INS 'N' OUTS: Big changes are in store for Society of Seven fans when the "original" group, led by Tony Ruivivar, returns to the Las Vegas marquee beginning Aug. 16 in the 3 p.m. slot at the main showroom of the Flamingo Hotel.

Out: Randy Abellar, drummer and occasional vocalist, and lead singer Albert Maligmat, who had been filling in after the death of Gary Bautista Jan. 30.

In: Mark Escueta, a lead singer, keyboardist and percussionist based in Vegas and previously associated with the San Fernando Band of Guam; and Vince Mendoza, singer, saxophonist and percussionist, recently of O'ahu, and a former member of the Hawai'i- and Vegas-based Aura group.

"We played a number of shows with nine members," Ruivivar said of summer performances in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Winnipeg. Rehearsals are now under way in Vegas, as the guys — who will be joined, of course, by Filipina songbird Lani Misalucha — in the group's new home at the Flamingo. They'll do matinee shows daily except Sundays and Mondays through the end of the year.

Escueta, a longtime fan of Bautista, has a pliable range of voices and is capable of reaching registers in the realm of Barry Gibb, Michael Jackson and Frankie Valli, and flexible enough to impersonate Cher. Ruivivar had previously mentored Mendoza when Aura was a sometimes attraction at the SOS' earlier home base, the Main Showroom of the Outrigger Waikiki.

Abellar will remain in show biz, possibly with his singer wife, and Maligmat returns to his nightlife jobs in Waikiki. ...

HERE 'N' THERE: Terry Bradshaw, former Pittsburgh Steelers QB and NFL commentator for CBS and Fox (and even a sometimes actor), has been enjoying a family vacation on the Big Island, snorkeling in pristine Kealakekua Bay. ...

Remember Joyce Matsumoto, former public relations director at the Halekulani hotel? She relocated to Las Vegas, earned her wings as a Realtor, and has been selling real estate with Henderson-based Prudential since May. She's adapted to Vegas life and happy that a Longs there has a supply of frozen kalua pig, which "really hits a home run," she said. Besides, the store layout is like the ones here — she feels very much at home. If you're relocating to the gambling capital and need Matsumoto's help, e-mail her at joycem@americanagrp.com. ...

Nicki and Fred Livingston continue to prep and renovate their new Tower Grill restaurant at Aloha Tower Marketplace, but they took a breather in the midst of construction to see Fred's daughter, Linda Livingston, star as Vivian Bearing, the focus of the riveting drama "Wit," at the Transport Theatre in Ventura, Calif. Linda shaved her head bald, one of the requirements for the role and the storyline. ...

ITEMIZATIONS: After a Meet the Stars party hosted by Louis Vuitton at Ala Moana Center, the stars of Hawaii Opera Theatre's "The King & I," including Richard Chamberlain, Jan Maxwell and Jordan Segundo, ventured to Side Street Inn for late-night grinds. ...

Hapa (Nathan Aweau and Barry Flanagan) wound up their Mainland part of a U.S.-Canada tour by setting a box-office record for the Portland zoo's Wednesday night summer concert series, attracting 5,500 Oregonians and transplanted Hawaiians-at-heart. ...

One of Los Angeles' hottest reggae bands, Hooliganz, performed at Don Ho's Island Grill recently. Fiji, who was watching, picked up the beat and took to the stage. Don Ho's continues to feature reggae bands as part of its late-night line up. Call 528-0807 or go to www.donhos.net for details. ...

Morgan C. Cloud, a recent University of Hawai'i graduate from Volcano, on the Big Island, has been named a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholar. He'll be off to the London Contemporary Dance School, with support of $50,000 per year, to pursue his dance dreams. ...

And that's Show Biz. ...

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