BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT & CASINO EVENTS CALENDAR SEPT. - DECEMBER 2010

Blue Tower Sept. Listings

Blue Tower Lounge is a 100-seat entertainment venue located on the casino level. The Blue Tower Lounge is a sleek and sensual venue with upscale services including bottle service and VIP packages. Every square inch of Blue Tower Lounge is designed to electrify the night.  

Friday, Sept 17, 2010 Lonestar
Lonestar is a country music group consisting of Cody Collins (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar).  Lonestar made its debut on the Billboard country music charts in 1995 with the Top 10 single "Tequila Talkin'". Since then, they have amassed a total of twenty-seven singles on the country charts, with nine of those singles reaching Number One. "Amazed", a crossover hit that reached Number One on both the country charts and the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first single to do so since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream" in 1983. The group has also recorded eight studio albums and a Greatest Hits compilation. Three of their albums have been certified gold, while three more have been certified platinum or higher.
WHERE: Tewa Grand Ballroom
TICKETS: www.tickets.com, 800-905-3315.  Tickets are also available at the Buffalo Thunder Casino Box Office, $39 - $69.

Wine & Chile Spa Special at the Wo ́ P ́in Spa, Sept. 18 –26
Champagne pedicure and manicure combo. With this Wine & Chile special, the therapists will use aroma bubbly pedi bath with a glass of champagne and chock strawberries special for Festival.  Only $90 includes use of amenities - eucalyptus steam, and sauna.  Wo ́ P ́in Spa is a luxury 16,000-square-foot Native American-themed spa/salon. Wo ́ P ́in Spa at Buffalo Thunder offers more than 30 spa treatments, 505-819-2040.

Friday – Sunday, Sept. 24 – 26, 2010
WHAT:  Santa Fe Concorso
Santa Fe Concorso, a premier automotive gathering of exotic and rare automobiles, will be held at the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s legendary La Mesita property.  Weekend events include a Friday night welcome reception for entrants, judges and VIPs; an optional Saturday road tour on the High Road to Taos; and the Sunday Concorso with VIP lunch poolside.  The Sunday, September 26 event will include judging and awards for the field of 50 juried cars. Displays of specialty car clubs will take place in an adjacent display area, along with vendor booths within the equestrian arena.  All weekend events are free to entrants of the show.  General admission is $45. Car clubs are admitted by invitation with a minimum of six cars per club.    www.santafeconcorso.com. 

OCTOBER
Friday to Sunday, October 1-3, 2010
WHAT:  Free Fall Festival
Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino and Hutton Broadcasting invite the public to the Free Fall Festival, a line-up of great bands, games and more.  The headliner band is Ozomotli. In their fourteen years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomotli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. Their music— a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican reggae and Indian raga— has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A.
WHERE: Towa Gold Course Driving Range
 Saturday, October 2
 Main Stage:Ryan McGarvey and Los Lonely Boys
 Sunday, October 3
 Main Stage: Brendan James and Ozomatli

Saturday, October 16, 2010
WHAT: Reception
Enjoy a meet-and-greet with Mayor Coss prior to the 2010 Mayor’s Ball at the Santa Fe Convention Center. 
This year’s ball is benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico.
WHERE: Buffalo Thunder Resort, Casino and Gallery, 130 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe. 

Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24, 3 – 7 p.m.   
WHEEL OF FORTUNE TRY OUTS
WHAT: Wheel of Fortune’s Wheelmobile, the show’s promotional vehicle, will be in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe area in search of good game players who are energetic, enthusiastic and fun. Viewers interested in being a contestant on an upcoming episode are invited to attend. Fans will have the opportunity to fill out an application, have his or her name drawn at random to play a simulated version of the game onstage, win unique prizes and be evaluated as a potential contestant for the broadcast version of the show.  * Due to gaming regulations, you must be 21 years of age or older to attend the Wheelmobile event. The event will take place inside the Pueblo Ballroom at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino. 
WHY: “The Wheelmobile tour gives us the opportunity to present local viewers with a unique and personal experience with the show. It’s a way for us to thank our viewers for their long-term support, and for making the show #1.”  -  Executive Producer Harry Friedman
Wheel of Fortune airs weeknights at 6:30 p.m. on KRQE. For more information on the Wheelmobile, tune into KRQE, log on to KRQE.com or visit www.wheeloffortune.com

Friday, October 29, 2010, 8 p.m. 
WHAT:  Randy Travis in Concert
Country singer Randy Travis has recorded more than a dozen studio albums to date, in addition to charting more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which 16 have reached number one status. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album "Storms of Life" on Warner Bros. Records; the album sold more than three million copies. It also established him as a neo-traditionalist country act, and was followed by a string of several more platinum and multi-platinum albums throughout his career. Travis, in addition to singing, holds several acting credits. He has appeared in several movie and television roles, occasionally as himself.
WHERE: Tewa Grand Ballroom
TICKETS: www.tickets.com, 800-905-3315.  Tickets are also available at the Buffalo Thunder Casino Box Office, $39 - $69.

NOVEMBER - COMEDY MONTH AT BUFFALO THUNDER 
Friday, November 13, 2010, 8 p.m.  Comedy Night at Buffalo Thunder with Bill Engvall 
Engvall began his career on the sitcom “Designing Women”. He hit his first big break when he went on “The Tonight Show” starring Johnny Carson, and from there won the American Comedy Awards Comic of the Year. He has appeared on The Jeff Foxworthy Show alongside best friend and fellow comic Jeff Foxworthy, with whom he starred in the hit film "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" (as well as its sequels and spin-off TV show). In the films and TV shows, Engvall performs his standup alongside Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. WHERE: Tewa Grand Ballroom
TICKETS: www.tickets.com, 800-905-3315. 
Tickets are also available at the Buffalo Thunder Casino Box Office.

Friday, November 27, 2010, 8 p.m.  Comedy Night at Buffalo Thunder with Brad Garrett
Actor-comedian Brad Garrett is well known for his role as Robert Barone in the popular '90s sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," as well as for his own sitcom, " 'Til Death."  But his deep voice is another claim to fame; he's done the voices for many characters on TV and in films. His big break came on TV's "Star Search" in 1984 when he became the first $100,000 grand champion winner. "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson was next. His career spans stand-up, film, television and Broadway. On Friday, November 27, the three-time Emmy winner performs at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino. 
WHERE: Tewa Grand Ballroom
TICKETS: www.tickets.com, 800-905-3315.  Tickets are also available at the Buffalo Thunder Casino Box Office.

DECEMBER
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 8 p.m. The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are a country and gospel group that is based in the United States. The group was founded in 1945 as the Oak Ridge Quartet. Their name was changed to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s, and they remained a gospel-oriented group until the mid 1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated more on country and pop music. The band's current lineup consists of lead Duane Allen, baritone William Lee Golden, tenor Joe Bonsall, and bass Richard Sterban.

Friday, December 31: Tobias Rene

2011
Saturday, January 15: King of the Cage
Saturday, March 26: Charlie Daniels Band
Saturday, June 4: Jay Leno

TICKETS: www.tickets.com, 800-905-3315.  Tickets are also available at the Buffalo Thunder Casino Box Office. www.buffalothunderresort.com                                                 
BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT & CASINO FAST FACTS
Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, located just 15 minutes north of historic Santa Fe, NM, is one of the premier destination resorts in the Southwest.  This property is the Hilton's first Native American partnership and is owned and operated by the Pueblo of Pojoaque. The resort appeals to golfers and spa fanatics, meeting planners and conventioneers, families and entertainment enthusiasts. Gaming enthusiasts are in their element in the expansive Las Vegas-style casino featuring 1,200 slot machines, various table games, a 10-table poker room, and racehorse and dog track simulcast off-track wagering. www.buffalothunderresort.com, 505-455-5555.

Cities of Gold Sept. 2010 Listings
Golden Cantina Lounge
WHERE: Cities of Gold Casino Hotel, 10-B Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506
INFO: 505-455-3313: 800-455-3313 (toll free)