Entertainment
Awards were ACE
THE CUBE, Campbelltown
Catholic Club came alive
on Tuesday 11 April 2017,
for the News Local 19th
Annual Australian Club
Entertainment (ACE)
Awards. Over 540 people
attended this glamorous
event, which was proudly
presented by St Johns
Park Bowling Club. This
star-studded, annual
event is the one night of
the year the Club industry
comes together to show
their gratitude for the
hard-work, dedication and
talents of our entertainers.
The evening was hosted by
Australian cabaret performer and
television celebrity Carlotta, and
guest presenters included George
Kapiniaris, Tom Burlinson, Johnny
Ruffo and Craig Bennett who gave
a heart-warming tribute to the
recipient of Club Performer of the
Year Award, Maria Venuti.
This years’ ACE Awards proved to be
a showcase of some of Australia’s
most talented performers, with
the line-up including a glamorous
opening act by WB Productions
which included aerial artists, pole
dancers and an array of specialty
artists. Multi ACE Award winning
Joey Fimmano gave a stellar
performance on piano alongside
vocalist Dexter Villa and the C4
Campbelltown Catholic Club Choir,
backed by an amazing ten-piece
orchestra.
The show continued to keep
the audience mesmerised with
performances by Ian Cooper and
Bernard Walz, Casey Donovan with
talented producer and guitarist, Dan
Skeed. There was a ‘Broadway Re-
Imagined’ segment performed by the
Talent Development Project (TDP),
with a finale produced by Dargie
Entertainment. Titled ‘Evolution
of Glamour’, this polished section
of the show included vocalists
Anita Spring, Johnny Ruffo, Rising
Star nominee Fasika Ayallew and
Derek Metzger, along with stunning
dancers, acrobats and costumes.
Awards handed out across
categories included Children’s Show
(Lah Lah), Showband (Kamis) and
Rising Star (Daniel Tambasco). Dami
Im took the award for Female Vocal
along with the Club Performer of the
Year Award, due to her ‘Yesterday
Once More’ tour in which she
performed at over 24 Clubs last
year, with a majority of her shows
reaching sell out status.
Mulwala Water Ski Club took the
ACE ‘Venue Award for Excellence
and Commitment to Entertainment’.
Submissions were judged by a
committee of independent experts
who wer e engaged by the sponsor of
the award, News Local.
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