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    PAUL SHAFFER & THE SHAF-SHIFTERS

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    Trumpeter David Perrico will be joining legendary bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and comedian Paul Shaffer as he brings his trademark musical style to the intimate Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace for a limited three-week run.

    Supported by a full band known as The Shāf-Shifters, Shaffer delivers a hard-hitting set of pop, funk, and R&B classics and covers mixed with anecdotes and stories from over four decades of working with the biggest names in music, film and television.

    Tickets on sale for the following performances: 

    December 2017: 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
    January 2018: 4, 5, 6

    Limited number of meet & greets available. All performances begin at 8PM. Show is approximately 90 minutes long. Only 21 and over will be admitted.

    ​Tickets: $49 - $149 (plus tax & fees)
    Show Time: ​8:00PM ​
    Address: 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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    Renewed at caesars for 2018!

    David Perrico & Pop Strings Orchestra are excited to announce that they have been renewed at Cleopatra's Barge, Caesars Palace for another YEAR!!! 
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    Check the CALENDAR for upcoming dates....note: the Barge will be dark Dec 8, 9, 15 & 16, but David Perrico & Pop Strings Orchestra will return, as regularly scheduled, on the 22nd!
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    9th Annual Toys for Tots Benefit!

    David Perrico & Pop Strings Orchestra will be headlining at the 9th Annual U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots benefit at Westgate Hotel & Casino (main showroom) on Saturday, Dec 16th!! 
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    This EXCITING show will feature the talents of Murray SawChcuk, Zowie Bowie, Lily Acre, Lon Bronson, Lorena Peril, Jennifer Romas & The Cast of SEXXY, Michelle Johnson, Serena Henry, Skye Dee Miles, Kathleen Dunbar, MOSAIC, and many more!!!

    Red Carpet begins at 6pm, Doors at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 at Box Office OR bring a new unwrapped toy ($20 Value or Greater) to Findlay Cadillac (5185 W Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89146) in exchange for tickets!!

    Join us for dazzling performances and guest appearances; all for a great cause!
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    Pop Strings Returns to The Smith Center!

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    On Thursday, November 30th, David Perrico & Pop Strings Orchestra will be returning to Myron's Cabaret Jazz at The Smith Center to present "Songbook of the Soul" Concert, Volume 2, featuring vocalists Fletch Walcott, Lily Arce, Noybel Gorgoy, Skye Miles, & Serena Henry. This concert will showcase classic sounds and new arrangements of the "Songbook of Soul" featuring music by artists: James Brown, Barry White, Percy Sledge, Sam Cooke, Etta James, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder , Al Jarreau, Temptations, Earth Wind & Fire, and new originals by David Perrico.

    The show begins at 8:00pm, with tickets starting at only $20...so don't wait, seats are going fast!!
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    "Songbook of the soul" was a hit!

    This past Friday, June 9th, David Perrico Pop Strings Orchestra blew the roof off the Cabaret Jazz room at The Smith Center!! Featuring Skye Dee Miles, Michelle Johnson, Serena Henry, Lily Arce, Ken Fletch Walcott, Eric Sean, this concert showcased classic sounds and new arrangements of the "Songbook of Soul" by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, Temptations, Tower of Power, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Al Jareau, to name a few, plus some original compositions by David himself. But even if you couldn't make the show at the Smith Center, we have good news for you. You can catch a little bit of it right HERE! 
    Simply click on the image ABOVE to watch a short video of Pop Strings' performance of "Turn Your Love Around" from the other night!
    And check out these GREAT photos from the show.
    AND there is already talk of doing a "Songbook of the Soul" Concert VOLUME 2 at the end of the year (maybe in November), so be sure to check our CALENDAR or NEWS pages for more info, coming soon!!
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    "Nightspot from the ’70s, Cleopatra’s Barge is Last Icon of Vegas Strip Architecture"

    By MIKE WEATHERFORD  
    LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL  

    Originally Published: March 7, 2017 - 10:07am
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    ​It’s not just any boat with oars extended into a few inches of questionable water, dry-docked in the middle of a bar, surrounded by acres of Caesars Palace. 

    “She’s a time machine to our past,” says Branden Powers. As the managing partner of two time-traveling bars beyond the Strip — the Golden Tiki and Evel Pie — Powers is an understandably vocal fan of Cleopatra’s Barge.  The nightspot from 1970 is the last iconic piece of classic Vegas architecture still in use on the Strip (though original casino areas survive at Caesars and the Tropicana). “They keep destroying it. If I wanted to go on vacation and stay in an airport, there’s plenty of places now,” Powers says. But the Barge?

    “She endured the test of time,” he says. “Vegas needs more Vegas....”