Apr 20, 2011 | Entertainment, Special Events
Season nine American Idol star to perform in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Friday, May 20th
Mohegan Sun’s Reality Check returns on Friday, May 20th with the incredibly gifted singer Siobhan Magnus of American Idol’s season nine. The performance kicks off at 7:00pm followed by a signing event at 7:45pm. This free and exclusive event will take place in The Shops at Mohegan Sun.
ABOUT S SIOBHAN MAGNUS
Best known as a finalist on the ninth (2010) season of American Idol, Siobhan Magnus is far from the cookie cutter Pop diva some may associate with such shows. One look and half a listen of her incredible vocal ability will tell you she has got more than you bargained for. She gained widespread appeal as one of the most talented and artistic contestants during her rise on the hit reality TV show. The future is bright as well, as she is currently working on her first solo album, expected this fall, although fans won’t have to wait long to hear new material as Magnus plans to release a few singles through iTunes as early as May.
ABOUT REALITY CHECK
Presented by The Shops at Mohegan Sun, Reality Check is an exciting and interactive event that brings the best and brightest stars from the reality TV world to Mohegan Sun. Mohegan Sun’s Reality Check events provide fans with the ultimate exposure to their favorite reality stars with engaging, live exhibitions in The Shops at Mohegan Sun followed by intimate signing events. For more information, visit mohegansun.com/reality-check. Connect with us on facebook.com/mohegansun, follow us on twitter.com/mohegansun and view us on youtube.com/mohegansunvideos.
Mar 25, 2011 | Special Events
Mohegan Sun will host four days of exclusive autograph signings beginning April 15th
Last year, Mohegan Sun featured an exclusive week-long Massachusetts themed Signings & Sightings series that hosted star-studded personalities like Lenny Clarke, Dwight Evans and Bill Walton. This spring, Mohegan Sun is doing it again with a great new lineup of celebrities, set to kick off on Friday, April 15th and continuing on through Monday, April 18th. The signings will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun and will feature WEEI radio personality and former Red Sox player Lou Merloni, Hall of Famer and Celtics great Dave Cowens, New England Patriots Hall of Famer Andre Tippett and Boston Bruins great, Terry O’Reilly. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public.
LOU MERLONI, FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH, 3:00PM – 4:00PM
Framingham, Massachusetts own, Lou Merloni, is a former college baseball standout for Providence College who still holds several single-season and career records for the now-defunct Friars baseball team. Also a Cape League Hall of Famer, Merloni joined his hometown team, the Boston Red Sox in 1998 and remained with the organization through 2003. After his playing days, Merloni stayed in the Boston scene by becoming a regular guest on various WEEI sports radio shows, most notably “The Big Show” with host Glenn Ordway. His insight, knowledge and candor on all sports, especially baseball, is one of the main factors that contributed to him recently being named the regular co-host with Mike Mutnansky on the all-new “Mut & Merloni,” show which airs weekdays from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Lou will also be on hand prior to this signing, broadcasting his mid-day show with Mutnansky from 10:00am – 2:00pm in the Wolf Den.
DAVE COWENS, SATURDAY, APRIL 16th, 6:00PM–7:00PM
A two-time World Champion and seven-time All-Star, Dave Cowens played ten seasons for the Boston Celtics. In addition to being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Cowens was also selected to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996. Following his playing career, Cowens spent time as a head coach with NBA teams such as the then, Charlotte Hornets and the Golden State Warriors, and the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. An avid golfer, Cowens currently resides in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
ANDRE TIPPETT, SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH, 6:00PM-7:00PM
Andre Tippett played all of his 11 seasons for the New England Patriots from 1982-1993. The Hall of Fame linebacker was selected to five Pro Bowls and also holds the Patriots franchise record for sacks with 100. Tippett had his most dominant years from 1984-1985 where he recorded an incredible 35 total sacks. That number stands as the highest two-season sack total by a linebacker in NFL history. Tippett was the NFL’s “Linebacker of the Year” for 3 straight seasons in the late 80s and was also named to the NFL’s 1980s All-Decade Team. Tippett currently serves as the New England Patriots’ Executive Director of Community Affairs.
TERRY O’REILLY, MONDAY, APRIL 18TH, 6:00-7:00PM
Terry O’Reilly is a retired NHL right winger, who played for the Boston Bruins for the entirety of his incredible career. He was a hard working player recognized largely for his tough play and team first mentality. He would finish his career after 13 seasons with 204 goals, 402 assists. The Bruins deservingly retired O’Reilly’s #24 jersey in 2002. It hangs next to friend, former teammate, and Hall of Famer and fellow Boston Bruins legend, Ray Bourque in the TD Banknorth Garden.
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.
Dec 6, 2010 | General News, Special Events
Standout talents from Dancing With The Stars are set for a performance and signing on January 18th at 7:00pm
Mohegan Sun’s Reality Check will once again bring incredible dancing talent to the stage when Dancing With The Stars performers Mark Ballas and Chelsie Hightower take part in an all new Reality Check on Tuesday, January 18th. This live event at Mohegan Sun featuring a dance performance and live acoustic performance by Mark Ballas will begin at 7:00pm followed by a signing event at 7:45pm. This free and exclusive event will take place in The Shops at Mohegan Sun.
ABOUT MARK BALLAS
Mark Ballas, one of the best performers on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, has won two championships in his seven seasons on the hit reality show. The first title was in season six partnered with Kristi Yamaguchi and the second with Shawn Johnson in season eight. Most recently, Ballas danced his way to the finals with partner Bristol Palin where they earned the third place spot. When he’s not dancing for thirty million households twice per week, Ballas is focusing on his music. His guitar influences range from Kurt Cobain, Paco De Lucia, John Mayer and Eric Clapton. His debut solo CD, Hurt LoveBox will be available at Spin Street for purchase prior to and on the day of the event.
ABOUT CHELSIE HIGHTOWER
Chelsie Hightower was just recently teamed up with famous singer-songwriter Michael Bolton on season eleven of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Hightower began dancing at a young age, with a focus on ballroom, which she still attributes as her foundation. She won a national championship when she was just eleven years old and would later become a U.S. National Standard Finalist in 2005 and International Latin Finalist in 2006. Prior to joining the cast of Dancing With The Stars Hightower was a fan favorite on So You Think You Can Dance. Hightower and All Around World Rodeo Champion Ty Murray took home 4th place in season eight of Dancing With The Stars.
ABOUT REALITY CHECK
Presented by The Shops at Mohegan Sun, Reality Check is an exciting and interactive event that brings the best and brightest stars from the reality TV world to Mohegan Sun. Mohegan Sun’s Reality Check events provides fans with the ultimate exposure to their favorite reality stars with engaging, live exhibitions in The Shops at Mohegan Sun followed by intimate signing events. For more information, visit mohegansun.com/reality-check.
Nov 24, 2010 | Food & Beverage, General News, Shopping
Guests can enjoy a holiday toy store, great entertainment and shopping for gifts at nearly 40 retail outlets at Mohegan Sun
This holiday season at Mohegan Sun, guests can find a one-stop destination for gifts and loads of entertainment and even a shot at winning a $250.00 gift card all by having the ugliest holiday sweater. In addition, The Shops At Mohegan Sun, for the first time, will be featuring a special toy store, The Toy Basket, featuring a range of great gift items.
THE TOY BASKET
This holiday season, Mohegan Sun is making it easier than ever to get your shopping finished with our very own holiday toy store. The Toy Basket is open now and features a variety of products for both young and old. Guests can shop for the popular Mattel products like Hot Wheels & Barbie along with numerous Crayola and Lego gifts. To help spark some great gift planning, we have come up with a top five toy list with all five products set to be featured in The Toy Basket.
1.) Pillow Pets
The half stuffed animal half pillow product known as Pillow Pets is one of the top gift ideas for young children this Holiday season and the Toy Basket will be well stocked. The fun, cuddly and inexpensive Pillow Pets can be purchased in everything from a cow, turtle, lady bug and even dolphins.
2.) LEGO: Crawler Crane
Mohegan Sun’s holiday outlet will have various LEGO products available including the popular Crawler Crane that will keep kids busy with authentic construction vehicle details and features like moving tracks, lifting mechanism, a house section and barrier.
3.) Fisher Price: Color Flash Laptop
The just for kids Fisher Price Color Flash Laptop features an array of game modes aimed to help kids discover letters, phonics and numbers. The product also comes equipped with mazes, music, exciting animation and more.
4.) Calico Critters Country Tree House
The Calico Critters Country Tree House isn’t your average play set. This four room package comes equipped with plenty of furniture & accessories including two mango monkeys, hot tub, water slide and a lake that all make for a great deal of fun for children.
5.) Barbie: Glam Vacation House
One of the hot items that will be available in The Toy Basket is the Glam Vacation House by Barbie. The dollhouse has two stories and six areas of glam-o-rama play including a living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, patio and breakfast bar. Kids can customize the set as they see fit with clip n’ fit pieces such as TV, chandelier and titki lights. The kit folds up also for children to play on the go.
ENTERTAINMENT
Mohegan Sun will feature some fantastic performances in all three venues for the holiday season as well. Below is a lineup of upcoming performances.
Arena
Saturday, December 11th at 7:00pm and Sunday, December 12th at 2:00pm: A Mohegan Sun Holiday Marvels Classic – Albano’s Nutcracker. Tickets are $33.00 & $23.00 with special discounts for seniors and children twelve & under.
Sunday, December 19th at 7:00pm: Johnny Mathis; singing his hits & holiday favorites with special guest Gary Mule Deer. Tickets are $30.00
Friday, December 31st at 8:00pm: Chelsea Handler rings in the New Year with special guest Sarah Colonna. Tickets are $55.00
Cabaret
Saturday, December 25th at 8:00pm: Treehouse Comedy Productions presents Paul Bond featuring Pete Michaels with special guest Fran Capo. Tickets are $20.00
Saturday, December 31st at 10:00pm: Treehouse Comedy Productions presents Laugh in 2011 With Rich Vos, Bonnie McFarlane & Joe DeVito. Tickets are $29.75 and includes a champagne toast and a ball and balloon drop at midnight.
Wolf Den
Friday, December 10th at 8:00pm: Restless Heart XMAS Show
Friday, December 17th at 8:00pm and Saturday December 18th at 8:00pm: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party
Saturday, December 25th at 8:00pm: Ronnie Spector’s Best Christmas Ever
Arena & Cabaret tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets are also available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. Wolf Den shows are Free!
UGLY SWEATER CONTEST
Mohegan Sun really gets into the holiday spirit with the return of the “It’s Not You, It’s The Sweater” Contest. The contest is currently in progress and runs through December 8th at 10:00am. To enter, participants are asked to send a photo of themselves in an ugly holiday sweater to [email protected] and include their full name, email address and phone number. On December 9th, the collection of ugly sweater photos will be posted in an album on Mohegan Sun’s Facebook page where users can vote for their favorites by clicking the “like” option by the photo. The photo with the most “likes” as of 10:00am on December 15th will win a $250.00 gift card to The Shops at Mohegan Sun.
GIFT CARDS & UNITED WAY WRISTBANDS
Mohegan Sun gift cards are also available and can be purchased with cash or credit card at the Mohegan Sun Box Office or any Mohegan Sun apparel outlet including all Essential stores and Everything Under The Sun which are open 24 hours a day. Gift cards are available in denominations from $10.00 to $500.00 and can be used for everything from shopping, dining & entertainment as well as at Mohegan Sun’s hotel, Elemis Spa and Mohegan Sun’s Mobil Gas Station & Convenience store.
Starting December 6th, all Mohegan Sun outlets and select Shops at Mohegan Sun will participate in a special cause benefiting the United Way. Guests can purchase wristbands at any Mohegan Sun outlet with cash, credit card or Player’s Club points. All proceeds will go towards United Way programs.
A complete list of The Shops at Mohegan Sun are as follows: America’s Memories, Bare Escentuals, Brewster’s Trading Post, Brookstone, Caché, Cascade Electronics, Chico’s, Citizen Watch, Clay Pipe, Coach, Everything Under The Sun, Galina’s European Boutique, Godiva Chocolatier, Lalo Treasures, Landau, LUSH Cosmetics, Lux Bond & Green, Margaritaville’s Smuggler’s Hold, Mohegan Sun’s Essentials (several locations throughout the property), Oriental Fine Arts and Crafts, PUMA®, Scentsations, Spin Street, Sunglasses USA, Sun Shoes, Swarovski, The Old Farmer’s Almanac General Store, Tiffany & Co., Tommy Bahama, Trading Cove, Trailblazer and Yankee Candle.
For more complete information on Mohegan Sun’s restaurants, shops and spa, visit mohegansun.com or call 1.888.226.7711. Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and dining 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.
Nov 9, 2010 | Special Events
Lee Mazzilli will be on-hand in The Shops At Mohegan Sun signing autographs for fans on Friday, November 12th
As previously announced, Mohegan Sun and Spin Street are presenting a special lineup of celebrities taking part in Signings & Sightings this November. These free personal appearances and signings will feature firefighters from the City of the Brave: Firefighters of NYC 2011 Calendar, New York Yankees legend Lou Piniella, former New York MVP running back Ottis Anderson and now also, New York Yankees former player and coach, Lee Mazzilli. The events will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, November 11th; Friday, November 12th; Saturday, November 13th and Sunday, November 14th. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public.
Lee Mazzilli’s appearance and signing will be from 6:00pm – 7:00pm on Friday, November 12th.
Lee Mazzilli was born in Brooklyn, NY and played for five different Major League teams over a 14-season career from 1976-89. He hit .259 with 93HR, 460RBI and 197SB in 1,475 career games with the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays, playing primarily as an outfielder, but also appearing at first base. He served as the Yankees’ first base coach from 2000-03, before being named manager of the Baltimore Orioles from 2004-05. Mazzilli returned to the Yankees as bench coach in 2006. In 2009, he began working for the Yankees in the front office as a special advisor.
The other celebrities set to take part in this unique Signings & Sightings opportunity are as follows:
CITY OF THE BRAVE: FIREFIGHTERS OF NYC, NOVEMBER 11TH, 6:00PM – 7:00PM
LOU PINIELLA, NOVEMBER 13TH, 6:00PM – 7:00PM
OTTIS ANDERSON, NOVEMBER 14TH, 3:00PM – 4:00PM
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.
Season nine American Idol star to perform in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Friday, May 20th
