Jimmy Kimmel To Open Comedy Club In Las Vegas

October 4, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel will see a dream come true when he opens a comedy club next spring in Las Vegas where he will make regular appearances and give up-and-coming comics a chance to hone their talents. The late-night talk show host joined casino giant Caesars Entertainment in announcing plans Wednesday for the newest comedy club in Sin City. Kimmel has spent a year planning everything from ceiling height to food for the venue along an outdoor promenade on the Las Vegas Strip across from Caesars Palace casino-resort. “I grew up in Las Vegas, and I’ve always wanted to ...

Robert And Paola Plano Will Perform Oct. 12

October 4, 2018

The Jamestown Concert Association presents the first concert in its 2018-19 concert series of Dedicated to Great Music on Friday, Oct. 12, when pianists Roberto and Paola Plano perform in Jamestown at 8 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St. Italian pianist Roberto Plano ...

‘Love, Gilda’ To Be Shown

October 4, 2018

The award-winning documentary “Love, Gilda,” shows Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. and the animated Disney-Pixar film “Incredibles 2” shows Friday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. and as a sensory-friendly screening Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. Admission to each film is $5. In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner reflects on her life and career in the documentary, Love, Gilda. Weaving together her recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with friends (Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shaffer and Martin Short), rare home movies and diaries read by modern-day comedians ...

Darren Criss Readies Festival Celebrities Musical Theater

October 4, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Darren Criss says adding “Emmy winner” to his name feels good since it “used to be Emmy loser.” Criss won best actor in a limited series for his acclaimed role in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” last month. He was previously nominated for best original song for writing “This Time” from “Glee.” “Maybe my posture’s gotten a little straighter. It’s certainly a very flattering feather in my cap. I don’t think it means I’m going to work any harder, or work any less harder than I already am,” he said in an ...

I Know When Not To Try To Change A Tire Myself

September 28, 2018

I remember that the tire was on a wheel. Actually, the setup was an entire wheel assembly (tire, wheel with lug nuts, tie rod end, part of an axle, etc.) topped by a large, gray fender. On a nearby table were two lug wrenches. One was a crowbar blade at one end of a straight bar and a lug socket at the other end. The second was two bars welded together in the middle, with lug wrench sockets of four different sizes on its ends. The year was 1958 or perhaps 1959. The venue was the ancient Warren High School, built in the 1880s and torn down two years later. Driver education class. ...

Rose Ensemble To Perform

September 28, 2018

The Rose Ensemble, based out of St. Paul, Minnesota, will be performing a concert at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. “Rose Ensemble is an early-music ensemble based in St. Paul,” said Falconer native, and ensemble member Alyssa Anderson. According to the ...