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After the European leg, Parton performed for three nights at a Niagara Falls Casino and at a benefit concert to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown. Although Parton had said after returning from Europe that a three-month U.S. Tour would be coming with the release of her next CD Backwoods Barbie, those plans were pushed back to 2008. The Casino Rama complex was opened in 1996, and offers a huge array of slots games and table games. It has a huge entertainment centre for regular shows. Dolly Parton launches Canadian campaign to send books to kids. Parton will remain in Ontario for three live concerts at Casino Rama in Orillia. Casino Rama Resort is Temporarily Closed After a full day exploring the Great Indoors, unwind and stay the night in our luxury all-suite hotel, inspired by the classic lakeside cottage. Casino Rama Resort is a premier gaming & entertainment destination and Ontario's only First Nations Resort casino.

Casino Rama is a large casino, hotel and entertainment complex located in the town of Rama, Ontario on the reserve land of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. It is jointly owned by the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, with operation of the casino contracted to Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited.

Casino Rama is Ontario's only First Nations 'commercial casino' (as opposed to a lesser class, charity casino) and the largest First Nations casino in Canada. The casino also includes restaurants, a hotel and spa, and an entertainment complex which regularly hosts ticketed shows (for an additional charge).

History[edit]

The casino opened on July 31, 1996.

In 2007, a group of people, including several of the casino's employees, were arrested after police investigated a $2 million scam involving cheating at baccarat.^[1]

In 2013, Casino Rama underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation.^[2]

In November, 2016, the resort was the victim of a cyber attack, and financial and personal information about customers was stolen from the company's records.^[3]

Casino Rama has remained closed since March 16, 2020 due to COVID-19 regulations. There has been no announced reopening date.^[4]

Description[edit]

The resort consists of a 289-room hotel, a Casino with a 192,000 sq ft (17,800 m²) floor, a 5,000-seat Entertainment Centre, and ten restaurants. The casino has 2500 slot machines and 110 table games.^[3]

Concerts[edit]

The 5,036-seat Entertainment Centre has hosted a variety of stars including Mariah Carey, Laura Pausini, Christina Aguilera, Journey, Air Supply, Alice Cooper, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Kelly Clarkson, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Eric Burdon, The Searchers, Faith Hill, David Cook, Celtic Thunder taped two shows here, Deep Purple, Gloria Estefan, Men at Work, Jay Leno, Jewel, Carrie Underwood, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John, Vince Gill, Tony Bennett, Bill Cosby, Styx, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Neil Sedaka, Jeff Foxworthy, LeAnn Rimes, Alicia Keys - 2005, Art Garfunkel, Clint Black, David Copperfield, Petula Clark, Roger Hodgson, ZZ Top, Bad Company, Dolly Parton, The Guess Who, George Thorogood, Heart, Steve Miller, Tom Jones, New Kids on the Block, Smokey Robinson, Stone Temple Pilots, CCR, Hall & Oates, Lionel Richie, Weezer, Terra Naomi, Whitesnake and KISS. Judas Priest, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Brad Paisley, John Legend, Rick Springfield, Kelly Pickler, Miranda Lambert, Sugarland, Doc Walker, Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton, Huey Lewis & The News, Wayne Brady, Larry The Cable Guy, Tim Allen, Joe Nichols, Wynonna and the Big Noise.

Hong Kong Cantopop stars and television personalities have held concerts at Rama as part of a Toronto tour:^[5]

• Vivian Chow, 2013
• Elisa Chan & Maria Cordero, 2013
• Sandy Lam, 2013
• Raymond Lam, 2012
• Joey Yung, 2012
• Twins, 2011

Boxing and MMA[edit]

Casino Rama has hosted a number of live boxing events, titled Rumble at Rama. On April 2, 2011, Casino Rama hosted what was promoted as the first sanctioned mixed martial arts (MMA) event in Ontario, taking place 4 weeks before UFC 129 in Toronto.^[6][7] This was not entirely correct, as an MMA event was held in the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation 3 years prior, where Dan Severn defeated Ian Asham in the main event; 7 MMA events were staged before the event at Casino Rama.^[8]In July 2011, it hosted a Bellator Fighting Championships event.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Casino Rama scam busted'. Toronto Star, Paul Moloney, May 25, 2007
2. ^'Changes abound at Casino Rama'. Orillia Packet, By Gisele Winton Sarvis, November 28, 2013
3. ^ ^ab'Massive theft of Ontario’s Casino Rama data sparks proposed lawsuit'. Toronto Star, November 12, 2016. Colin Perkel
4. ^'Casino Rama to remain closed amid 2nd coronavirus wave'. Global News. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
5. ^[1]Archived March 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^'Ontario's First Sanctioned MMA Event Set for Saturday'. MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
7. ^'Sellout at Ontario's first sanctioned MMA show'. Tsn.ca. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
8. ^'Iroquois MMA Championships Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more'. Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

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Coordinates: 44°38′50″N79°21′1″W / 44.64722°N 79.35028°W

An Evening with Dolly Parton started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007, and was finished in North America the same year.

History[edit]

After taking nearly all of 2006 off from touring to focus on other projects, Parton returned with a new stage show in November for a few select concerts as she prepared for a 2007 European tour. The 17 initial dates for the tour 'across the pond' were announced to the public for the first time in October 2006. She performed four more shows on the West Coast in early 2007 to hone the show for its European premiere. After the European leg, Parton performed for three nights at a Niagara Falls Casino and at a benefit concert to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.

Although Parton had said after returning from Europe that a three-month U.S. tour would be coming with the release of her next CD Backwoods Barbie, those plans were pushed back to 2008.

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The show[edit]

The shows were similar in vein to Parton's previous tours, her 2004 Hello I'm Dolly Tour and 2005's The Vintage Tour. Sets were similar except for the fact that Parton entered via hydraulic lift.

When the show premiered in Europe, an intermission was added so that it became a two-act show, appropriately titled 'An Evening With Dolly Parton.'

Fans speculated that tracks from Parton's upcoming album Backwoods Barbie would be showcased but that was not the case. Instead 'I Dreamed About Elvis', last used on the Hello I'm Dolly Tour was included and in Europe, tracks from her most recent studio album Those Were the Days were spotlighted.

Set list[edit]

North America

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The following set list is representative of the November 16, 2006 show in Uncasville, Connecticut . It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. 'Baby I'm Burnin'
2. 'Two Doors Down'
3. 'Jolene'
4. 'Puppy Love'
5. 'The Grass Is Blue'
6. 'Shine'
7. 'Thank God I'm A Country Girl'
8. 'God's Coloring Book'
9. 'Little Sparrow'
10. 'My Tennessee Mountain Home'
11. 'Coat of Many Colors'
12. 'Marry Me' / 'Applejack'
13. 'Love Is Strange'
14. 'Islands In The Stream'
15. 'Here You Come Again'
16. 'Crimson and Clover'
17. 'Me and Bobby McGee'
18. '9 to 5'
19. 'I Dreamed About Elvis'
20. 'I Will Always Love You'

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Encore

Europe

The following set list is representative of the March 6, 2007 show in Horsens, Denmark . It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. 'Baby I'm Burnin'
2. 'Two Doors Down'
3. 'Jolene'
4. 'Puppy Love'
5. 'The Grass Is Blue'
6. 'Shine'
7. 'Thank God I'm a Country Girl'
8. 'Little Sparrow'
9. 'My Tennessee Mountain Home'
10. 'These Old Bones'
11. 'Coat of Many Colors'
12. 'Smoky Mountain Memories'
13. 'Train, Train'
14. 'Imagine'
15. 'Travelin' Prayer'
16. 'Marry Me' / 'Applejack'
17. 'God's Coloring Book'
18. 'Me and Bobby McGee'
19. 'Crimson and Clover'
20. 'I Dreamed About Elvis '
21. 'Islands In the Stream'
22. 'Here You Come Again'
23. '9 to 5'
24. 'I Will Always Love You'

Encore

Notes:

• In Karlstad, 'I Will Always Love You' and 'Imagine' switched places.
• 'Puppy Love' was dropped from the set list after the performance in Stockholm.
• 'Imagine' was dropped after the Sheffield show.
• 'Travelin' Prayer' was dropped after the Zwolle show.
• After the Gothenborg show, 'Crimson and Clover' was replaced with 'Those Were the Days'.
• 'Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)' was performed from March 13 to 20, 2007.
• 'We Irish' was performed during shows in Dublin and Belfast.

Tour dates[edit]

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Cancelled shows[edit]

Personnel[edit]

The Mighty Fine Band[edit]

• Band Leader, Guitar: Kent Wells
• Drums: Steve Turner
• Piano: Paul Hollowell
• Fiddle: Jay Weaver
• Dobro, Guitar: Richie Owens
• Banjo: Bruce Watkins
• Keyboard: Michael Davis
• Background vocals: Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton & Richard Dennison

Other Staff[edit]

• Dolly Parton's Personal Tour Manager: Don Warden
• Tour Manager: Dave Fowler
• Production Assistant: Levi Kennedy
• Director, Staging & Choreography: Steve Summers
• Lighting Designer: Justin Kitchenman
• Stage Manager & Security: Danny Nozzell
• Merchandising: Ira Parker

References[edit]

1. ^'Europe'. An Evening with Dolly Parton in Europe. Dolly Parton Productions. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2013.