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Carlos Santana Visits the Lied Memorial Clubhouse

January 22, 2011 in Client news | No comments

Early this month I had an amazing afternoon when Carlos Santana met Imani who was the winner of the Santana t-shirt design contest at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas‘ Lied Memorial Clubhouse. Imani age 12 is a member of the Lied Memorial Clubhouse. During Carlos visit, Imani gave him a tour of the Clubhouse and her favorite place, the art room, of course.

Carlos is an incredible entertainer, but an even better person. He continues to give back to the Las Vegas community every time he returns to perform at The Joint. Over the years, he has partnered with Three Square, Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and Project Sole.

Don’t miss his final shows inside The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this spring. Thank you Carlos for all you do!

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The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hosts Tweet Up For Opening Night of Carlos Santana’s Final Shows

January 8, 2011 in Client news | No comments

Carlos Santana and the Santana Band return at The Joint

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com 

   It’s only six days into the New Year and The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is already buzzing with the debut of Tiësto and return of Carlos Santana. To kickoff the final shows of Supernatural Santana – A Trip Through The Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, a few Las Vegas “Twitterlites” (the social butterflies of the Twitter world) were invited to enjoy the show from one of the exclusive balcony suites. The view from the suite allowed Tweet Up guests to see the entire stage layout as well as the sea of people below who danced the night away to Santana classics. 

 Gracing the stage a little after 8 p.m., Santana and vocalists, Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay, began the night with a band staple “Jingo”. The supergroup then played radio favorite “Maria, Maria” and instantly the crowd responded, dancing and singing in the aisles of The Joint’s arena. The Tweet Up guests followed suit, all the while sharing the experience via Twitter. Through twitpics, tweets and retweets, much of Las Vegas received a play-by-play review of the show. The online conversations were like wildfire, generating buzz throughout the Las Vegas Valley. During the show, the Twitter handle @SantanaCarlos became one of the top trending topics in the city.   

Carlos Santana and the Santana Band return at The Joint

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com

  Nearing the end of the set, Santana had guests on their feet waiting for more as he took them on a ride through his legendary career with songs including “Smooth”, “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Como Va”. The guitar great has created the perfect formula of Latin, African and rock rhythms, making his sound one for the record books. With only a few shows remaining, the Tweet Up attendees proved that Carlos Santana is a must-see in Las Vegas. 

 Carlos Santana performs several shows through January and April, finishing the history-making residency on May 1. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.thejointlasvegas.com/.

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The Week in News at Kirvin Doak Communications

July 28, 2010 in Client news, Kirvin Doak News | No comments

Time for our weekly roundup of some the latest, greatest news we’ve secured for some of our clients. Enjoy!

The unexpected yet memorable birth of the baby of “Scar” from the Las Vegas cast of The Lion King made for a fun and memorable story from John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Sun.

Nevada Cancer Institute continues to break new healthcare ground in Southern Nevada.  Here’s KLAS-TV8′s take on NVCI’s Plus One Program, which creates jobs in the field of nursing and infuses Nevada with specialized cancer care professionals.

KDC’s clients were all over this Las Vegas travel story from the Denver Post, one of the city’s key feeder markets. There’s this Come on in, the Water’s Naked: Vegas Finds a New Way to Entice Party Animals and this Your Best Bets for Diving Into the Vegas Pool Scene

We helped VEGAS.com launch their newest entry in the online travel world, MEXICO.com. Here’s a great story one it – but even better, visit the site yourself and you can practically taste the salt on the rim of the Margarita as you sip it on the beach.

Carlos Santana talks about the joys of playing The Joint at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas in the Denver Post here.

There’s a reason the color blue is associated with cool. We think it’s because of Blue Man Group. Check out his fantastic story on the hopefuls that lined up to become a fabled Blue Man.

 

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Carlos Santana visits Three Square, and touches our hearts

November 13, 2009 in Client news | No comments

We do a lot of events in this agency. And that means that often times we get caught up in the hustle and bustle, moving rapidly from one thing to the next, without enough time to take it in or enjoy the fruits of our labor. And then, every once in a while we work an event that allows us to sit back and realize what we are here for. Yesterday was that kind of a day for us.

Carlos Santana signs t-shirts at Three Square Food Bank. Credit Erik Kabik/RETNA

Carlos Santana signs t-shirts at Three Square Food Bank

Carlos Santana (I think it’s safe to assume you’ve all heard of Carlos Santana)who plays about 36 times per year at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, took time out to visit with Three Square Food Bank and talk about his similar interests. Santana in engaging in a partnership with the food bank and World Hunger Year (WHY) to collect non-perishable foods and donations from the public at his November performances. But that’s not really why he was there. Instead, he was there to connect with a group of people that really cared about making a difference… about feeding the hungry… and about nourishing human souls.

Carlos has this way of speaking (he called it “intense” at the press event) that’s really hard to describe, but he pulls everything into perspective and can totally change your perspective. And after listening to him for about 10 minutes and discussing our media attendance with the folks at Three Square and WHY, we realized the power of awareness, the power of the media, and the hope that the hours we spent organizing this gathering would ultimately put food in the bellies of hungry kids. That’s a great day in PR.

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