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Las Vegas to Host a Star-Spangled New Year

``It's no longer about just one night. The fireworks show, which will continue to be a world-class exhibition, now represents a culmination of the special events and entertainment that visitors look forward to during the holiday,'' said Pat Christenson, president of LVE. ``A production of this magnitude requires tremendous cooperation among all of the properties and agencies involved.''

At midnight on Dec. 31, a five-mile stretch of sky above of the Las Vegas Strip will be transformed by a feat of pyrotechnic mastery. For seven minutes and 11 seconds, the brilliant colors of ``designer'' Grucci fireworks with names like Comets, Plumes and Oscillating Flares will illuminate the sky above the Las Vegas Strip, while a simultaneous exhibition will take place above the heads of revelers Downtown under the canopy of the Fremont Street Experience.

The thousands of fireworks in the show will leap from several rooftop and ground locations. The astounding visual display will be choreographed to a selection of songs that reflects the energy and emotion of the Las Vegas-style celebration, broadcast at street level by remote speakers and property public address systems. Infinity Broadcasting stations Mix 94.1 (KMXB), 98.5 (KLUC) and Lite 100.5 (KMZQ) will also simulcast the music.

The LVCVA estimates that 282,000 visitors will celebrate New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, generating tens of millions of dollars in non-gaming revenue.

``We plan to welcome the New Year as only Las Vegas can,'' said Rossi Ralenkotter, vice president of marketing for the LVCVA. ``'America's Party: Las Vegas New Year 2002' will be an unforgettable show for residents and the thousands of visitors who will celebrate with us.''

``America's Party: Las Vegas New Year 2002'' is being co-produced by Fireworks By Grucci, innovators in state-of-the-art pyrotechnic displays. The elaborate show, which has been choreographed to music, will take 4,096 hours to set up and average 1,100 digital firing instructions per minute on 32 computers. The red, white, blue, green and yellow-hued pyrotechnic effects include designer shells from countries around the world including Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and Spain. A special effect, the signature Grucci Golden Split Comets, will also be featured.

``We approach our productions as works of art, using the latest technology, technical skill, choreography, color and music to create one-of-a-kind experiences,'' said Donna Grucci Butler, president of Fireworks By Grucci, Inc.

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