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Next weekend Caesars Entertain-ment’s fourAtlanticCity casino hotels areall about the food and the wine as FoodNetwork joins forces again to present the2012 Food andWine Festival, July 26 to 29.Stars such as Robert Irvine, Andrew Zim-mern, Anne Burrell, Buddy Valastro, Na-dia G., Aaron Sanchez, Tyler Florence,Paula Deen and Diane Henderiks willshare their favorite recipes, andmeet andgreet fans throughout the weekend.

Why is this kind of event so popular? Inplaces like Atlantic City, restaurants aregame changers, with celebrity chefs atRevel, Borgata, Caesars Entertainmentand other casino hotels, Irvine said.

“It’s a lotmore fun keeping upwith Ve-gas, Chicago and New York in restaurantchoices.”

Irvine says one of the reasons chefshave attained exalted status as stars is be-cause they represent a good place in theworld. “The Food Network has no crimes.It’s good TV. Kids can watch.”

Caesars Entertainment launched itsfirst two-day foodandwineevent,Toast totheCoast, in2007 inAtlanticCity.This fes-tival featured a handful of select chefs toparticipate in a series of intimate culinaryevents. Brought back in 2008, Toast to theCoast drew nearly 2,600 culinary enthusi-asts.

In 2009, the company redesigned andrelaunched the event as the Atlantic CityFood andWineFestival. The festival drewclose to 20,000 guests to a series of culi-nary-themed parties, tasting events, wine

seminars and cooking classes.2010marked the first year the Festival

partneredwith the FoodNetwork as its ti-tle sponsor. Spanning across all four Cae-sars Entertainment properties, the festi-valwelcomedFoodNetwork chefs includ-ing Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell, PaulaDeen, Guy Fieri, and Alex Guarnaschelli.

Last year, the festival featured the re-

turn of Anderson and Fieri; the addition ofRobert Irvine, Pat and Gina Neely, as wellas cast members from the “Next Food Net-work Star’’ and new culinary channel fromthe Food Network, the Cooking Channel.Hosted by Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah'sResort, Showboat and Bally's, the festivalbenefited the SusanG.Komen for theCure.

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Cooking star Paula Deen will prepare a one-of-a-kind brunch experience at the food andwine show on Sunday, July 29. GANNETT

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THURSDAY, JULY 26Poolside launch party; 8 to 11 p.m., $55;The Pool in Harrah’s Resort

FRIDAY, JULY 27The GrandMarket & Italian Village(Session 1); 6 to 10 p.m.; $55, Grand Ball-room, Bally’s. A gourmet village of morethan 100 stations showcasing demon-strations by culinary personalities.

New Jersey Says “Drink my Beer” 10 p.m.to 12 a.m.; $55; Spa Deck. Unique open-airevent featuring craft brewers throughoutNew Jersey introducing you to their liba-tions.

SATURDAY, JULY 28Bizarre Brunchwith Andrew Zimmern; 10a.m. to 12 p.m.; $85; Atlantic Grill at Cae-sars Atlantic City.

T he Blind Leading the Blind: The Ulti-mate Mystery Wine Tasting; 11 a.m. to 12p.m.; $45; Mia. Learn how to taste wineslike the professionals. All selections will beserved blind.

SUNDAY, JULY 29“Your Morning Cup” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.;$40; Diamond Club at Caesars.Experts pairyour favorite hot beverage with delicatepastries.

The Gospel Brunch with Paula Deen; 10a.m. to 1 p.m.; $60; The Music Hall. JoinDeen for a one of a kind down brunchexperience.

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IF YOU GO“DIANE HENDERIKS: VIKINGCOOKING SCHOOL”

will be held July 27 at Harrah’s Resort, 777Harrah’s Blvd. Time is 6 to 7 p.m. Cost is$65 and tickets can be purchased at thevarious box offices, all Ticketmaster loca-tions, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at(800) 736-1420.

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will be hosted from 8 to 11 p.m. July 28 inthe Palladium Ballroom at Caesars, 2100Pacific Ave. Cost is $85 and tickets can bepurchased at the various box offices, allTicketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.comor by phone at (800) 736-1420.

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will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29at the Diamond Club in Caesars AtlanticCity, 2100 Pacific Ave. Cost is $40 andtickets can be purchased at the variousbox offices, all Ticketmaster locations,Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800)736-1420.

“THE GRANDMARKET & ITALIANVILLAGE”

(Session 1, 2 and 4) will be held from 6 to10 p.m. July 27 at the Grand Ballroom. forsession 1; noon to 4 p.m. July 28 for ses-sion 2; noon to 4 p.m. July 29 for session 4.Cost is $55 and tickets can be purchased atthe various box offices, all Ticketmasterlocations, Ticketmaster.com or by phoneat (800) 736-1420.

Diane Henderiks frequently hop-scotches across the country participatingin foodie events from Atlantic City toSnowmass, Co.

A personal chef and registered dieti-tian on amission to teach America how tocookandeatwell,Henderikswillbeoneofthe busier chefs at the 2012FoodNetworkAtlanticCityFoodandWineFestival, July26 to 29 at all four Caesars Entertainmentproperties.

Henderiks will do a cooking demon-stration July 27 at the Viking CookingSchool in Harrah’s Resort, the only one offour cooking demonstrations where sam-ples will be available to eat.

“They wanted something that guestscan . . . replicate, but is a little special,”she said in a phone interview. “Ratherthan do a casserole or lasagna, I came upwith something easy, delicious, fancy-schmansy and good for you.”

TheVikingSchool demo includes apis-tachio-pesto crab cake with avocadocream and a kiwi-mango salsa.

The other three will be held at theGrand Market on July 27, 28 and 29. Thefirst will feature a quick dip salsa spreadwith three dips, all easy to make in lessthan 30minutes. Among the spreads: eda-mame and avocado hummus, creamy sundried tomato and a simple salsa verde.

At the July 28market at 2 p.m.,Hende-riks will do a fiesta in a flash, with grilledfish tacos, EZ black beans and shreddedpico de gallo salad.

Finally, onJuly29at 2p.m.,watchHen-deriks prepare grilled salmon velvetwithlemon and thyme sauce, roasted, ripe to-matoes and veggie and herb brown rice.

Henderiks also looks forward to “YourMorning Cup,’’ and participating in the“Sweet & Stylish’’ event, which mixes afashion showwith desserts and cocktails.

“I am providing something simple toreplicate: a mint- chocolate pretzel andnut bark using dark chocolate.”

In 2005, after years in private practiceHenderiks self-published a cookbook andlaunched “Diane's Daily Dish,’’ her per-sonal chef and catering business. “Anydish can be revamped to be good for you,’’she said. “It just takes a little educationand finesse.’’

Home on the rangeChef Diane Henderiksstirs things up atViking’s Cooking School

Diane Hendriks, personal chef andregistered dietitian, is on a mission toteach America how to cook and eat well.FILE PHOTO

Robert Irvine always has consideredAtlantic City like home. The celebritychef worked at Resorts in his early years.

“Atlantic City is such a melting pot ofpeople. I used to love going from work tothe Irish pub for a beer and to hang out.The city has a special place in my heart,”Irvine said by phone from Arkansas,where he is filming an episode of his pop-ular, “Restaurant: Impossible.”

So it’s not surprising he’ll return to theresort town for the 2012FoodNetworkAt-lantic City Food and Wine Festival, pre-sented by Caesars Entertainment. Irvinedoes four of these events a year aroundthe country.

He will do a version of his show “Din-ner Impossible” onJuly 27atArturo’s, theItalian restaurant in Bally’s. He and theculinarystaffatBally’swill createaneve-ningofsavorydishes. “Ihaveno ideawhatI will prepare,’’ Irvine said. “I’ll go in andcreate right there. I entertain as I feed the

guests an awesome meal.’’Last year, he also worked with an Ital-

ian restaurant, which he took from an tra-ditional Italianmenu to amodern presen-tation.

“People did not want to leave,” he said.“If you don’t have a ticket, you’ll miss outon one of the best events.”

Irvine alsowill join the “YourMorningCup” event July 29 to chat with early ris-ers. “People will see the real side of Rob-ert Irvine,” he said.

CHEFWITHAMISSIONRobert Irvine willserve up savorydishes as food show

Celebritychef RobertIrvineknows athing aboutJerseyveggies,having livedand workedin AtlanticCity yearsbeforehaving hisowncookingshow.PHOTO

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IF YOU GO‘Dinner Impossible’ withChef Robert Irvine, 7 to10 p.m. July 27 at Arturo’sin Bally’s., Tickets are $85

‘Your Morning Cup,’ 10a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 atthe Diamond Club inCaesars. Tickets are $40.

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Thursday, July 19LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in Legendsin Concert Theater. $32.50BLUEMAN GROUP 7 PM, Caesars >> Blue guysbring their How to be a Megastar Tour 2.1 to CircusMaximus Theater. $45-$95GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Joe Bachman & TheCrew perform in this eclectic setting noted for itstequila selections.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 7 PM, Bally's >> RockstarKaraoke with DJ B. Lee alternating with RPM.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM Harrah’s >> DJ Ed Smoothprovides the musical entertainmentTOGA BAR 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Star spins themusic until midnight when DJ Webstar takes over.EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Motown Revuewith a tribute to Motown music.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 8 PM, Show-boat >> DJ Xtina starts the evening off, withSteamroller Picnic coming on at 9 PMRUSH 8 PM Golden Nugget >> All Souled Outperforms in this intimate lounge.THE DECK 7 PM, Golden Nugget >> Joe B by thebayLIVE 8:30 PM, Golden Nugget >> Star 69 enter-tains in the lounge.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> 21BAR@DUSK Caesars>> DJ provides music in this lounge off the casinofloor.

Friday, July 20LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in Legendsin Concert Theater. $32.50BLUEMAN GROUP 7 PM, Caesars >> Blue guysbring their How to be a Megastar Tour 2.1 to CircusMaximus Theater. $45-$95KENNY LOGGINS 9 PM, Borgata >> Rocker playshis catalogue of hits in The Music Box. $49.50-$59.50SANTANA 8 PM, Borgata >> Guitarist extraordi-naire and his Latin-influenced rock band fill TheEvent Center with music. $76-$135.5021BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ provides music inthis lounge off the casino floor.DUSK Caesars >> Global Fridays.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 8 PM, Bally's >> DJ AidenScott alternates with the band, Lifespeed. DJSonatra provides tunes at 3 PM.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE POOL AFTER DARK10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Earwaxxx hosted by Jona-than Lipnicki7400 CLUB 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Spin spins themusic till the early hoursGYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> Karma and then TheBenjamins rock the house of tequila throughoutthe evening.TOGA BAR 10 PM Caesars >> VJ Bizz plays themusic with the Toga Dancers providing the visuals.MIXX 10 PM Borgata >> Carlos Melange plays themusic in this bi-level lounge provides an intimateexperience with plush seating and private tableservice areas.murmur 10 PM Borgata >> Eli Escobar providesthe music.EDEN LOUNGE 8:15 PM Harrah’s >> Cheers theBand and Big House Band share the music dutiestill the wee hours.XHIBITION BAR 11:30 PM Harrah’s >> DJ K Stylesdoes the music.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 9 PM >> DJSonatra kicks off the evening of music, with TheNext providing live rock at 10 PM, with dancers asan added attraction.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Kyle Sweeney spins the records. Shorty theSheriff and Vixens entertain from10 PMRUSH 6 PM Golden Nugget >> Richie Balin per-forms early in this intimate lounge with Big Citycoming on at 10 PM.THE DECK 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Hyjinx playsby the bay.LIVE 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> Incognito rocks thehouseBLUEMARTINI 11 PM Bally’s >> DJ Nick D providesentertainment for the evening.

Saturday, July 21LEGENDS IN CONCERT 7:30, 10 PM, Bally's >> Thebest tribute artists return for another stand inLegends in Concert Theater. $32.50SANTANA 8 PM, Borgata >> Guitarist extraordi-naire and his Latin-influenced rock band fill The

Event Center with music. $76-$135.50DREAM THEATERWITH CRIMSON PROJECT 7:30PM, Caesars >> Stellar group of musicians featur-ing Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto,Markus Reuter, Julie Slick and Tobias Ralph rockthe Circus Maximus Theater. $39.50-$69.50HOWIEMANDEL 9 PM, Borgata >> The ubiqui-tous funnyman gets really wacky with his improvi-sational humor in The Music Box. $65-$75BLUEMAN GROUP, Caesars >> Entertaining bluepeople on an extended run. $45-$95COMEDIANS FROM CHELSEA LATELY 9 PM,Golden Nugget >> BradWollack, Heather McDon-ald, Morgan Murphy and James Davis keep youlaughing all night. $28.20-$41.76ROBIN THICKE 8 PM, Harrah's >> Blue eyed soulsinger rocks the Concert Venue $39-$69MATISYAHUWITH THE DIRTY HEADS 8 PM,House of Blues >>Jewish rapper does the beats inThe Music Hall. $27-$42EPIC SATURDAY AT THE POOL AFTER DARK 9PM, Harrah’s >> featuring DJ Camilo and MilkyMike.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 2 PM, Bally's >> DJ Xtinaopens the day spinning records and is joined at 2PM by Daddy Pop. Total Whiteout and DJ PatriceMcBride take over beginning at 7 PM.7400 CLUB 10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Johnny Loochspins the music till the early hours.DUSK Caesars >> Live Performance by Miss Palmer(vocalist on the Steve Aoki & Afrojack collabora-tion “No Beef). Spinning music that night will beWiz Khalifa’s tour DJ, DJ Bonics.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this new

RUSH 8 PM Golden Nugget >> Doug Jenningsperforms in this intimate lounge.THE DECK 2 PM, Golden Nugget >> The Excep-tions rock the afternoon away.LIVE 8:30 PM, Golden Nugget >> Slamm rocks thehouse.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.

Monday, July 23mur.mur 10 PM Borgata >> The Electronic MusicSeries presents Hook N Sling in this upscale clubwith PS1 opening.RUSH 8 PM Golden Nugget >> Beth Tinnon per-forms in this intimate lounge.THE DECK 7 PM, Golden Nugget >> MellowMondays by the bay with Evolution.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 9 PM, Bally's >> Latinnight bar.EDEN LOUNGE 8 PM, Harrah’s >> Band showcaseputs on a four hour show.GYPSY LOUNGE 9 PM, Borgata >> Liquid A rocksthe tequila bar.

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Wednesday, July 25LEGENDS IN CONCERT 3 and 8 PM, Bally's >> Thebest tribute artists return for another stand inLegends in Concert Theater. $32.50GYPSY BAR 9 PM Borgata >> Kristen & The Noiseplay in an eclectic setting known for its variety oftequilas.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Kay Jayprovides the entertainment.EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Rock Star Ka-raoke with Big RaguTHE POOL AFTER DARK 10 PM Harrah’s >> Sin-dustry Wednesday featuring DJ Vito GSAMMY'S BEACH BAR 7 PM, Bally's >> DJ Micahspins records while Sons of Jah offer live music.TOGA BAR 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Miz spins themusic until midnight with DJ Self taking over at 1PM.RUSH 8 PM Golden Nugget >> Generation Nextperforms in this intimate lounge.THE DECK 7 PM, Golden Nugget >> Hawkins Roadcelebrates country night by the bayLIVE 8:30 PM, Golden Nugget >> Eleven 11 rocksthe room

Thursday, July 26LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in Legendsin Concert Theater. $32.50THE OFFSPRING 8 PM, House of Blues >> South-ern California rockers invade the Music Hall,$39,50-$59.50GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Mayday, Maydayperform in this eclectic setting noted for its tequilaselections.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 2 PM, Bally's >> Lefty Lucykicks off the music for the afternoon. DJ B Leetakes over at 7, alternating with Rockstar Karaokewith Emily’s Toybox.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM Harrah’s >> DJ Ed Smoothprovides the musical entertainmentEDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Strawberry Fieldswith a Beatles tribute.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 8 PM, Show-boat >> DJ Xtina starts the evening off, withSteamroller Picnic coming on at 9 PMRUSH 8 PM Golden Nugget >> Juicy performs inthis intimate lounge.THE DECK 7 PM, Golden Nugget >> B Street doesBruce by the bayLIVE 8:30 PM, Golden Nugget >> Laura Lea & TripFabulous entertain in the lounge.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> DJ provides music inthis lounge off the casino floor.the

lounge off the casino floor with DJ Be-Easy until 5AM.BOARDWALK BEER GARDEN, Caesars >> DJprovides music.GYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> The Benderz fol-lowed by Johnny Drama rock the house in thiseclectic setting just off the casino floor.MIXX 10 PM Borgata >> Roots drummer, ?Ques-tlove, serves up the music. $30.murmur 10 PM Borgata >> Mel DeBarge spins themusic with Doug GraysonEDEN LOUNGE 8:15 PM Harrah’s >> Fever openthe music with Bobby Lynch Band taking over atmidnight.LOBBY BAR 10 PM Bally’s >> Beth Tinnon Duoprovides entertainment.BAYWALK 2 PM, Harrah’s >> Griz rocks the after-noon away.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ April andDJ Xtina divide musical duties till 5 AM.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 8 PM >> DJAiden Scott plays an eight hour shift with ThreeAM coming on at 10 PM playing their hits.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Cool Jon Sprang spins the records. Shorty theSheriff and Vixens entertain from10 PMBLUEMARTINI 9 PM Bally’s >> Reservoir Doggsplay live with DJ Prefer spinning records betweensets.TOGA BAR 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Redline spins themusic with the Toga Dancers providing the visuals.RUSH 6 PM Golden Nugget >> Joe & Daryl per-form in this intimate lounge followed by 10 PMwith Second 2 None.THE DECK 2 PM, Golden Nugget >> Spoiled Rot-ten opens up with John Eddie at 8 PMLIVE 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> John McNutt rocksthe roomAFTER HOURS FOUNDATION ROOM10 PM,Showboat >> DomMazetti vs. Atlantic City with DJPaul Desisto and DJ Bugs. On the outside terrace:DJ Yan and guest.ROBIN THICKE 8 PM, Harrah's >> Blue eyed soulsinger rocks the Concert Venue $39-$69HOWIEMANDEL 9 PM, Borgata >> The ubiqui-tous funnyman gets really wacky with his improvi-sational humor in The Music Box. $65-$75MATISYAHUWITH THE DIRTY HEADS 8 PM,House of Blues >>Jewish rapper does the beats inThe Music Hall. $27-$42

Sunday, July 22LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return for another stand in Legendsin Concert Theater. $32.50EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Big City rocks theroom.GYPSY BAR 8:30 PM Borgata >> Lifespeed rocks inthis eclectic setting with all manner of tequila.BAYWALK 2 PM, Harrah’s >> Cort Farris andPassport rock the afternoon away.MIXX SUNDAYS 10 PM Borgata >> S.K.A.M. ArtistSundays with Vice and Paul Castro in this bi-levellounge with plush seating and private table serviceareas.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 2 PM, Bally's >> DropDead Sexy rocks the afternoon, with DJ AlishaMonique alternating between sets. Guest DJs pickup the music at 8 PM for Industry Night.

Blues legend B.B. King playsHouse of Blues Music Hall Nov.23. Tickets, $45 to $100.FILE PHOTO

WILLIE NELSON Aug. 8 at Golden Nugget.Tickets, $22.55 to $39.50. FILE PHOTO

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Heather McDonald got the right gig atthe right time. Anxious for a full-time job,she emailed Chelsea Handler asking tosubmit material for the comic’s new talkshow, “Chelsea Lately.”

McDonald met Handler years ago andthat connection stayed intact. “I knewChelsea well enough that I had her toneand cadence nailed and that voice camethrough in my submission,” she said in aphone interview.

The performer appears Saturday at theGolden Nugget with three other “ChelseaLately” veterans: Brad Wollack, MorganMurphy and James Davis. The four givetheir respective hysterical viewpoints onall things pop culture.

Thewriterhopedfora13-weekcommit-ment. But five years later, McDonald stillworks with Handler, not just for “ChelseaLately” but for the spinoff, “After Lately.”The latter is a “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-style show in which the characters playthemselves and improvise dialogue basedon a loose script.

“I never had a job for five years,” Mc-Donald said. The Handler gig spared Mc-Donald from having to step up her job as aRealtor at a time when housing went bust.McDonald can be seen weekly with Han-dler on the roundtable or performing incomedy sketches.

With four comics set for the GoldenNugget, someone goes first and someonegoes last. McDonald doesn’t much carewhereshefits in. “Idon’thaveanegoaboutwhere I go.”

That said, if she’s first up, she’s first offand she can relaxwith a drink. Then again,she likes themiddle two positions. “By theend, the audience may be tired.”

All four will do meet-and-greets afterthe show.

While the four have similarities thatdraw them to “Chelsea Lately,” they havevery different styles, McDonald said. “Ifyou like her humor, you’ll see that in ourstand-up set.”

McDonald describes herself as an ob-servational comic, discussing what goeson in the world. “I’m specific to life beingmarried for 12 years, with three kids,” shesaid.

And McDonald does impressions in-cluding Drew Barrymore, The Kardash-

ians,MileyCyrus, SarahPalin, ReneeZell-weger, The Octomom, Cher and variousReal Housewives.

Shecredits “Eveningat the Improv” forher desire to be a comedienne. “I said tomyself, one day I want to do that. I didn’tunderstandhowIwoulddo that or comeupwith material,” said McDonald, who co-wrote “White Chicks” with the WayansBrothers.

Despite such a movie, McDonald callsherself a girly-girl female comic. “I al-ways wanted to be married with kids. Iloved Ray Romano’s style and Jerry Sein-feld. They parlayed their stand-up into asuccessful sitcom,” said the comic, whoguest starred on television shows Frasier,“Malcolm in the Middle,” “Reno 911,”“Drake and Josh” and “Watching Ellie.”

McDonald has a dealwithWarnerBros.to develop a sitcom based on her real life.

“It’s a dream of mine to be a mom in asitcom, like Patricia Heaton in “Every-body Loves Raymond” or Julie Bowen in“Modern Family.” I loved Roseanne forhow real her show was. There wasn’t al-ways a perfect ending and feelings gothurt. The characters were real.”

McDonald’s husband, Peter, is a mort-gagebroker andRealtor hit hardby the re-cession. So he spends a lot of timewith thethree children while she plies her profes-sion. Her act includes embarrassing thechildren.

She suspects when kids get old enoughto see that mom embarrassed them onstage or in a sitcom, she has an answer.

“Do you like private school and theswimming pool? This is howwe get it. Partof the business is revealing embarrassingthings about you guys. Being a little em-barrassed is not so bad, so deal with it.”

FUNNY GIRLComedienne Heather McDonaldperforms at Golden Nugget

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The Borgata’sFacebook friendscan see a lot of thefun the resort has tooffer in their news-feed. But now theycan also move pastvirtual enjoymentand experience allBorgata has to offerin person.

Enter the “ShowThat Never Ends”contest by “liking”Borgata Hotel Casi-no & Spa’s page onthe social network-ing site now throughSept. 30. Over thecourse of 10 weeks,10 winners will beawarded a $10,000Borgata hotel pack-age that includes thefollowing:

• Two-night stayin aBorgata suite (upto $2,500 value);

• Four tickets toan upcoming enter-tainment event atBorgata (up to $1,000value);

• $1,000 diningcredit to Borgata’saward-winning res-taurants includingthose by Bobby Flay,Wolfgang Puck andMichael Mina;

• $1,500 table ser-vice credit to MIXXor mur.mur night-clubs;

• $1,000 towardservices at one ofBorgata’s destina-tion spas;

• $1,000 Borgatagift card;

• $2,000 MatchPlay.

For more infor-mation, visittheborgata.comorgoto Borgata’s Face-book page.

Contestoffers thebest ofBorgata

Maybeyou’veseen thebillboards forBorga-taHotel, Casino & Spa: the faces of a quartet ofsmiling women, one with a cork in her mouth,gathered around the tagline, “The Show ThatNever Ends.”

Or the one that features a laughing womanon amotorcycle, a pig in sunglasses and circusperformersascompanions, carrying theEmer-son, Lake & Palmer lyric “Welcome back, myfriends, to the show that never ends,” from thesong “Karn Evil 9.”

“There has always been a sensual and funexperiential feeling thatBorgata has provided,therefore important to display in the cam-paign,” said Joe Lupo, senior vice president ofoperations for Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

The provocative new campaign — hittingprint, radio, television, online, socialmedia andmass-transit this summer –— was designed todeliver themessagethat theparty justkeepsongoing atBorgata,AtlanticCity’smarket leader.

“Since its opening, Borgata has been theepitome of ‘The Show That Never Ends,’ ” saidJohn Schadler, managing partner of SK+G Ad-vertising, which developed the campaign.“Nonstop excitement, world-class entertain-ment, innovative cuisine, top-notch accommo-dations — you can find it all at Borgata.”

To celebrate the launch of the campaign,Borgata is offering an exclusiveFacebook con-test thatwill award $100,000 in prizes to10win-ners in 10 weeks.

The images used in the advertising cam-paign aren’t overt references to the resort, Lu-po said.

“But there are subtle reminders of the prop-erty that the different people and imagery rep-resents, such as the spa, dining, nightlife andgaming, all done inawaythat isnot soobvious.”

Shot by conceptual photographer AmberGray at NewYork’s Bathhouse Studios, the im-agery used in the campaign is a testament toBorgata’s sense of playfulness and its reputa-tion as a destination with a diverse array of en-tertainmentoptions, alldeliveredwithauniquestyle and service.

“Borgata has always presented itself as

sexy, fun and unexpected, and this campaign ismeant to reinforce that imagewhile continuingtoevolve theBorgatabrand,”Luposaid. “We’rein the business of making people happy, so ev-erything we do — including our advertising —is focused on entertaining our guests.”

Lupo said the ELP song was a perfect fit.

“We felt that the words were fitting as ourcustomers develop friendships with the manyvisits toBorgata and the shownever ends here,whether it be from the customer who is onstage or visiting the many attributes of theshow at Borgata when you pull back the cur-tain.”

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IF YOU GO‘R You on the List’ tour, 7 p.m. July 27,Boardwalk Hall, Mississippi Avenue andthe Boardwalk. Tickets $45 to $105, andcan be purchased at the Boardwalk HallBox Office, Ticketmaster locations, bycalling (800) 736-1420 or at www.ticket-master.com.

State Farm and The Chrysler Group andAEG Live present Jennifer Lopez and En-rique Iglesias, 7:30 p.m. July 29, BoardwalkHall. Tickets $49.50 to $249.50, and can bepurchased at the Boardwalk Hall BoxOffice, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling(800) 736-1420 or at www.ticketmaster.com.

Flo Rida, Cee Lo Green, and Karminhave teamed up for the “RYou on the List”tour. The nine-city itinerary includes astop at Boardwalk Hall on July 27, withspecial guest Kirko Bangz. It is one of twosuperstar concerts that weekend, alongwith Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias.

“R You on the List” will be the firstheadlining tour for three-time Grammynominee Flo Rida, best known for the hits“Low” and “Right Round,” the infectioustitle trackfromhisnewalbum,“WildOne.”

“This tour is going to be off the hook,”Flo Rida said in a press release.

The tourmarks the last timepeoplewillhave a chance to see “The Voice” starGreen before he begins a residency atPlanetHollywoodResortandCasino inLasVegas.

Karmin’s Amy Heidemann said the

group is honored to be included in the line-up. “We’ll behavingsuchagreat timeplay-ing for fans this summer.”

Karmin got its start on YouTube withcovers of Chris Brown and Katy Perrysongs, which have more than 70 millionviews collectively.

HoustonnativeBangzhasbeenrappingsince the age of 15, motivated by hismoth-er’s struggle as a single parent. He’s bestknown for his song “Drank in My Cup.”

Iglesias and former “American Idol”judge Lopez headline the show July 29 atBoardwalk Hall. With combined albumsales of almost 125 million, the two Latinosingers have tallied countless chart-top-ping hits and sold-out tours.

The biggest Latin recording artist inhistory, Iglesiashas22No.1singlesonBill-boardLatinsongschartandmultipleNo.1sacross the charts.

Latin singer-songwriter Frankie J. alsowill perform.

Music idols take the stageJ-Lo, Enrique Iglesiasand Flo Rida highlightbig concert weekendByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

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For almost nine minutes, Jeffrey andJoanne Lesusky watched, enthralled, asconcrete seemed to tumble from the frontof Boardwalk Hall.

Cubes rolled around the exterior fa-cade. Pink molecules bubbled up. Ballsswungbackandforth.Coloredstackspiledup. At various times, the words etched atthe top of the building seem to jump out.

The Lesuskys, of Pottsville, Pa., werenot watching a film about an acid trip.From their vantage point on Kennedy Pla-za across the boardwalk, they watched“Duality,” a custom-made 3-D light showthat bounces off the front of the historichall twice an hour from the time the sunsets to 2 a.m.

“It’s exciting,” said Jeffrey, who wasspendinga fewdaysatTrumpPlaza. “We’llstay to see it one more time.”

“Very nice,” said Joanne. “It’s some-thing to see.”

And it’s free, folks.TheproductioncomescourtesyofMon-

treal-based Moment Factory, which tookonly three months to design what usuallytakes twice that long. The company hascompleted more than 300 projects for cli-ents such as Cirque du Soleil, Jay-Z, Dis-ney, Céline Dion, Microsoft and Madonna,

for her newMDNAworld tour.This marks the first permanent free

show in theU.S. from theMomentFactory.“Weare thrilled that theoverwhelming-

ly positive response has been uniformacross all generations, but my favorite sofar is theyoungsterwhodeemedDuality tobe ‘epic,’ ” said Liza Cartmell, president of

the Atlantic City Alliance, the marketingarmof thecasino industry,whichcontract-ed with the Moment Factory. “We love tosee how many people record the showwhile they are watching…. but definitelygiven the scale of the show, which coversthe whole façade of Boardwalk Hall, wehope that people understand that the You-

Tube versions (of which there are many)cannot do the show justice.”

The contents of the year-round produc-tion will be fluid, changing with the sea-sons andwith events at the hall. For exam-ple, in late fall, the $3million showwill fea-ture aholiday theme.Most of thecostwentto infrastructure.

“The images speak to the building anditsusage,” saidJeffGuaracino, chief strat-egy and communications officer for theAtlantic City Alliance. “There are a lot offun things. It’s a whimsical creation.”

The show is divided into five acts andcelebrates the duality between the rightand left brain, the land and ocean, old andnew. Moment Factory composer VincentLetellier developed an original score thatincorporates orchestral, indie and elec-tronicmusic. Combined with themulticol-ored visuals and a well-crafted mix of 3-Dmapping andmotion graphics, this projectlooks to be a futuristic carnival for thesenses.

A film over thewindows behind the col-onnade blocks the light from entering thehall and instead reflects it back to theboardwalk. The production requires 13light projectors strategically spaced onKennedy Plaza and 25 speakers, whichblend into the building.

Since Boardwalk Hall is a historicbuilding, the speakers and projectors re-quired approval from the state historiccommission. Turns out, the building hadlight sources in theexterior in1929, so it allpassed muster.

Moment Factory, a company that has produced shows for top stars including Celine Dion and Madonna, is responsible for the nightly light show at Boardwalk Hall. PHOTO PROVIDED

SEEING THE

LIGHTS

Boardwalk Hall’s nightlyspectacle thrills crowds

Light shows run twice an hour each night at Boardwalk Hall. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Just as Atlantic City’s tourist attrac-tions ramped up for the season in June,a major storm at the end of the monththreatened towash away anygains. Butsome visitor trends still continued toclimb.

More than 329,000 unique visitorschecked out information about the cityon the Atlantic City Convention & Visi-tor Authority’s website, www.doatlan-ticcity.com, a 26.6 percent increasefrom June, 2011. Year-to-date, the sitehas experienced a 35 percent gain inoverall visitors, and a 25 percent jumpin unique visits. Officials said that 66percentof thosewhobrowsedthesite inJune were new visitors. Web users opt-ing to receive regular e-newslettersabout Atlantic City leaped 317 percentyear-to-date.

“Likes” onFacebook rose from2,748new likes last June to more than 42,000last month, powered in large part byspecial promotions conducted by theACCVA. Use of the mobile visitor site,mobile.accva.org, also grew dramat-ically year-to-date — 265 percent overthe sameperiod in 2011. For thosewant-ing old-school hard copies, online re-quests for the Official Visitors Guidepublished by the ACCVA climbed 22percent year-to-date.

Year-to-datenumbers for those stop-ping for information at the ACCVA’svisitorwelcome centers on theAtlanticCity Expressway and in BoardwalkHall remain high. Information counsel-ors assisted more than 65,000 visitorsso far this year, a13.8 percent gain overthe same period in 2011. They alsohelped 15 percent more people byphone in 2012.

The South Jersey TransportationAuthority reports more than 10.3 mil-

lion cars used the Pleasantville toll pla-za of the Atlantic City Expresswayyear-to-date, a 2.9 percent increaseover 2011 figures. Moreover, 14.9 per-centmoreovernightbuspassengers ar-rived throughJune2012 than in the firsthalf of last year. Scheduled air servicedeplanementsat theAtlanticCityInter-nationalAirportareup2.94percent thisyear.

According to Jeff Vasser, presidentof the ACCVA, “These additional arriv-al and overnight figures point to a shiftfromday-trip visitors to overnight visi-tors — something everyone in the At-lantic City tourism industry has beenworking toward. As we continue to addmore capacity at the hotels and in-crease our tourism offerings withthings like the nightly 3-D light show,“Duality,” at Boardwalk Hall, visitorswill have evenmore reasons to stay formultiple days.”

The figures quoted above and othersare available in the monthly TourismBarometer, available at http://www.doatlanticcity.com/about/stats.aspx.

June marked the 125th anniversary ofrolling chairs in Atlantic City, andanother month of gains for resorttourism. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE ATLANTIC CITY

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Visitor traffic warms up in JuneA.C. tourism numbers showincreased travel, inquiriesByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff