Karaoke Corner: Back At The Skagit
By Rocky & Kristine Fields
Well, this is it! The final issue of the Karaoke Guide for 2011! I seriously cannot believe that this year is already coming to an end. It amazes me how quickly the time flies when you’re truly having fun. We want to take this time to thank you, all of you, for your continued support of this publication, of karaoke, and of live entertainment in general. We most certainly couldn’t do this without you!
We have a big announcement to make too! We are happy to tell you that The Skagit Casino Resort has decided to bring our karaoke show back to the Winner’s Lounge beginning December 1, 2011! That’s right, your voices have been heard and The Skagit has graciously asked us to continue doing what we do best. Karaoke will be for three weeks in December, the 1st, 8th, and 15th. All Thursdays, as before, starting at 8pm and runs until Midnight. We are so happy to be back, and to bring you this wonderful news! We will be on winter break until January, so please mark your calendars and come sing with us on the huge stage again beginning again in January 12, 2012.
Yes, open mic karaoke is back at The Skagit. They’ve always been a great venue for karaoke, and have recently added two larger flat screen televisions on the sidewalls that we hope to be able to use for our shows, and will be, hopefully, adding a new big screen TV for the stage too. They’re planning on making 2012 a “FUN” year for karaoke, and we intend on bringing it to you!
The Skagit has always had amazing live entertainment, and this year and next, will be no exception. If you haven’t decided on New Year’s plans yet, we would like to suggest that you consider their New Year’s Eve Gala 2012 featuring Beatles Tribute Band – British Export, and The Randy Linder Band. It’s a nice bonus that New Year’s Eve is on a Saturday this year, so grab a room at one of the two Skagit Casino Resort’s Hotels, and settle in for a fun time. There will be over $31,000 in cash and prize giveaways with drawings on Saturday, December 31, noon to 6pm – January 1 at 1am. Grand Prize at 1am is $5,000 Cash!
There will even be a Midnight Breakfast Buffet from 12am to 1:30am. And when you’re finally up on Sunday morning, after the New Year’s Eve Gala, you can enjoy the regular breakfast buffet, which features made-to-order omelets that melt in your mouth from 9am to 2pm.
Backing up just a little, there is also a Christmas Buffet served on Christmas day from 2pm-10pm if you want to avoid the hassle of making that Christmas Day meal, or all the clean up that goes along with it. The food at The Skagit is delicious, and they always bring out all the trimmings at the holidays. And then there is the incredible line-up of entertainment scheduled through July 2012. Let me rattle off the list for you! Make sure you get a Skagit Club Card (free!) and take advantage of great saving using the card all over The Skagit.
Jan. 27, 28: Super Diamond, Neil Diamond Tribute Band
Feb. 19, 11: The Smithereens
Mar. 16, 17: Diamond Rio
May 11, 12: 2011 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Leon Russell
Jun. 15, 16: Paul Revere & The Raiders
Jul. 20, 21: Comedian Jim Breuer from SNL
And many more! Seriously, if you haven’t been to or checked out The Skagit recently, it’s time you did. The Skagit hosted The Seattle International Comedy Competition again this year, and we were honored to be asked to judge this event again! It was a sold out room, and if you were lucky enough to have been there, then I bet your abs were as sore as mine! I haven’t laughed that much since last year’s comedy competition. Congratulations to all the contestants in this year’s competition. May the funniest comedian win!
If that isn’t enough, we’d like to suggest that you go to TheSkagit.com and see what else they have in store. They have big cash drawings in December, celebrating their 16th year Anniversary! $186,000 in cash and prize giveaways with 180 rewards club winners! The drawings are on our karaoke nights too; Thursdays December 1, 8, and 15, from 2-8pm.
We would like to say thank you to The Skagit, and to you, our readers, for supporting us in what we do. We love karaoke, and we love our readers, fans, friends, family. We wish you nothing but the best in 2012 and sincerely hope to see you very, very soon!
That’s it for this year’s final edition of the Karaoke Corner. Feel free, as always, to contact us via facebook, email at rocknkris@yahoo.com, or call (425) 359-9450. Take it easy out there, have a great time, and sing your heart out. Happy Happy Holidays, and best wishes for the coming year!
