Page 12 - MidWeek - April 20, 2022

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AMillion-dollar Ideas, Winners
fter living on the Ninth Island for almost three years total, I think that
I have discovered how to be- come a millionaire. It seems the secret is to travel to Las Vegas from Hawai‘i and play Wheel of Fortune at a Down- town Boyd gaming casino. While many have found this to be untrue — I’m joking, of course— this does seem to be a trend, as we have another Hawai‘i resident who won big! Congratulations to this lucky local on the $1.3 million jack- pot from the California Hotel & Casino!
One lucky Hawai‘i resident won big at California Hotel & Casino.
PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN KANESHIRO/VACATIONS HAWAI‘I
Speaking of millions, mil- lion-dollar ideas are making their way to Las Vegas. Six Flags plans to build a theme park in the Southwest Vegas Valley, but this won’t open until 2024. Arriving a little sooner, in 2023, Formula One racing is coming back to The Strip, which will literally be transformed into a racetrack!
ber. They’ll be joining Ush- er, who also has a residency, later this year. While Gwen Stefani married her ex, Mi- randa Lambert is taking over Gwen’s residency stage. The country singer announced her residency at Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood, which will begin in September and extend through April 2023.
Photographs of the Extraordi- nary is an immersive experi- ence where guests can view a collection of rare photographs, set to sound and light on a self-guided tour. Rarely Seen is located inside of Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
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In addition, some new resi- dencies have been announced. Aerosmith will perform at the Dolby Theater at Park MGM on various dates June-Decem-
A new experience opened recently in Las Vegas, and we were excited to attend the rib- bon-cutting ceremony. Nation- al Geographic’s Rarely Seen:
It seems the first facelift in the transition from Bally’s to Horseshoe is the downstairs area, where Rarely Seen and other new attractions are pop- ping up. Bally’s is also pre- paring for the World Series of Poker, which will kick off there May 31. Just next door to Bally’s, Paris Casino has welcomed the opening of new restaurants, Nobu, Vander- pump and Bobby’s Burgers from chef Bobby Flay, which will soon be joined by Martha Stewart’s The Bedford.
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NOW PLAYING
Blaisdell Concert Hall
Wed & Thur 7:30pm | Fri 8pm | Sat 2 & 8pm | Sun 1 & 6:30pm
Tickets at the Blaisdell Box Office and BroadwayInHawaii.com
The author visits with Tom Zaller of Imagine Exhibitions, which oversees the National Geographic’s Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary experience. PHOTO COURTESY KRISTINE RODRIGUEZ
Catch Sebastian and Ninth Island Connection at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on K5 and 2 p.m. Sundays on KGMB.
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