-time Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants who rushed for over 10,000 yards during his fourteen year NFL career, highlighted by being named MVP of Super Bowl XXV in the Giants victory over the Buffalo Bills.
An All-American at the University of Miami, Anderson was named the NFL “Offensive Rookie of the Year” in 1979 while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team which drafted him 8th overall. Anderson is a two-time Pro Bowler and was also named NFL “Offensive Comeback Player of the Year” in 1989, after overcoming numerous injuries from prior years, and rushing for a career high fourteen touchdowns.
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.
Sep 22, 2010 | Special Events
Famed restaurateur and television personality to take part in exclusive signing in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on October 30th
One of the nation’s foremost chefs, restaurateurs and famed television 
personalities , Bobby Flay, will be taking part in a special Signings & Sightings event at Mohegan Sun, where he operates two of his restaurants: Bar Americain and Bobby’s Burger Palace.
The personal appearance and signing will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, October 30th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. Flay will be signing copies of BOBBY FLAY’S THROWDOWN! More Than 100 Recipes from Food Network’s Ultimate Cooking Challenge (Clarkson Potter/Publishers) his ultimate companion cookbook to one of America’s favorite food shows, Throwdown! With Bobby Flay. The book will be released on October 12, 2010 and serves up more than a hundred recipes with features by chefs Stephanie Banyas and Miriam Garron.
Every week on Throwdown!, chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay goes head-to-head with cooks who have staked their claim as masters of an iconic dish—buffalo wings, chicken cacciatore, or sticky buns, for example—even though he may never have cooked these things before. The results are always entertaining—and delicious. In his first-ever cookbook collaboration with Food Network, Bobby shares the recipes and fun from his popular show. For each episode, both Bobby’s recipe and his challenger’s are included, comprising a cross-country tour of regional specialties and good-hearted competitive spirit. Travel to San Antonio for puffy tacos; Philadelphia for cheesesteaks; Harlem for fried chicken and waffles; and Charleston for coconut cake – tons of fantastic flavors are featured in this best-of-the-best book from the first seven seasons of Throwdown!.
This is a braceleted signing event. Guests who wish to gain entry to the signing line must purchase a book on the day of the event at Spin Street in The Shops at Mohegan Sun, where they will receive a signing line bracelet. This bracelet will allow line admittance for two adults and children.
ABOUT BOBBY FLAY
Bobby Flay is the chef-owner of three Mesa Grill restaurants, two Bar Americains, Bobby Flay Steak and five Bobby’s Burger Palaces. He is the host of numerous popular cooking shows on Food Network, from the Emmy-winning Boy Meets Grill and Grill It! with Bobby Flay to the Iron Chef America series and Throwdown! With Bobby Flay. A New York Times bestselling author, he is also the food correspondent for CBS’s The Early Show and a contributing editor for Parade magazine. This is his tenth book. His website is www.bobbyflay.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 for more information.
Jul 20, 2010 | Special Events
Mohegan Sun’s Signings & Sightings event with Regis & Joy Philbin has had a time change. The event will now begin at 3:00pm on The Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Friday, July 23rd, rather than 3:30pm.
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 for more information.
WHAT: One of the most successful, top grossing music bands of all time, The Monkees, will be taking part in a special Signings & Sightings at Mohegan Sun on Friday, June 10th immediately following their performance in Mohegan Sun Arena.