And in case you happen to be in the Shanghai, China, neighborhood, you might want to check out the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel's second floor bar, where Loretta Holloway is performing. The South Carolina-native was a Vegas regular for a number of years, singing at places such as the Landmark (now gone), Dunes (gone), Desert Inn (gone), Alexis Park, the Luxor, Las Vegas Hilton and other rooms around the city. She also opened for headliners including Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg, Merv Griffin, Jay Leno, Don Rickles and Garry Shandling, both in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Holloway, accompanied by pianist Bobby West, bassist Sebastian Meyer and drummer Brian Duke, is winding up an almost four month gig in Shanghai. The group entertains six nights a week, Mondays through Saturdays, from 9:30 p.m. until midnight, through January 3^rd. The Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, is at 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu. Tel: 6279 8888 x 5777.

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