Posts Tagged: live music

The crowd erupted into a roar as Chinook Winds’ New Year’s Eve Vintage Circus began!  The night started off with a special VIP dinner that included fantastic performances by acrobats, jugglers, stilt walkers and dancers. At 9pm the main event kicked off with live music from Portland’s Big Night Out! Guests danced the night away in our convention center as we got closer to midnight.  Throughout the evening, attendees were encouraged to step right up to our photo booth and receive a memento New Year’s Eve photo.  10pm came and one lucky winner picked the lucky card to win our $100,000 Aviator drawing! Right as our winner was announced, DJ Metal kicked off another party in our Showroom! Our Chinook’s Seafood Grill rang in the New Year with performances by Flexor T and Shades of Huey.  Time Machine played throughout our celebration at Aces Sports Bar and Grill.  Before we knew it, Midnight was here and special ball drops kicked off the new decade! We hope this next year brings joy to all of you. Happy 2020 from all of us at Chinook Winds!

It takes a lot to prepare a traditional thanksgiving dinner. Instead of spending hours away from family and friends, why not let us do the preparing for you? Join us at our Siletz Bay Buffet, Rogue River Steakhouse or Chinook’s Seafood Grill on Thanksgiving Day to sit back, relax and enjoy a wonderful meal by the sea.

Our Rogue River Steakhouse has a special for $25 that includes: roasted butternut squash bisque with honey crema and toasted pumpkin seeds. Bacon tomato and romaine Caesar salad with house croutons. An entry of smoked white and dark turkey topped with peppered bacon gravy, basil and parmesan whipped potatoes, chorizo and apple stuffing and sautéed garlic green beans. For dessert? Silky pumpkin grand marnier mousse with honey, graham and pistachio.

The Chinook’s Seafood Grill will have a $27 special from 2pm to 9pm. To start is a roasted butternut squash bisque with crème fraiche. Next up the entrée course consists of oven roasted turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, stuffing and cranberry sauce. Top off your meal with a slice of traditional pumpkin pie with vanilla whipped cream!

Enjoy a traditional thanksgiving harvest at our Siletz Bay Buffet for $21.95. from the carving station you’ll find roast prime rib of beef and Virginia ham. Entrees include oven roasted turkey, sage stuffing, mashed potatoes and turkey gravy and a huge assortment of sides including candied yams with marshmallows and maple syrup kissed acorn squash. At our sauté station try our traditional fry bread and your choice of pasta’s cooked to order. Don’t forget to check out our desserts table including assorted holiday pies (pumpkin included), tarts and sugar free options.

Continue to get into the Holiday Spirit the first weekend of December as Lonestar and Phil Vassar join forces to perform holiday favorites and hit songs.  Tickets are on sale now! the performers will unite for their original song “Not So Silent Night” an original song which was released last year. Come make seasons bright at the Chinook Winds Showroom on December 6^th and 7^th.

You know that feeling you get when you go to a concert? The excitement that builds as you enter the venue. The tunes stuck in your head, and the lyrics you know by heart ready to come out during that one unforgettable night. At Chinook Winds Casino Resort, those are our favorite feelings, and we get to re-live them each month with our top-notch headline entertainment. We strive to make your trip to the beach the best getaway ever. In doing so, we have put a focus on entertainment for everyone! Everything from classic rock bands, and exciting hip-hop artists, to great country music and laugh out loud comedians, Chinook Winds has it all.

We recognize that our guests appreciate good music, and we are well aware of all the excitement that comes with planning to see each and every concert in the Chinook Winds Showroom. With that said, we have decided to add more anticipation about the experience of a concert by the sea. Chinook Winds is now publishing free Spotify playlists for concert goers to jam out to in preparation for each big show! Celebrate buying that front row 90’s House Party ticket by dancing it out to a collection of iconic 90’s tracks. Maybe rock is more your speed? Get ready for Daughtry by streaming all their greatest hits on repeat before catching Chris Daughtry live on stage in September. If you are looking for a laugh, Chinook Winds brings the best comedy to the coast with names like Rodney Carrington and Bill Engvall. Hit play and split your sides as you listen to the best of Blue-Collar Comedy before Bill Engvall cracks you up in person.

No matter what type of show, Chinook Winds has your music streaming covered. Re-live the good ol’ days from classic artists, keep the good vibes going with today’s top hits, or add a little laughter to your day. We craft playlists for you to keep the good times rolling before and long after your concert by the sea. Follow the link below to see what’s playing now on the Chinook Winds Casino Resort Spotify profile!

Chinook Winds Playlists

     

According to Google the average American eats nearly 18 pounds of bacon each year. You know what this means…… Our fifth annual Beach, Bacon and Brews Festival is coming up in a few weeks! $25 entry fee gets you access to live music, free beer tasting from local Pacific Northwest microbreweries. The entry fee also includes 5 free bacon bits to start your tasting journey of delicious bacon recipes. Bacon bits are $1 per taste and all proceeds from them go to the charities you choose to spend them trying samples from. This year ten charities are competing for the title of best bacon recipe!

Chinook Winds and Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats partnered together the first year to supply the bacon to the competitors. By the second year of Beach, Bacon and Brews They became the full bacon sponsor. Bigfoot Beverages has been the beverage sponsor from the beginning and breweries from all over Oregon come to bring samples of their best brews. Charity recipes change every year and there are three types of judging: Top two professional chef recipes, top two amateur recipes, one people’s Choice for bacon and one people’s choice of best brew.
Breweries from all over Oregon are serving up their specialty tastes of beer and cider. Take advantage of an opportunity to sample craft beer from local breweries. Current breweries scheduled to take part this year are: Ace Cider, Arch Rock, Avid Cider, Bauman’s Cider, Breakside Brewery, Fort George Brewery, Goodlife Brewing, Groundbreaker Brewing, McKenzie Brewing, Nectar Creek Mead, Ninkasi Brewing, Oakshire Brewing, Pelican Brewery and Three Creeks brewing.

Live music is a huge part of Beach, Bacon and Brews. This year Rock ‘N’ Roll Cowboys, Short Notice and Fun with Jo will be performing live from our stage next to the tent. Sip brews; eat bacon and enjoy live entertainment that adds fantastic atmosphere every year! Rock ‘N’ Roll Cowboys hit the stage from 12pm to 1:30pm. Fun with Jo comes on stage from 2pm to 3:30pm with Short Notice performing from 4pm to 5:30pm. Awards will be announced shortly after. Tickets are available now online, by phone or in person at our box office at Winners Circle. Come join us July 13th from noon until 6pm and support our wonderful local charities while having a blast!

A little history about Beach, Bacon and Brews. It all started with James Myers from the Newport Food Pantry, he pitched the idea for a north Lincoln County event and had previously participated in a Tuna BBQ elsewhere. He thought a bacon event in Lincoln City would be fun! James Myers graciously coordinates the charity teams every year and has built a wonderful working relationship throughout the years. “For the non-profits this gives them needed funds to help support their programs and allows them to share their missions with the attendees From support for a battered women’s shelter to a summer youth baseball program the money raised these ten groups put the funds earned towards activities that benefit our entire county,” James Myers. The 2019 participating charities are: Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce, Depoe Bay Food Pantry, Family Promise of Lincoln County, American Legion Post #116, My Sister’s Place, Taft Tiger Boosters, Bay City Cruisers, RSVP and Mouse Factory Cooperative Preschool.

Here is a recipe for a fantastic 7-Layer Salad that is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
Ingredients:
1 medium size lettuce, shredded
½ cup thinly sliced green onion
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 cup (8 oz) water chestnuts
1 package of frozen peas
2 cups mayonnaise
2 teaspoons sugar
½ cup grated cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¾ pound bacon, crisply cooked
3 hardboiled eggs, chopped
2 medium tomatoes cut into wedges.

Assemble the night before in a 3 to 4-quart glass dish. Make a layer of shredded lettuce, top with layer each of onion, celery, water chestnuts, peas. Spread mayonnaise. Sprinkle sugar, cheese and garlic powder. Cover and refrigerate until the next day. Crumble bacon into salad, sprinkle on chopped eggs and arrange tomato wedges around the salad. Enjoy!

Summer is coming upon us! Who is ready for a good excuse to visit the beach? Here are some of our upcoming events that give back to our veterans and local charities!

Kicking off the summer events is our 24th Anniversary, with Clay Walker performing on June 20th and 21st at 8pm and the big fireworks show on June 22nd at approximately 10pm. We have the Brewers Classic Golf Tournament, benefiting Lincoln City scholarships, on June 29th. That same weekend we have the first annual Bigfoot Fest! Complete with escape room adventures Jun 28th and 30th as well as our Bigfoot Hunt Giveaway Finale on June 30th.

Did you know that bacon dates back 3,500 years?  On July 13th we host our fifth annual Beach, Bacon and Brew Fest! $25 entry fee gets you beer tastings from over 20 brews, $5 in free slot play, as well as access to great food vendors, and live music! Purchase bacon bits at $1 per bit to enjoy original bacon recipes made by local charities. Each charity competes to win the title of who has the best bacon dish. All money earned from those bacon bits goes to the charity it’s dropped at. The Brewfest will go from 12pm-6pm with live music throughout the day to enjoy. Designated driver tickets are available at a reduced price.

Surf City Classic Car show and SoundOff competition are coming back on August 24th and 25th.  There will be everything from hot rods to custom cars, vintage corvettes, bikes and trucks at this show!  Car registration Is just $10 and includes a t-shirt and $5 in Free Slot Play! This timeless show takes place in the main parking area in front of the casino and all registration proceeds go to Angels Anonymous, a local non-profit created to assist our community with immediate needs. Surf City also brings in great car-related vendors as well as food, live bands and a beer garden. Soundoff is heading into its eighth year and is sure to be bigger and louder than ever! Awarding competitors with best sound quality and loudest car audio. Most competitors enter contests all over the country to earn points towards national level competition. Our Surf City SoundOff winners get triple points towards an invitation to the prestigious dB Drag Racing Worlds Finals! We also hold raffles to benefit Angels Anonymous.

The 15th annual Celebration of Honor returns September 18th- 22nd and will feature medal ceremonies, a special glass float drop, The Field of Honor, plus a free buffet, and a buy-one-get-one-free deal on a comedy show are available for veterans, active military personnel and their families.  Veteran’s services and Military displays are found in the large tent at our parking lot. This year, the Traveling Memorial Wall will be available for viewing throughout the week. Please join Chinook Winds Casino Resort in honoring those who have served and continue to serve in all branches of the military.

Mark your calendars and make plans with friends and family to attend these fantastic summer events! We hope to see you soon.  Check back soon for more updates on what’s coming up at Chinook Winds!