 | Over the Top
Pump up the drama this season with the sexy vixen Oriska ($179) boots from GUESS (702.269.8601). These sultry black boots lace up the front and feature buckles to accent the ankle and toe. Pair them with a classic mini and you’re ready for a night on the town. |
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| Shape up During the Holidays
Keep in shape this holiday season or help someone else stay fit with a companion. The new ultra-portable iPod nano (from $149) from Apple (702.221.8826) is a natural workout companion. It clips right onto your clothing and features a built-in pedometer that makes it easy to track your steps. The new iPod nano with Apple’s Multi-Touch interface allows users to access their songs, artists, albums and playlists with a tap or swipe of their finger. It also features a built-in FM radio, which lets you listen to your favorite radio stations, and live pause lets you pause and resume playing your favorite FM radio shows without missing a beat. |
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| The Possibilities are Endless
Sephora (702.361.3727) has taken its coveted annual Blockbuster Palette up a notch and is unveiling the Endless Color Blockbuster ($48), the biggest ever Blockbuster Palette with 187 makeup products in a travel-friendly case that pays homage to the iconic Sephora shopping bag. The makeup palette contains 98 totally original, iridescent effect eyeshadow shades, 70 shiny lip glosses, 6 cream eyeliners, 2 lip liners, 3 eyeliners, 3 blushes, mascara and 4 applicators. For an extra touch of excitement, the Endless Color Blockbuster offers the chance to win one of six spectacular prizes in the Sephora “Silver Ticket Sweepstakes.” Each Endless Color Blockbuster includes a shimmery silver ticket that could make you the lucky winner. The prizes include one GRAND PRIZE of a $1,000 Sephora shopping spree, a year’s supply of Sephora Collection products and a $1,000 donation to the Arbor Day Foundation in the winner’ name. |
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| An Irresistible Cologne
Gift your friend or significant other with a scent that will add a splash of mystery to his daily routine. Bath & Body Works (702.263.3559) makes it easy this year with its Twilight Woods cologne ($29.50), a seductive blend of dark woods, vetiver and spice that gives every man a masculine signature. With top notes of Bergamot, Crisp Clementine, Bamboo Leaves and White Pepper, the cologne is as unforgettable as it is irresistible. |
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| Bask in Brilliance
Sparkle and shine is at the forefront this season and Michael Stars (702.851.0511) is stepping out with pieces that are brilliant. Gift your girlfriend or best friend with this Sequin Stripe Racerback Mini ($98) and she’ll be the center of attention. For a little extra glamour, accent the mini with this Chan Luu for Michael Stars Wrap Bracelet ($178). |
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| Just Ginger
Containing everything one needs for a clean, fresh and fragrant body, this Ginger bath & body set from Origins (702.407.8955) is the perfect present for any woman. All three products include the essential oils of warming Ginger paired with lively Citrus and Bergamot. Incredible Spreadable Scrub™ Ginger body smoother helps slough off dead cells. Ginger Souffle™ Intensely hydrating body cream deeply moisturizes skin throughout winter’s chilly, dry months. Ginger Essence™ Sensuous Skin Scent provides the perfect finishing scent. This set also includes a bath puff and gift card for a complimentary Origins Mini Facial. |
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| What’s New: Inglot
The Polish-based cosmetics company Inglot furthered its expansion into the United States when its third U.S. store opened at Town Square last month. Inglot houses more than 1,500 colors for the face, eyes, eyebrows, lips and nails. A playground for makeup mavens and newcomers, Inglot features a Freedom System that allows guests to mix and match its endless shades and color combinations to create a look that best suits them. Guests can explore 450 lip pigments, 550 eye shades, 300 facial hues and 300 nail colors. Inglot is located next to Apple and across from Brio Tuscan Grille. |
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| Center Happenings: Santa’s Arrival
Get your holiday wish list ready because Santa Claus will arrive at Town Square on Saturday, November 20 at 6 p.m. via a horse drawn carriage and community parade. The parade, featuring holiday characters, starts at the West Valet near Yard House and ends at the Norman Rockwell-inspired Santa house in Town Square Park. Upon reaching his house, Santa will light a 40-foot Christmas tree and snow will fall in Town Square Park. Following the snow, children can take photos with Santa inside his house. |
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| Center Happenings: Snow in the Square November 20 – December 31
Town Square brings holiday cheer to Las Vegas in the form of snowflakes with Snow in the Square at Town Square Park. Each show lasts 10 minutes and is choreographed to everyone’s favorite holiday music. Enjoy the snow Monday – Thursday at 7 p.m. and Friday through Sunday at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. |
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 | Center Happenings: Holiday Nights & Lights Community Showcase
Town Square presents the Holiday Nights & Lights community concert series in Town Square Park every Wednesday from November 24 – December 22 from 6 p.m. -7 p.m. The concert series features local choirs and music groups from Las Vegas schools and community organizations. |
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| Center Happenings: Photos with Santa Claus November 20 - December 24
Bring the kids to Santa’s Norman Rockwell inspired house in Town Square Park to make this holiday season a memory that will last forever. Santa will be at his house Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. & Sunday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Santa breaks for milk and cookies Monday through Saturday from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. – 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
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| Center Happenings: Claus & Paws Pet Photos November 24 - December 22
Don’t forget about your four legged friends this holiday season. Bring them to Santa’s House in Town Square Park for a photo and treats with Santa every Wednesday from 10 am to 9 pm. Please limit pet photos to dogs and cats only. |
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| What to do: Storytime in the Square November 3, 10, 17, 24
Children can enjoy live readings of their favorite books during Storytime in the Square every Wednesday in the Children’s Park from 11 a.m. to noon. Local storytellers will entertain and enlighten girls and boys as they read from children’s classic books, fairy tales and more. |
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 | What to do: Enter to Win Free Pasta for a Year
BRIO Tuscan Grille is finishing up its celebration of October’s pasta month in partnership with Barilla America® with a Pasta Pass Out Sweepstakes offering one grand prize of free BRIO meals for a year, a second place prize of a Chef’s Dinner for eight and a third place prize of pasta for a year provided by Barilla®. Enter to win one of these delicious prizes now through November 7 at Facebook.com/brioitalian or on Twitter at @brioitalian.Winners will be contacted on or by November 15, 2010, and will be announced on the BRIO Facebook page and Twitter feed. |
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| What to do: Get a Gift Card that Gives Back
BRIO Tuscan Grille is celebrating the season with its gift card give back program and offering a $20 BRIO gift for every $100 in gift cards purchased online or in store from November 1 through December 21 to be enjoyed from January 1- March 15, 2011. Everyone wins with a BRIO gift card, including the giver! Visit www.BrioItalian.com or call 702.914.9145. |
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| What to do: Help Opportunity Village
BRIO Tuscan Grill is dishing out a little extra help on November 11 to Opportunity Village. The Italian restaurant will donate 10 percent of its sales that day to the non-profit organization that serves people with intellectual disabilities. The Opportunity Village Thrift Store truck will be be across from BRIO and White House Black Market from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. collecting donations of new and gently used clothing, furniture, household goods, sporting equipment, electronics, artwork and books. All proceeds from the donation of these items will be used to rebuild the Thrift Store at its original Main Street location. Opportunity Village provides vocational training, social skills, community job placement, art and life skill enrichment, respite and habilitation to more than 1,700 people each day, enhancing their lives and the lives of their families. BRIO is located in the center of Town Square, across from Apple and next to Kay Jewelers. For more information call 702-914-9145. |
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| What to do: Learn to Cook Island Style
Escape the troubles of the modern world in favor of a place that's relaxed and worry-free... where Life is One Long Weekend. The new Tommy Bahama’s cookbook, Life is One Long Weekend ($35), will teach you the secrets to creating your own island lifestyle. Discover many of their world-famous recipes (including meals, side dishes and cocktails), inspirational photos of exotic beaches and tips on how to entertain guests with Tommy Bahama flair. |
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| What to do: Shop with a Cop
Claim Jumper will welcome members of the North Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on November 20 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. as they work alongside the restaurant’s hosts, servers and food runners to collect tips for the Shop with a Cop program. Shop with a Cop is a program under the North Las Vegas Police Department that pairs medically fragile children and their siblings with a police officer as their “personal shopper” just before the holidays, so they are able to pick out holiday gifts for themselves and their family members. The program’s goal is to bring the holiday season to seriously ill children whose families have been rendered financially disadvantaged. The tips go directly to the shopping program. Claim Jumper is located next to the Children’s Park and across from Sephora. For more information call 702-270-2509. |
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| What to do: Hold it for the Holidays
You can have your cake and eat it too this holiday season with a little help from Barre Las Vegas’™ Hold it for the Holidays program. Barre Las Vegas is a fitness studio at Town Square that combines ballet bar work, yoga and Pilates, infused with orthopedic stretching to help produce a lean, toned body. Hold it for the Holidays starts on November 21 and runs through January 1, 2011. The program features barre classes and four healthy eating seminars by Nutritionist Melissa Blynn. Participants can sign up for a six week package that includes one barre class per day for $150 and the four seminars for $60. Those who sign up for Hold it for the Holidays and weigh in by November 24 will be entered into a drawing for raffle prizes. Sign up for the four seminars and receive a free 30 minute consultation with Melissa Blynn. Blynn is a certified National Academy of Sports Medicine personal trainer and a certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant by the Global College of Natural Medicine. For more details visit www.barrelasvegas.com or call 702-362-2773. |
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| What to do: Celebrate Sanrio’s 50th Anniversary
Sanrio is off and running on its pop up shop mobile tour across the country to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and it will stop at Town Square on November 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The pop-up shop will offer a menu of specially selected and produced “50 must have” collectible products, celebrating the legacy of Sanrio and its characters. Products will range from special edition tote bags and tees to vinyl figures and laptop sleeves. The mobile unit will also carry iconic Sanrio items and special product collaborations from such companies including Aerial7, Lomography, Mimoco, Loungefly, Girl Skateboard Co., and tokidoki. During the tour, fans will have a chance to meet some of Sanrio’s classic characters, snap photos and participate in special fun activities. |
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 | What to do: Try a pumpkin beverage
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s fall pumpkin beverages have a creamy blend of authentic pumpkin flavor combined with a delicate and festive combination of nutmeg and cinnamon. Enjoy a Pumpkin Latte or a Pumpkin Ice Blended drink and notice how you feel right at home with the sweet smell and taste of pumpkin. Starting at $4.20. |
 | What to do: Read Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s Book of the Month
The Coffee Bean & Tea leaf is featuring the Perpetual Engine of Hope ($14.95), a collection of short stories inspired by vintage Las Vegas photographs. This book takes you on an epic journey from the heyday of the mob era to a dystopian future of dashed dreams. No matter the genre, from crime noir to horror, psychological drama to urban fantasy, these stories have something compelling to say about Las Vegas and its ability to inspire hope even amid the most dire of circumstances. Along the way, the writers revel in the city’s rich past and ponder its uncertain future, the historic images driving them to consider Las Vegas from fresh and illuminating perspectives. Two of the book’s authors, Oksana Marafioti and P. Moss, will be signing copies of the Perpetual Engine of Hope on Saturday, November 27 from noon to 2:00 p.m. at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. |
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 | What to do: Give a Gift Card that Gives Back
California Pizza Kitchen is rolling out a gift card that gives you back a reward. When you purchase $100 in California Pizza Kitchen gift cards, the savory pizza place will give you a $20 rewards card. Stop in from November 8 through December 24, 2010, to take advantage of this offer. |
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 | What to do: Enjoy a Cookie Dough Blizzard
The mouth watering flavor of cookie dough is delicious on its own or in a freshly baked cookie. Dairy Queen tempts our tastebuds this month with its Cookie Dough Blizzard of the Month. Enjoy a small Cookie Dough Blizzard in November for $3.99 or splurge on a large for $4.79. |
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 | What do to: Rediscover NESCAFÉ®
Visit the Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip at Town Square and when you purchase any NESCAFÉ beverage you can purchase a cookie for just .99 cents. Nestlé® Toll House® Café is located across from Concierge and the Children's Park. |
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 | EAT: Tommy Bahama’s
Guests have a brand new special cocktail to experience every month at Tommy Bahama's Restaurant & Bar where "Life is One Long Weekend." Tommy Bahama's is unveiling its fall/winter collection of cocktails. The price: $10 to $11, a great value for ultra premium rum mixed with seasonal fruits and juices. The cocktails are created by Tommy Bahama bartenders from their 12 restaurant locations spanning the country and are inspired by only the freshest, seasonal ingredients then crafted with the Tommy Bahama-island flare. Stop in this month for the Kiwi-tini, created in Sandestin, Fla. |
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 | WATCH: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
In the highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for the Trio, and the rest of the Wizarding World, so everything they do must go as planned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 debuts on November 19. Call Rave Motion Pictures (702-362-7283) for show times. |
