entertainment - "event"

The second stop on the 2008 Asian Poker Tour (APT) is fast approaching. It's APT Macau, scheduled for August 28-31, 2008, set to take place amid one of the world's grandest gambling destinations. With a $1.5 million prize purse...

The new york Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) celebrates its fifth year with 24 full productions, a dance series, a developmental series, concerts and special events.

Brian Lowry: Cable news chews on Olympics, election -- For those fuzzy on math, here's a key equation to remember: Big events + media hype = bogus, meaningless numbers.

The Venetian has announced the last 2008 installment of its popular Deep Stack Extravaganza series. Deep Stack Extravaganza IV will run November 1-25, 2008, offering one no-limit hold'em event on each of 23 consecutive start days...

The 2008 California State Poker Championship is coming at the turn of the month, with some estimated $7 million in total prize pool for the series. Starting on September 2nd, 18 events will take place at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Players can buy in for as low as $120 to as high as $1,580...

When the recent Deep Stack Tournament at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City announced a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000, it drew nearly a thousand players. The 956 players that each paid $2000 + $150 to play meant a final payout of nearly two million, almost quadrupling the guarantee. new york poker player Anthony Bellino wound up taking the win and a first prize payout nearly equal to the initial guarantee prize pool for the entire event, $443,201...

The Pittsburgh Penguins broke ground on their new arena Thursday. The new multi-purpose facility, which is located beside Mellon Arena, is slated to open in time for the 2010-11 season. Among the dignitaries attending the event were Pennsylvania g...

Online poker site puts another 50 Aruba Poker Classic packages on the line this weekend with the goal of sending a record number of players to UltimateBet's signature event. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1214574.htm

Not every 'Star Wars' episode is an event. Remember those mid-'80s Ewoks TV spin-offs? The colorful, computer-animated 'Clone Wars' aims higher, but in the end, it's a Cartoon Network pilot that's been dropped into a decidedly un-eventful late-summer release slot. (The ongoing TV series hits cable this fall.) It's also the latest example of how the franchise keeps frustratingly spurning ...

What is a miracle? Ask six different people and youre bound to get six different answers. One person might call it a supernatural divine intervention. Another might say its a coincidental event that happens at an opportune time. Yet another might suggest there is no such thing, its just something people make for themselves out of sheer will to survive or to help them cling to their faith.