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C15 - Sunday, March 27, 1983 - North Shore News

A B.C. Place with slot machines -

THE RECEPTION
provided by the Reno-
Sparks Visitors’ Bureau
to the Pacific Western-
Silverwing group was
impressive.
sent a fine represent-
tive, B.C. Minister of
Human Resources,
Grace McCarthy. Her
performance was
well, elegant and she
looked every inch of
what we'd expect of a
Deputy Premier. A lot
of fine words were said
and the day was
declared, “boeing —
Pacific Western Day”
in Reno.

We were treated to a
magnificent reception at the
Eldorado Hotel-Casino, and
if the hors d'oeuvres they
served were typical of the
quality of the food in the
hotel, it’s a fine place to eat.

Later, we were treated to
the “Hello. Hollywood,
Hello” show at the M.G.M.
Grand .

First, that's the largest
casino I've ever seen in my
life - sort of B.C. Place with
slot machines. Because it’s
out of town, near the airport,
I've bypassed it on many
trips. I'd heard good reports
about the stage show but
always was too wrapped-up
in losing money to go look.

For overwhelming size it's
unique. Where else could a
show start with a full-size 737
jetliner wheeling on stage

Canada-

by Barbara

in size and spectacle for two
hours? Picture a cast of 200
dancers, singers, acrobats,
jugglers and trapeze per-
formers mixed in with

special effects like two full-

size waterfalls, cars, horses,
space machines and some of
the most extravagant
costumes imaginable. For
me, it was just too much. In
fact, I'll probably never go to
another extravaganza again.
I was left with the feeling
that it spoiled any other
show, nothing is left undone.

Oddly, there are some sec-
tions of the show that are
pure, crashing boredom.
Juggling acts can be in-

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with everything going uphill

teresting - if they're brief.
This one wasn't. A cross-
bow is a frightening weapon
and when one is being aimed
at another human being,
boredom is mixed with hor-
ror. An Argentine Gaucho
dance act was good, but
again, far too long. I'm told
that the culpnt here ts the
union - demanding three
long breaks for the dancers
and singers. Whatever, I
wish the “breaks” had in-
cluded many fast acts in-
stead of the prolonged ones.

The prime rib dinner was
excellent however I could
have fed four starving cats
on the piece of meat |
couldn't eat. Don't go to a
cocktail reception and eat
the appetizers before going
to the dinner show at the
M.G.M. Drinks are fairly ex-
pensive, for Reno - a friend
and I each had a martini -
bill $5.65. Do your drinking
at thé tables - for free, plus
tip. There is no dress rule,
despite the fact that this is
the classiest show in Reno.
Lots of men in sport shirts.

¥Fd-recommend -a—visit to
the show as a finale to a
Reno visit.

While I was waiting at the
Vancouver airport for the
tour group to assemble, I
went for coffee in the third
level cafeteria. Right ahead
of me was a young couple
with breakfast trays. When I
heard the cashier demand
$13.05 I choked on my cof-
fee and took a quick count of
the items on the trays.

Japan coming to N.V. City

AN EXHIBITION of
Japanese art should be held
at North Vancouver City
Hall in April to help sell 34
Japanese paintings donated
to the City, the North
Vancouver Community Arts
Council says.

The paintings were
donated to North Vancouver
last year by an artist who
lives in North Van's sister
city in Japan, Chiba. The
artist requested that after
being put on display, they be
sold and the funds used to
allow a North Vancouver
residentto visit Chiba.

A representative of the
community) arts council

spoke before City council

recently and suggested the
34 paintings be displayed for
sale along with othor

Japanese arts and crafts in :

late April.

Council has voted to ask
us staff and the community
arts council to establish new
prices for the paintings

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(which have already been on
sale once with no buyers),
and to provide the = arts
council with $700 to help set
up the exhibition.

The arts council will have
to repay the 3700 out of
proceeds from the = sale,
which will take place April
30 outside City Hall.

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If you're planning to drive
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bit of money. First, plan to
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Three clubs (at least) offer
to change Canadian dollars
at 10% - the Cal-Neva, the
Comstock (linked to the Cal-
Neva with some dual
owners) and the Eldorado.
The trick here is amounts.
At the tables, you can usual-
ly change a $100 bill, pro-
viding you're playing. For
slot machine coins, the most
that they'll take is $20 at the
Eldorado and “one bill” at
the Cal-Neva..

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