Las Vegas Weekly

June 5, 2010 · 2:20 PM

Mayor welcomes Burlesque Hall of Fame to town; legend injured in show

By Robin Leach

Tempest Storm, Dixie Evans, Mayor Oscar Goodman, Holly Madison and reigning Miss Exotic World and Las Vegas resident Kalani Kokonuts during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum Grand Opening at Emergency Arts on East Fremont Street on June 4, 2010.

Photo: Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau

By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor

In what is supposed to be a joyful 20th anniversary weekend for the Burlesque Hall of Fame, legendary performer Tempest Storm fell and broke her hip last night in a closing number at the Plaza, as Senior Editor John Katsilometes reported in his The Kats Report on LasVegasSun.com.

The 82-year-old redhead is listed in good condition and scheduled to undergo surgery today. The weekend continues today with a free burlesque bazaar open to the public on the third floor of the Plaza and The World’s Best Burlesque Show at 8. The weekend wraps up tomorrow with a Q&A, pool party and closing gala.

Along with the Burlesque Hall of Fame weekend, AVN porn princesses at the Palms and the 3rd Annual Las Vegas International Film Festival at the Las Vegas Hilton are attracting crowds this hot, hot, hot weekend in Las Vegas.

Check back to Vegas DeLuxe this weekend and on Monday for our coverage of the events. Meantime, stay cool in the 100-degree-plus temperatures!

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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