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includes such recent additions as Elvis Presley, Celine Dion and Nic Cage. Other eye-catchers: Frank Sinatra, Carlos Santana, Jerry Seinfeld and Rod Stewart. Well-known civic figures include Larry Ruvo and his wife, Camille; Smith Center President Myron Martin, Southern Wine & Spirits exec Michael Severino; popular Vegas showman Clint Holmes; and celebrated entertainment manager Bernie Yuman.
Spector paints about a dozen portraits a week. Spector has created thousands of portraits over the years, but still has a few faces on his wish list.
“I’d love to paint Eric Clapton, one of my favorite guitarists,” says Spector, a self-taught artist whose inspirations include Walt Disney and Mad magazine’s Mort Drucker. “I’d love to draw Britney Spears, too, who is very expressive.”
Close says the caricatures create a sense of community and reflect the types of people who would, or have, dined at the Palm. In person, and in caricature, it’s a great hang. Join me for dinner sometime. Try the filet. MIGHT NOT KNOW HER, BUT ...
Cadence Alexia has notched a rare achievement in Las Vegas, moving from one highly acclaimed, hot-selling Strip show to another.
A dazzling acrobatic artist, Alexia previously performed in “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace, teaming with Linda Hartman in the “Duo Fevrier” aerial act (that act ended when Hartman left the show to get married and start a family). Alexia, a native of Manchester, England, is now a member of “O” at Bellagio, as an ensemble performer to be featured in the show’s aerial boat scene. She’s not on marquees, but Alexia is a star-caliber performer, something her peers have long recognized. ALL ABOUT THAT BASS
Earl Turner showed his impressive, and not often enough expressed, musicianship in his weekend shows at South Point Showroom. Turner played electric and acoustic guitar and bass, and even slammed away on the drums. Sadly, no bassoon solos in this one.
Telling his story through music, Turner also performed a range of songs rare to his current show: “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts, “Elvira” by the Oak Ridge Boys, and “Lady,” by Kenny Rogers (and written by Lionel Richie).