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It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in April ... Body Slam in the Sand Features Foley, Bagwell, and Steiner Wrestling at Chinook Winds Casino is getting bigger and better. The next Body Slam in the Sand - on April 9 - will include a special appearance by wrestling megastar Mick Foley. The event also will pit legend against legend when Rick Steiner and Buff Bagwell go head to head. The match should bring back memories for Bagwell. In 1998, he suffered a bad neck injury while wrestling Steiner. In professional wrestling, the name Mick Foley has earned respect, admira tion, and awe. His raw star power has attracted legions of fans around the world. His prowess in the ring and immense entertaining talents were featured in the wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat. The Body Slam in the Sand audience will witness firsthand the spectacle of this special guest referee and champion wrestling legend. Beware of this dog! Steiner, known as the “Dog-Faced Gremlin,” attacks opponents with amazing ferocity. Along with brother Scott, the Steiner Brothers were one the best tag teams in wrestling history with five world titles. Steiner also won major tag team titles in the U.S. and Japan. When he went solo, he amassed three WCW Television titles and one WCW U.S. Championship. As WCW Rookie of the Year, Bagwell started his career strong. His impressive resume includes four WCW World Tag Team titles and a boxing match against Rowdy Roddy Piper, with Judge Mills Lane as guest referee. Bagwell combines a unique blend of power and quickness when delivering his signature move, the Buff Blockbuster. Body Slam in the Sand starts at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $20. This is an all-ages event. For more information, visit www.chinookwindscasino.com. Hop on Board the Rogue River Room Express The Rogue River Room at Chinook Winds Casino continues its new Rogue River Express breakfast and lunch, and Early Bird dinner menus in April. Wonderful deals on great food will make Monday through Friday the most delicious days of the week. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the Breakfast Express Special gets the day started off right. It includes two eggs any style, two sausage, two strips of bacon, hash browns, and a choice of biscuit or toast for $2.95. This amazing meal is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., in the Rogue River Room. Sorry, no substitutions. Knowing that there’s a delicious $6.95 lunch midway through the workday makes going to work a little bit easier. Knowing that you’ll enjoy having the lunch special at the same restaurant every day for a week and not have the same meal twice makes going to work a lot easier. In April, the lunch menu includes a Philly steak sandwich on Mondays, 20 □ Siletz News □ chicken fajita on Tuesdays, turkey sandwich on a croissant on Wednes days, teriyaki chicken wrap on Thurs days, and crispy chicken salad on Fridays. Lunch Express specials are available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the weekly menu changing each month. For those who prefer their dinner earlier in the evening, the Rogue River Room’s Early Bird menu runs through April. This specially priced menu is available Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for $10.95. It includes choice of soup or salad. Mondays feature petit tenderloin medallions, Tuesdays include parmesan- crusted chicken, Wednesdays feature lemon herb halibut, Thursdays include fettuccini alfredo, and Fridays end the week with prime rib. For more information regarding the new Express Breakfast, Express Lunch, or Early Bird menus, call the Rogue River Room at 541-996-5962. April 2004 by Teresa Simmons Stage and Screen Comedians Join Comedy on the Coast Each month, Chinook Winds Casino’s Comedy on the Coast brings comics known for their stand-up as well as their work on television and the big screen. April is no exception. On April 10, the show’s headliner will be Michael Pace, with Bob Kubota as the featured comedian and Shayma Tash as host. Pace’s facial expressions and punch lines have been compared to Silly Putty and Sunday comic strips. So it’s no surprise that he’s had audiences across the country laughing in the aisles at The Improv, The Icehouse, and the Comedy Store. Most recently, he can be seen on HBO’s award-winning series Curb Your Enthusiasm. This Emmy award nominee (for his work as host on Comic Relief) is hilarious enough to have opened for top-name comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen Degeneres, and Drew Carey, making him a comedian’s comedian. Kubota doesn’t just do comedy mixed with magic. He isn’t interested in pulling rabbits out of a hat, sawing assistants in half, or making Lear jets disappear. He’d rather take small, Concert Series Features WOU Musicians Chinook Winds Casino is proud to present a new concert series on two Sundays featuring Western Oregon University orchestras. These events, set for 2 p.m., are free and open to the public. The concert on April 18 will include the Western Hemisphere Orchestra playing a big band format of popular and jazz music from South America. The first set will feature music from the great jazz drummer Art Blakey. The second set will feature funk and pop music from the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. The concert on May 23 will include the Western Symphony Orchestra, a 45- member orchestra directed by Sylvain Fremeux. It will feature winners of the university’s concerto competition. For more details, contact Chinook Winds Casino at 1-888-CHINOOK or 541-996-5825. everyday items (playing cards, coins and dollars, jewelry, or rubber bands) and, right under a person’s nose in plain sight, perform sleight of hand that is beyond belief. Kubota has been seen on Evening at the Improv (A&E), Make Me Laugh (Comedy Central), Stand-Up Spotlight (VH1), and MTV’s Comedy Hour, and has performed extensively throughout the world with USO Armed Forces Tours. Tash got her comic start where many comedy success stories start, at the infamous Hollywood comedy troupe Groundlings. Many will recognize her from The Best Damn Sports Show Period or the outrageous WB comedy sketch show HYPE. From Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show to Comedy Central’s The Sweet Spot, Tash’s honest and insightful observations, amazing impressions, and original characters make her an audience favorite. Two shows will take place, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Doors will open one half hour before each show. A no-host bar will be available. Show tickets, priced at $12, are available at the box office. Come to Arts and Crafts Fair From April 30 to May 2, Chinook Winds Casino will host an arts and crafts fair in the convention center. The fair is free and open to the public. All Siletz Tribal members and Chinook Winds employees are invited to sell their arts and crafts. There is no charge for booth space. All food and beverage concessions are subject to management approval. Employees may have their booths manned by friends and family, in case they’re scheduled to work. Load in will be that Friday morning. The arts and crafts fair will be open April 30 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.; May 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and May 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To reserve your space, contact Linda Wagner at 541-996-2323 or 1-888-CHINOOK, ext. 2323.
