Sunday, July 30, 2006

On Wednesday, August 2, Caesars Palace will celebrate its 40th anniversary
with a toga party at the legendary resort's outdoor Roman Plaza
amphitheater. This historical event will be hosted by actress Jenny McCarthy
and feature a live performance by Otis Day and the Knights, the band that
rocked "Shout" during the toga party scene in National Lampoon's Animal
House. Following the musical set, toga-clad partygoers will be invited to an
after party at PURE Nightclub. Guests who arrive in a toga* will be granted
free admission to both the outdoor concert, sponsored by VEGAS Magazine and
Hendrix Electric Vodka, and the after party at PURE. Doors to the outdoor
concert open at 7:30pm and PURE will open at 10pm. When Caesars Palace
opened its doors on August 5, 1966 the standard of luxury and magnificence
for the hotel and casino industry was changed forever. Its opulent
Roman-Grecian world of fantasy captured international attention as the first
deluxe themed resort casino if its kind. With imported marble statuary,
cocktail servers costumed as "goddesses," a dining experience fit for
royalty and nightly performances by the world's greatest entertainers,
Caesars Palace immediately became the industry standard for the ultimate
luxury resort experience. Forty years later, Caesars Palace has expanded to
almost five times its original capacity. The 85-acre resort features 3,340
guest rooms and suites, the largest poker room in the city, a world-class
health and beauty salon and a 4.5 acre pool and garden complex, two dozen
restaurants and the world renowned Forum Shops at Caesars. In March 2003
Caesars Palace opened its 4,100-seat Colosseum spotlighting international
performers Celine Dion, Elton John, and Jerry Seinfeld. The Roman Plaza, a
4,000-seat outdoor amphitheatre plays hosts to a variety of outdoor sporting
events, concerts and private functions.