Nelson is the creative genius behind historic recordings like "Crazy," "Hello Walls," "Red Headed Stranger" and "Stardust." His career has spanned six decades with a catalog of more than 200 albums. He's earned every conceivable award and honor bestowed upon a person in his profession. In the last five years alone he delivered 10 new releases, two of which received Grammy nominations, and a career-spanning box set. He released his first novel and again headlined Farm Aid, an event he co-founded in 1985, all the while continuing to lobby against horse slaughter and producing his own blend of biodiesel fuel. Nelson still tours tirelessly climbing aboard Honeysuckle Rose III after riding his first two buses into the ground.

The newest guest experience Duet celebrating great pairings by combining coffee and wine will open at the Aquarius on Friday, Aug. 16. Located just off the casino floor by the gift shop, Duet is an original concept coffee and wine bistro featuring a broad selection of hot and cold coffee drinks, wine by the glass or the bottle, as well as fruit and cheese platters, breakfast treats and hearty sandwiches for lunch or dinner. Wine tastings will also be available.

Duet will offer free Wi-Fi to guests and menus for every mood. A signature item will be Duet's Cinnamon Roll, a generous 22-ounce warm, sweet and tender pastry dough stuffed with cinnamon and brown sugar and topped with a sweet, icing with a hint of citrus. Other breakfast selections will include a sausage, egg and cheese croissant breakfast sandwich, a variety of bagels, Danish, croissants, muffins and donuts.

Freshly prepared sandwich wraps, like the Avocado and Smoked Gouda Wrap or the Turkey and Cheese Wrap are available for a quick lunch or dinner. The eclectic menu also serves Eggplant Mozzarella, Chicken Breast and Prosciutto and Roast Beef with Candied Shallot Panini's.

Duet will offer desserts to pair with either coffee or wine, such as Ganache Brownies, Jumbo Gourmet Cookies, Napoleons, Éclairs, Cream Puffs and Fresh Fruit Tarts. Elegant cheese fruit and bread platters will also be available.

Duet will be open Sunday through Thursday 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 6 a.m. to midnight.

The Tropicana Laughlin will celebrate the grand opening of the new Poolside Café during Regatta Weekend, beginning Friday, Aug. 8 at 6 a.m. The first 100 guests on both Friday and Saturday mornings will receive a free bagel. The Café located by the Caboose Lounge and right across from the Casino tower elevators is open until 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday, Saturday and holidays.

The 1,624 sq. ft. Café features freshly baked bagels and breads, a barista, specialty sandwiches, Paninis, fruit smoothies, and other frozen treats including the Tropicana's signature jumbo frozen yogurt. The Café also has a country store feel offering bags of chips, jars of peanut butter and Nutella, sodas and other snack items. To see a menu, visit www.TropicanaX.com.

GIN BLOSSOMS WILL VISIT TROPICANA

On Saturday, Aug. 31, the Gin Blossoms will be playing the Pavilion Theater at the Tropicana after coming off of their 2013 Under The Sun Tour. Tickets are $10.

The group's rise to fame began in 1992 with "New Miserable Experience," which kept the band on the charts for nearly three years with singles "Hey Jealousy," "Allison Road," "Until I Fall Away," "Mrs. Rita," and "Found Out About You." The album took the airwaves by siege and held MTV hostage with multi cross-over hits in four different radio formats. It was this record that rocketed the band into the mainstream going on to sell more than four million copies making the band a 90s radio mainstay.

Two comedians, different ones each week, headline weekends at the Edgewater Showroom Friday-Sunday at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Veterans with a military ID and ACCESS Club card receive a $2 discount.

Future bookings include: Aug. 9-11 Beny Mena and Cooley B; Aug. 16-18 Joey Medina and Mel Kohl; Aug. 23-25 Pete George and Jason Zelt; Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Kenny Bob Davis and Tim Haldeman; Sept. 6-8 Dennis Blair and Cliff Yates; Sept. 13-15 Dave Burleigh and Bobby Wayne Stauts; Sept. 20-22 Michael Goudeau and Tom Myers; and Sept. 27-29 Andy Beningo and Nate Armbruster.

Comedians Beny Mena and Cooley B will headline Aug. 9-11. Mena born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles made his stand-up comedy debut in 1999 at the Laugh Factory after he was nominated as class clown in high school. He was an instant hit, and since that night, he has been working nonstop and has worked with many comics such as Paul Rodriguez, Ralphie May, Dane Cook, Gabriel Iglesias, Dom Irrerra and more. Mena's comedy is based on his life experiences growing up -- his interaction with neighborhood drunks, cops with grudges, and judges with loud gavels. His comedy credits include the Latino Laugh Festival, Latino Laugh Festival on SiTV, Loco Comedy Jam, Latino Comedy Fiesta DVD, Cholo Comedy Slam DVD, TV Show Mun Dos, and he came in 3rd place at the Shades of Laughs Comedy Competition. Mena has also starred in several commercials, and had a speaking role in "El Matador" and a lead role in the Independent film "Barrio Wars."

Joey Medina will headline with Mel Kohl Aug. 16-18. Medina, a Puerto Rican who was born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., headlines comedy clubs, casinos and theaters throughout the United States and has performed for the U.S. Armed Forces during wartime in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait and Iraq as well as the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier. A writer, actor and director as well as stand-up comedian, Medina starred in Paramount Picture's "The Original Latin Kings of Comedy" with Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, George Lopez and Alex Reymundo. Medina wrote, produced and hosted Sí TV's first scripted television show, "Circumsized Cinema." The show re-edited campy Mexican movies into 30-minute "mini-movies" with totally new scripted English audio tracks for a hilarious and utterly original half-hour television show. In addition, Medina is also recognized as one of the hosts and producers of "Loco Comedy Jam" and had a co-starring role in the action-comedy "Zombie Strippers" with Jenna Jameson and Robert Englund (Freddy Kruger).