El Dorado means ‘ the golden one’~ and I found it at the El Dorado Resort Casino, Reno, Nevada

I’ve been wanting to visit the El Dorado Resort Casino for years and finally it was assigned to me by my Editor.

So, with my luggage packed, I flew in to Reno as fast as I could! “Taxi driver, get me to the El Dorado. I have an Italian Festival to attend and a Resort to review.”

Relax in one of the newly remodeled luxurious hotel rooms and suites. The new rooms feature sleek, high-quality furniture in rich, dark woods; all new eye-catching lighting to brighten the overall ambience; new carpet in a striking black and gold pattern that adds a modern flair; and plush side chairs to add an extra touch of warmth to the fresh new style. King rooms now have a sleeper sofa for added comfort and convenience. The rooms also feature fine linen bedding with triple sheeting, HD televisions and ergonomically designed desks with a convenient data port for charging personal electronic devices.

Experience timeless luxury and friendly, personal service in the heart of Downtown Reno. Escape to the Eldorado Resort Casino, named “Best Rooms and Suites” by Casino Player Magazine, where every detail has been considered in order to provide you with the stay of a lifetime. Lose yourself in the nonstop excitement and elegance of the Reno resort casino. Choose from the nine award-winning Reno restaurants, including the world-renowned La Strada and Roxy. Dine on homemade pasta from the in house pasta shop, delicious baked goods made fresh daily in their bakery or checkout a Broadway-style performance in the heart of Downtown Reno in their theatre.

Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, the Eldorado offers the ultimate choice among downtown Reno resorts and casinos

On my list of food, and all of you know, I love to eat italian food. It’s on my Top 3 list. As we pull in to the Resort, I see the streets are closed and vendor tents and canopies decorate the streets. If it wasn’t for having to take my luggage to my room, I would have grabbed some lasagna right off the bat, as I could smell it cooking.

Let me brief our readers at this point, about what you would be attending. For the 34^th year, the Eldorado has brought the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy to downtown Reno during the Eldorado Great Italian Festival. The festival, held each year during Columbus Day weekend, is a celebration of Italian culture and traditions. Running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the Eldorado Great Italian Festival transforms downtown Reno into Little Italy with a grape stomp, sauce cookers competition, wine walk, an Italian farmers market, children’s gelato-eating contest, Italian Buffet and incredible free, live entertainment all weekend long.

The music lineup includes festival favorites such as Ray Massa’s Eurorhythms, Moreno Fruzzetti, Primo Basso and direct from Italy Capuano n’T Rock. Joining the festival this year are the cast from “Saltoriya” performing acts from the show and Aaron Caruso.

There are plenty of offerings street side as well — traditional Italian fare including housemade pastas, deep-fried ravioli, sausage sandwiches, garlic bread, New York steak flatbread, chicken parmesan, spaghetti and meatballs and more. Festival highlights:  Pasta bowls for sauce tasting will be sold for $3 at the pasta booth on the corner of 4^th and Virginia streets starting at noon daily. Don’t wait, they go fast! Grape stomping is fun, free and open to the public Saturday starting at from. Members of the media, politicians and local celebrities stomp Sunday starting at 11 a.m. The grape stomping stage is located on the train trench plaza on the south side of the Eldorado.

That evening, I attended the theatrical cirque sensation, “Saltoriya” and what a sensation it was! I truly have never seen such an exciting show as this that keeps you entranced as every performer is ‘one of a kind’, and their acrobatic talent is off the charts; something you will probably never witness in your lifetime, but at this show. The show is going on now through November 15 at the El Dorado Theatre inside the Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno!

“Saltoriya” is a new show comprising awe-inspiring internationally acclaimed performers, acrobats, daredevil stunts and comedy in an exhilarating, uplifting experience. The show combines feats of athleticism, comedy, original music and choreography to create an awe-inspiring production. It celebrates magnificent physical movements of world-class performers with universal and timeless appeal. Cirque-style productions bring amazing elements of the traditional circus to another level of excitement and aesthetics.

“Saltoriya” features a cast of incredibly talented American and European performers including acrobats, clowns, jugglers and dancers. The audience will see comedians, unicycle masters, an unsupported ladder balancing act, contortion-hand balancing, a hula-hoop act and a daring motorcycle globe act.

“The show brings a lighthearted high-energy performance showcasing the best artistic disciplines that the contemporary circus can offer,” said Misha Matorin, the show’s producer.

Matorin, producer of many cirque-style spectaculars, pushes the envelope to perform entertainment of the highest caliber in the perfect melding of circus and theater, brought to life by an original musical score and surrealistic characters. Matorin, who used to perform his aerial cube act with Cirque du Soleil, created his own production company, DreamCast Entertainment.

Prepare for a thrilling evening and reserve tickets for “Saltoriya” in the Eldorado Theatre today! Show times are at 7 pm Tuesday through Sunday with an additional show at 9:30 pm on Saturday. The theater is dark on Monday. Tickets start at just $26.95. For more information on show times and tickets, call 1-800-648-5966.  At $49.95 per person, a Saltoriya package includes one night in a deluxe room and two tickets to Saltoriya!!

IPA Magazine will be back to the Eldorado Resort Casino and for their upcoming show for the holidays, ‘Ebenezer’. The Eldorado Resort Casino is ringing in the holiday season with “Ebenezer A Musical Christmas Carol” showing November 24 through Dececember 27 at the Eldorado Theatre. The musical Christmas carol “Ebenezer” is based on Charles Dickens’ classic holiday masterpiece, “A Christmas Carol.” Ebenezer Scrooge is an unhappy, cruel man and, much to his dismay, he is visited by four ghosts who take him through a musical journey of his life on Christmas Eve. He travels to his past, comes face-to-face with the present and is horrified by what his future could hold. Classicists will not be disappointed in the purity of the script, and those who love music will be satisfied and thrilled.

“Ebenezer” is warm and rich in its telling of this story. It is touching and scary when it needs to be, and has a spiritual lifting of one’s soul when the lessons of love and belief are revealed. “Ebenezer” is great for adults and families alike, and is filled with humor, songs and a classic story.

Please go to Eldorado Resort Casino website to reserve your tickets for ‘Saltoriya’ and get your pre-sale tickets for ‘Ebenezer’…you will NOT want to miss these performances and the ambiance of a wonderful experience at the Eldorado Resort Casino!