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Tuesday, 25 December, 2012 11:19 AM

FireKeepers Casino Hotel Now Open

Michigan’s Newest Resort-Style Hotel Welcomes the Public

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The newly-opened resort-style hotel at FireKeepers in Battle Creek, Mich.

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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., owned and operated by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP), is pleased to announce that Michigan’s newest resort-style hotel has officially opened to the public today.

“Our future burns bright,” stated Homer A. Mandoka, NHBP Tribal Council Chairman. “This journey started with a spark and the opening of our resort-style hotel is a significant moment for our Tribal Elders and our Tribal Membership. As Potawatomi we are ‘Keepers of the Fire’ and we are proud to keep the fire burning strong with FireKeepers Casino Hotel.”

Located in Battle Creek, Mich., the resort-style hotel is conveniently located along Interstate 94 at exit 104. The expanded facility increases local employment to approximately 1,800 full and part-time employees.

FireKeepers Casino opened in Aug. 2009 after more than 10 years of planning, strategy, and vision by the NHBP. Less than two years later on Mar. 1, 2011 a highly anticipated announcement was made regarding the future for FireKeepers Casino which included its first phase of expansion. The expansion showcases a 242 room resort-style hotel complete with indoor pool, exercise facility, full service restaurant named Smoke ‘n Fire, and business center. Additionally, a functional multi-purpose event center has been added capable of seating up to 2,000 guests in a concert venue. When not in use as a concert venue, the versatile space can be configured to accommodate banquets, corporate meetings, trade shows, and other events.

The opening of FireKeepers Casino Hotel on Dec. 12, 2012 marks the completion of a well-managed and executed expansion project that officially began on Apr. 30, 2012.

The newly expanded areas of the Hotel and Smoke ‘n Fire restaurant are accessible to guests under the age of 21; however, access to the casino floor remains restricted to guests 21 years of age and older. Smoke ‘n Fire, FireKeepers Casino Hotel’s newest restaurant is located inside the resort-style hotel and includes seating for up to 150 guests and features classic American fare accented with BBQ undertones.

Also included in the expansion is additional gaming space, increasing the FireKeepers’ gaming floor to 111,700 sq. ft., and 2,900 slot machines. The new gaming area is located near the hotel lobby and will be a dedicated smoke free zone.

Additional information is available online at www.FireKeepersCasinoHotel.com.

About FireKeepers Casino Hotel

FireKeepers Casino Hotel is located just off Interstate 94 at Exit 104 in Battle Creek, Mich. The property features a 111,700-square foot gaming floor with 2,900 slot machines, 70 table games, a live poker room and bingo room. FireKeepers also offers a resort-style hotel with 242 rooms, a functional multi-purpose event center capable of seating up to 2,000 guests, six distinctive dining destinations and multiple lounges and entertainment venues. For more information visit www.FireKeepersCasinoHotel.com.

FireKeepers Casino Hotel is owned and operated by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi.

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“Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin to Perform at FireKeepers Casino Hotel

Follow Up Act to Rascal Flatts Grand Opening Concert

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Detroit's own Aretha Franklin will entertain audiences at FireKeepers on Friday, Jan. 11.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., owned and operated by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, proudly announced today that the undisputed, reigning “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin will be featured in an intimate performance for 2,000 fans at FireKeepers Casino Hotel’s Event Center on Friday Jan. 11, 2013.

Known around the world by her first name and as the "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin is peerless. She is one of the most influential and important voices in the history of American music, with a repertoire that spans pop, soul, jazz, rock, blues, and gospel. In 2009, Franklin was named the #1 Vocalist of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. With her ever-distinctive, soulful, to-the-bone vocal style, she has graced music charts for nearly five decades and her 'live' performances have touched the hearts of tens of millions since she began her musical journey in Detroit as a singing child prodigy.

It is her rich legacy of recordings that are a testament to the power, majesty and genius of this one-of-a-kind artist of the first order. Aretha Franklin has earned countless international and national awards as well as accolades and global recognition on an unprecedented scale. She is a 2005 recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom honor (the U.S.A.'s highest civilian honor); presented by President George W. Bush, and in 1999, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts, presented by President Bill Clinton. She sang at the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009) and at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton (1993). She also performed at the inaugural gala for President Jimmy Carter (1997). In 1968, she sang at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. She is the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor; 18 GRAMMY® Awards, including Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for eight consecutive years, a GRAMMY Legend Award, and a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award; five American Music Awards; and four NAACP Image Awards.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. for guests 21 years of age and older. Tickets for this reserved seating event will be available for $70 and $60. Purchases can also be made online at FireKeepersCasinoHotel.com or Startickets.com. To avoid service charges, purchases can be made at the Red Hot Rewards Club booth, located in the casino main lobby.

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Larry the Cable Guy to Perform at FireKeepers Casino Hotel

Blue Collar Comedy Comes to Battle Creek, Mich. in January, 2013

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Larry The Cable Guy will entertain audiences at FireKeepers on Saturday, Jan. 26.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., owned and operated by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP), proudly announced today that multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee, Billboard award winner and one of the top comedians in the country, Larry the Cable Guy will perform on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.

Currently, Larry is the host of Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy for History. Larry just completed Them Idiots Whirled Tour, with Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engval, a tour which was filmed as a special for CMT aired in Mar. of 2012. Larry, Jeff, and Bill will also star in a new animated show for CMT called Bounty Hunters, which is set to premiere in the summer of 2013.

Larry is the voice of the beloved Mater in the Golden Globe winning animated feature film Cars (2006) and Cars 2 (2011) from Disney/Pixar. Both movies opened number one at the box office and combined have grossed more than 1 billion dollars worldwide. Larry has also starred in Tooth Fairy 2 (2012), Witless Protection (2008), Delta Farce (2007) and his first feature Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006). When Health Inspector was released on DVD in August, 2006 it sold more than 1 million copies in the first week of release.

Larry’s road to stardom included the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which grossed more than 15 million dollars. The ensemble cast of comedians included Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall. The tour’s success led to Blue Collar Comedy Tour, The Movie, which premiered on Comedy Central in November of 2003 and at the time, was the highest rated movie in the channel’s history.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. for guests 21 years of age and older. Tickets for this intimate engagement are limited to 2,000 fans; reserved seating will be available for $65 and $55. Purchases can also be made online at FireKeepersCasinoHotel.com or Startickets.com. To avoid service charges, purchases can be made at the Red Hot Rewards Club booth, located in the casino’s main lobby.

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Daryl Hall and John Oates to Perform at FireKeepers Casino Hotel

Number-One Selling Duo in Music History Live in Concert

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Hall & Oates will entertain audiences at FireKeepers on Saturday, Feb. 23.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., owned and operated by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, proudly announced today that Daryl Hall and John Oates will be featured in an intimate performance for 2,000 fans at FireKeepers Casino Hotel’s Event Center on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013.

Starting out as two devoted disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie, and MTV’s newest hipsters Gym Class Heroes who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion.

Signed to Atlantic by Ahmet Ertegan in the 1970’s, Daryl Hall & John Oates have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. Their 1973 debut album, Abandoned Luncheonette, produced by Arif Mardin, yielded the Top 10 single, “She’s Gone,” which also went to #1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by Taveras. The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, War Babies, (produced by Todd Rundgren) before they were dropped and promptly signed to RCA. Their tenure at RCA would catapult the duo to international superstardom.

From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the duo would score six #1 singles, including “Rich Girl” (also #1 R&B), “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (also #1 R&B), “Maneater”, and “Out of Touch” from their six consecutive multi-platinum albums—’76’s Bigger Than Both of Us, ’80’s Voices, ’81’s Private Eyes, ‘82’s H2O, ‘83’s Rock N Soul, Part I and ‘84’s Big Bam Boom. The era would also produce an additional 5 Top 10 singles, “Sara Smile,” “One on One,” “You Make My Dreams,” “Say It Isn’t So”, and “Method of Modern Love.”

Daryl Hall’s latest project is a multi-award-winning monthly web series (and nationally syndicated TV show), Live from Daryl’s House (www.livefromdarylshouse.com). “It was a light bulb moment,” he says of the show’s genesis. “I’ve had this idea about just sitting on the porch or in my living room, playing music with my friends and putting it up on the Internet.” Live from Daryl’s House is also aired weekly on the Palladia Channel every Thursday at 11pm EST/8pm PST.

The past episodes of Live From Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Jason Mraz, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Cee Lo Green, Smokey Robinson, The Doors’ Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump along with newcomers such as Nick Waterhouse, Nikki Jean, Dirty Heads, Chiddy Bang, Rumer, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Hutchinson, Chromeo, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, Plain White T’s, Allen Stone, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums, hot new alternative band Neon Trees and veteran alternative mainstays Guster.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m. for guests 21 years of age and older. Tickets for this reserved seating event will be available for $70 and $60. Purchases can also be made online at FireKeepersCasinoHotel.com or Startickets.com. To avoid service charges, purchases can be made at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Box Office, located in the hotel lobby.

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