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It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in March ... Sinbad Brings Uproarious Comedy to Chinook Winds The uproarious comedian Sinbad will tell his real life stories and poke fun at others at Chinook Winds Casino on March 12-13. After touring America on a self proclaimed “Poverty Tour” (traveling on a Greyhound bus, changing in restaurant restrooms, and working for meals), a stint on Star Search helped raise Sinbad’s profile. Although he never won, he was a finalist and appeared on the show seven times. This led him to his first pro fessional break on The New Red Foxx Show, playing Foxx’s son. Bill Cosby also noticed Sinbad’s talents and cast him on television’s A Different World, where he spent four years. Sinbad has hosted numerous TV specials, including It’s Showtime at the Apollo, Sinbad: Brain Damaged, and several other HBO specials. His first acting role was Necessary Roughness. Parts in Cone heads and Meteor Man followed before his first starring role in Houseguest. His other films include First Kid, J ingle All The Way, Homeward Bound II, and The Cherokee Kid. Tickets are $20 to $40 and are on sale now. Showtime is 8 p.m. both nights. From Porch to Backyard, Home & Garden Expo Helps Spruce It Up The Oregon Coast Home & Garden Expo is set for March 26-28 in the convention center at Chinook Winds Casino. Admission is free. Show hours are noon to 8 p.m. on March 26, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 27, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 28. Products and services for inside and outside the home will be presented throughout the Home & Garden Expo. In just one trip, you can shop and compare, purchase new products, and plan building and garden projects. While at the show, be sure to register to win one of five spas. One will be given away on Friday, one on Saturday and three on Sunday. You must be present to win. Country Music Legend Kenny Rogers Comes to Chinook Winds Superstar Kenny Rogers will perform at Chinook Winds Casino on March 26-27. Rogers has released 61 albums in his illustrious career, with 19 going platinum. Having sold more than 80 million records, Rogers is one of music’s biggest crossover successes. He’s received three Grammys, 11 People’s Choice awards, eight Acad emy of Country Music awards, and five Country Music Association awards. Radio & Records named him Top Adult Contemporary Artist of the ’80s, and Billboard Magazine gave him the honor of the decade’s hottest crossover star. The awards are just icing on the cake. It’s the huge body of work and accomplishments that distinguish 20 □ - Siletz News Rogers from his contemporaries. A list of his greatest hits includes some of the best-known country songs around, including Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town, Ruben James, Lucille, The Gambler, Daytime Friends, She Believes In Me, You Decorated My Life, Lady, Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer, We’ve Got Tonight, and his most well-known duet, Islands In The Stream. With no signs of slowing down, album No. 61, Back To The Well, was recently released and includes duets with Tim McGraw and Allison Kraus as well as a song written by Dire Strait’s Mark Knopfler. Tickets range from $30 to $60 and are on sale now. Showtime is 8 p.m. both nights. March 2004 -, by Teresa Simmons Comedy on the Coast Brings in Big League Comics Monthly installments of Comedy on the Coast at Chinook Winds Casino & Convention Center give stand-up comedy fans the opportunity to laugh themselves silly with comedians who consistently play Las Vegas, Tahoe, and Atlantic City. Bob Golub will headline shows on March 19-20, with Benny Ricardo as the featured comedian and David Gee as host. Bud Friedman, founder of The Improv, called Bob Golub one of the most unique comics working today. His appearances on Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn demonstrate his quick and hard-hitting genre of comedy. Later this year, Dodo, Golub’s one- man show about growing up in a functioning dysfunctional family of 10 in Western Pennsylvania, will go to Broadway. This rough and tough childhood may explain how he got a small role in Goodfellas. When Benny Ricardo takes the stage, members of the audience may recognize his voice in between their shouts of laughter. After covering sports on San Diego radio for some time, He now announces all Monday Night Foot ball games in Spanish for Westwood One Radio. He also can be heard calling NFL playoff games and the Super Bowl for Westwood One. He must have been one very funny place kicker during his 11 years in the NFL. Ricardo has played comedy clubs across the country for decades, including the Playboy Club, and has opened for Judy Tenuta and other well- known comedians. Bob Golub David Gee has made folks laugh before Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, and Ray Charles concerts. He’s knocked them dead at some of the most famous comedy clubs around, including The Improv, The Friar’s Club, and The Ice House. Gee has performed at Las Vegas hotels, including Caesar’s Palace and The Mirage, and was voted “Best Comedian in a Production Show” in Las Vegas for four years in a row. Add to this his appearance at comedy events with Sid Caesar, Ray Romano, and Bob Hope and it’s easy to see why Gee has kept ‘em in stitches everywhere he goes. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; the show starts at 8 p.m. A no-host bar will be available. Show tickets, priced at $12, are available at the box office. HBO Boxing Series Continues Chinook Winds has contracted with HBO Boxing to show more than 30 boxing events in 2004. Each month, top-name fighters as well as up-and-coming boxers will be featured. This calendared! be updated periodically as and additions are made. * For m tion, visit Featured Matches March 13 - 6:30 p.m. Shane Mosley vs. Winky Wright March 27-7 p.m. HBO Boxing After Dark Dommick Guinn vs. TBA Jermain Taylor vs. TBA WWW. April 10-TBA World Championship Boxing
