CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT
Laughter and Culture Go Hand in
Hand at Oregon Indian Week Show
On May 19, a free concert in trib
ute to Oregon's American Indians will
be held at 7 p.m. in the Chinook Winds
showroom. Comedy duo Williams &
Ree will open the show, followed by
the American Indian Dance Theatre.
Laughter plays a huge part in
American Indian culture and who bet
ter to make us laugh at ourselves and
each other than the comedy team of
Williams & Ree, also known as “The
Indian and The White Guy.”
Williams & Ree have been per
forming together for nearly 30 years.
During that time, they have shared
stages with such superstars as Garth
Brooks, The Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie
Daniels, and Randy Travis.
They have worked as regulars on
Hee Haw, appeared as regular guest
stars on Country Kitehen with Florence
Henderson, hosted LAFF TV with WIL
LIAMS & REE, and co-hosted The
Charlie Daniels Talent Roundup.
Their show is a lively, fast-paced
mixture of comedy bits, social/political
commentary, and racial zings entwined
with original songs. Not limited to com
edy, Williams & Ree were nominated
for Best Vocal Duo by the Country Mu
sic Association in 1995.
A Celebration of Native American
Culture will be danced by the Ameri
can Indian Dance Theatre, whose mem
bers are among the finest American
Indian dancers in the world.
The 16-18 dancers, singers, and
musicians have played to acclaim in
virtually every state of the Union and
have toured to theatres and festivals in
Europe, North Africa, the Middle East,
and Australia, often with the support
of the U.S. State Department.
The company has taped two tele
vision specials for the PBS Great Per
formances series, one of which was
nominated for an Emmy Award. Its multi
week engagements at the Joyce Theatre
in New York City have regularly played
to enthusiastic, sellout audiences.
The troupe has danced in more than
50 cities from Hawaii to California to
Illinois to New York, including a week-
long engagement for the Kennedy Center's
Youth and Family Program Division
and a three-week tour of the Northwest.
This show is open to all ages and
requires no ticket. Seats are available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Bring the en
tire family and experience why “shar
ing the culture is better at the beach.”
Don’t Forget the Sunscreen When
You Drop Your Top!
Chinook Winds will give away a
2007 Mercedes Benz CLK-Class con
vertible or a box of cash in July. All
you have to do is play and you're on
your way! Here’s how you can earn
drawing tickets starting May 30:
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Winners Circle - Every 2,(XX) points
cashed in (any redemption item)
Five entries for new Winners Circle
enrollment
Table games and poker - Random
during play
Slots - Four entries for all lockup
jackpots, eight entries for report
able jackpots; double each of these
if a Winners Circle card is inserted
Keno - One ticket for every $25
buy-in
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Bingo - One ticket for every $25
buy-in
And we’ll award entries at random
when you play slots, table games,
and poker!
Every day, pick up one drawing
ticket at the Winners Circle when you
present your Winners Circle card (one
ticket per day per person).
We will draw 10 names on July 1.
One grand prize winner will get to
choose the car or $40,000 in cash. Nine
second-place winners will receive
$1,000 each.
All 10 winners will receive double
points from 5 p.m. to midnight on the
day of the drawings if they have a Win
ners Circle card.
$7,500 Golf and Poker Tournament
Practice your putting and bluffing
for the Golf and Poker Tournament on
May 25-27 at Chinook Winds Golf
Resort. Your chance to win $7,500 in
cash and prizes is awaiting you in May.
Players can enjoy an evening
•cocktail pairings party on May 25 to kick
off the weekend of golf and poker. The
golf tournament is a two-person best ball
format to challenge every level of play.
Golfers can start their day off right
with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
on May 26 at Chinook Winds Golf
Resort, with tournament play beginning
at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start.
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The poker tournament is included
in the entry fee for the weekend and the
top prize is $2,500 cash. At 10 a.m. on
May 27. participants will try their hand
at Texas Hold ’em poker.
Hotel and local pricing packages are
available from $50 to $225. Weekend
packages include hotel room for two
nights, evening party, continental
breakfast, golf tournament, golf cart,
box lunch with golf, poker tournament,
and awards dinner.
To be one of the 100 registrants,
call Guest Services at 1-888-244-6665
or 541-996-5825 for more details.
May 2007
Gregg Allman to Perform Famous
Hits of Nearly Four Decades
Rock-‘n’-Roll Hall of
Famer Gregg Allman will
be live in concert at Chi
nook Winds on May 25-26.
Hits like / m No Angel,
Faces Without Names, and
Melissa bring back the
legendary sounds of good
old rock-‘n’-roll.
Gregg is both a found
ing member of one of the
biggest and most important
American bands ever, the
Allman Brothers Band, and
a critically acclaimed solo
talent who currently records
and tours the country.
At the start, Gregg and
his brother, Duane, put to-
Gregg Allman
gether a number of differ-
ent groups, including their
first professional ones, The Allman Joys and The Hour Glass. Gregg’s powerful
lead vocals, emerging songwriting, and keyboard prowess perfectly comple
mented Duane’s now legendary guitar virtuosity.
In 1969, their brotherhood made history with the formation of the massively
influential act that both kick-started the entire genre of Southern rock and de
fined an era of '70s rock-‘n’-roll with its freewheeling yet musically masterful
sound. The Allman Brothers Band.
The band suffered the untimely passing of Duane Allman and the next year
of bassist Berry Oakley. Despite the losses, Gregg dedicated himself to keeping
The Allman Brothers tradition alive and the band remains a musical powerhouse.
In addition to Gregg, original members Butch Trucks and Jaimoe are still
brothers in arms.
Currently performing with Gregg are Floyd Miles, who introduced a young
Gregg to R&B. soul, and the blues, on percussion; Neil Larson on keyboards;
Robben Ford on guitar; Willie Weeks on bass; Steve Potts on drums; and the
horn section of Jay Collins, Chris Karlic, and Jim Seeley.
Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets range from $40 to $55.
Get Your Fill of Laughs at
Comedy on the Coast
Comedy on the Coast hits Chinook
Winds with side-stitching laughter
May 18-19 with the comedic talents of
Gerry Bednob, Jodi Borello, and Sam
Kwasman.
Gerry Bednoh not only has been
a standup comedian for years, but also
has been seen in such films as Death
Becomes Her and Encino Man. and in
guest-star appearances on TV shows
like Seinfeld, The Wonder Years, and
Mad About You.
Joan Rivers said she thought she
had heard it all until she heard the ef
fervescent Bednob.
Jodi Borello^s comedy material is
featured alongside the best female co
medians in the bestselling book She's
so Funny and the recently published
book Squeaky Clean Comedy.
Born and raised in New Orleans,
Borello’s comedy takes on a unique
perspective from a one-of-a-kind en
vironment - her family - as she relates
in the following: “My daughter asks
me, 'Mom. am 1 adopted?’ I said of
course you're not adopted. We tried to
adopt, they said we were unfit parents.”
Gerry Bednob
Sam Kwasman will emcee the
evening and keep the crowd roaring.
The voice of Donald Duck from 1970
to 1987 and many other voices since
then. Kwasman also has been in major
films such as Space Jam, Airplane, and
Mame.
Showtime is 8 p.m. for this age 21
and over event. Doors will open at 7:30
p.m. with a no-host bar. Tickets are $12.