| Wednesday August 29, 2007 - 12:16 EST
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- A stellar line-up has been assembled again by the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation (AACF) for its annual event to benefit at-risk youth in Southern Nevada, where Andre Agassi, the retired tennis champion, was raised. Tony Bennett, Kelly Clarkson, Matchbox Twenty, Carlos Santana, George Wallace and a special performance by Jerry Seinfeld will be featured at the 2007 Grand Slam for Children benefit concert at 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Grammy award-winning producer, arranger and composer David Foster will return for his 12th year as musical director. Performers and other celebrities are expected to participate in a red carpet ceremony open to the public prior to the show from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the east side of the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Patriot boosters hold annual meeting
BENNINGTON The Mount Anthony Fighting Patriots Booster Club will be holding its annual fall lottery meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Mount Anthony Union High School in Room 226. All athletics and clubs/activities must have an adult representing the team or club present at the meeting. An adult may only represent on team or club at the meeting. Questions can be directed to Kelley Legacy at 447-1843. Bowling league openings HOOSICK, N.Y. The American bowling league is looking for one additional team and some individual bowlers to join the rest of the league at the Barbecue Recreation at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Any team or individual that is interested in joining the oldest league in Hoosick Falls can call Jack Fitsimmons at (518) 686-5751 or Bruce Weeden at (518) 356-2185.
Bravo reality show develops strong following
"Top Chef," the Bravo reality show that promised to do for chefs what "Project Runway" did for aspiring fashion designers, was summarily dismissed by many foodies and reality-show fans when it premiered in 2006. You couldn't tell what the food tasted like just by looking at it, so what was the point, they sniffed. And a bunch of people chopping onions and boiling pasta didn't seem to offer the same potential for drama as high-strung fashionistas running around with scissors and half-dressed models. .
Plan turns Rio Grande into binational meeting place
Two Californians have come up with a winning idea on how to turn the Rio Grande into a Downtown centerpiece for El Paso and Juárez. The idea is to open up the space between the Santa Fe and Stanton Street international bridges, greatly expand the Rio Grande channel there, and turn that area into a parklike environment with pedestrian bridges and entertainment pavilions, which people from both sides of the border could use. It's called the Rio Grande River Center, and it's the winner of the El Paso-Juárez Binational Arts & Cultural District Design Competition completed last month by the New Texico Creative Cities Leadership Project. The project is made up of a year-old group of El Paso community leaders looking for ways to improve the quality of life here and stimulate economic growth.
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