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Jimmy Buffett will be playing two shows at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, October 21st and 28th (according to a source at the Margaritaville Cafe in Las Vegas).

From the Jamaican Gleaner: "Turks and Caicos rolls out red carpet for Jamaican companies"

Margaritaville Grand Turk, the first Caribbean project outside of Jamaica, joins 10 Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville locations in the U.S. The new Turks and Caicos restaurant provides both visitors and residents of Grand Turk with an unforgettable experience. This two-storey restaurant and bar boasts not only a swim-up pool bar, but an additional upper-level deck-bar and stage for daily live entertainment.

After preparing the Grand Turk location in five incredible months, the Margaritaville team now has two months left to prepare for another significant occasion: the opening of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in Grand Cayman this August.

Some additional information on the "Live at Wrigley" Double DVD package is available at Select-O-Hits

Filmed September 4 and 5, 2005, this double DVD package is the first full length concert from Jimmy available on DVD, something Parrotheads have been asking for. The second DVD will contain bonus footage, including Jimmy’s version of "In The City Of New Orleans" and "Glory Days."

You can pre-order the double DVD at Amazon.com (Mailboat Records, release date is now August 1, 2006).

DISC ONE:

Piece Of Work
The Pascagoula Run
Hey Good Lookin’
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
I Will Play For Gumbo
Come Monday*
Last Mango In Paris
Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street
License To Chill
Son of a Son of a Sailor*
Cheeseburger In Paradise*
Volcano
Brown Eyed Girl

DISC TWO:

Go Cubs Go
Why Don’t We Get Drunk
La Vie Dansante
Banana Republics
Southern Cross
School Boy Heart*
A Pirate Looks At Forty
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
The City
It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere
One Particular Harbour
Margaritaville*
Fins
Scarlet Begonias
City Of New Orleans

Bonus materials include exclusive behind the scenes footage and much more!

From RadioMargaritaville and Sirius:

Hoot: The Director’s Take

Listen in as Director/Screenwriter Wil Shriner chats with Steve Huntington about the big spring family movie, Hoot, and the amazing music in the film. You’ll hear Wil’s insights in the making of Hoot, which was produced by Jimmy Buffett, and get a listen to the soundtrack, which was supervised by Savannah Jane! It’s a Radio Margaritaville exclusive!

Broadcast Times:
Wednesday May 10th at 4:00 pm ET
Saturday May 13th at 10 am ET
Sunday May 14th at 10 pm ET.

Some pictures of Jimmy at the Margaritaville Cafe in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6th during the Little Feat show (thanks to Bushphan). Ed Bradley was there and sang "60 Minute Man". See the set list from the show.

Some pictures of Jimmy’s appearance at the Margaritaville Cafe on Friday May 5th after the Sonny Landreth show (thanks to A1A BOUND)

The movie Hoot took in $3,368,197 for its opening weekend (3,018 theaters, $1,116 average) putting it in 10th place.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hoot.htm

http://movies.go.com/boxoffice

Jimmy Buffett performed with the Coral Reefer Band at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Saturday May 6th. The set list from the show is now available. Special guests included Ed Bradley, Sam Clayton, and Bill Payne.

The Times-Picayune has a review of the show.

An article on CNN mentions Jimmy: "’Jazz Fest like no other’ comes to close"

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/07/jazz.fest.ap/index.html

Jimmy also made an appearance at the Little Feat show at the Margaritaville Cafe on Saturday night and joined in on several songs.

Jimmy Buffett performs with Little Feat during the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on Friday, May 5, 2006.

Update: Later on last night Jimmy showed up at the Margaritaville Cafe and sang a song after Sonny Landreth finished up. It was broadcast on Radio Margaritaville and he mentioned the Balcony Girls were there.

Monsters and Critics has an interview with Jimmy: "Buffett brings Tinseltown to Margaritaville for ‘Hoot’"

The Miami Herald has a review of the movie Hoot: "Carl Hiaasen’s popular novel for ‘tweens hits the big screen"

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/movies/14501449.htm

Of course, the producer is Jimmy Buffett, whose name carries quite a bit of cachet in many circles, including Hollywood. Buffett read the book — a wry adventure story about three middle-schoolers who face down a restaurant developer intent on bulldozing a burrowing owl habitat — on his daughter Delaney’s recommendation. He snapped up the film rights as soon as he learned they were available.

Buffett himself plays Roy’s science teacher, Mr. Ryan (and looks like he wore his own clothes — Hawaiian shirts and flip-flops). Buffett’s daughter, Delaney, gets her reward for having given Daddy the idea with a small role as one of Beatrice’s classmates.

The Sun News has a review of the cocktail hour show at the Margaritaville Cafe in Myrtle Beach: "Margaritaville lives up to its name"

Buffett glided onto the restaurant’s small stage at 5:15 p.m. for the "It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere" show and launched into "The Wino And I Know." "I can’t think of the last time I played a cocktail hour show," Buffett said, wearing khaki shorts, a blue button-up shirt, aviator shades and a white cap. Buffett chatted with the small crowd between songs, commenting on the restaurant’s scenery, the lighthouse outside over his right shoulder and the flags hanging behind the stage.

PHOTOS AND AUDIO: Sights and sounds from the Buffett concert
(Slide show of pictures from the show)

Photo Credit: Tom Murray/The Sun News