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Congratulations to Sharon in Iowa City; she's the winner of our December contest and wins a 2008 Las Vegas calendar! We'll be back this week with a new Las Vegas contest!

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What family doesn't love chocolate? There's no better place to indulge in chocolate than Ethel M Chocolates which, during the holiday season transforms its three-acre Botanical Cactus Garden (located adjacent to its Henderson factory) into a Chocolate Wonderland complete with thousands of sparkling lights, opportunities to visit Santa and appearances by local choirs. Award-winning Chocolate

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The lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas--one of the most family-friendly hotels on the Strip--has been transformed into a holiday wonderland with a gingerbread village, on display through Dec. 25, and teddy bear village, on display through Dec. 19. Pastry Chef Jean Luc Daul and his team have assembled the hotel's 9th annual Holiday Village, featuring 20 gingerbread real estate properties

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The new Town Square Las Vegas, the 1.5 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment center, is an exclusive Norman Rockwell exhibit for the holidays. The exhibit includes interactive life-size replicas of several covers he created for The Saturday Evening Post. The Town Square holiday display also features a traditional 40-foot Christmas tree and a 30-by-30 foot Santa house,

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If your family is staying at Bellagio in the coming month, you'll find a truly unique and memorable experience this holiday season. The display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens features a 49-foot holiday tree topped by an 8-foot-tall mirrored star. Water leaps in and out of a sea of red and white poinsettias, while 22 Emperor penguins gather on a bed of icebergs nearby. Dates:

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It's time for a new Vegas contest! Enjoy the beauty of Las Vegas lights all year long with this calendar featuring Las Vegas night scenes. Please check our contest page for all the details. Good luck! And congratulations to Steve in Idaho; he wins our first Vegas Fun contest, winning a Las Vegas tote bag, Luxor t-shirt, Caesar's Palace pewter photo frame and Las Vegas teddy bear!

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The Springs Preserve is presenting its first Winter Lights Festival this season on Friday through Sunday nights. The lights display in the 8-acre garden and throughout the Preserve is created from half a million LED lights illuminated by solar power, a leading example of a sustainable holiday celebration. Performances by the Chaparral High School orchestra, Sign Language Performing Arts Team,

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If your family loves Cirque du Soleil, here's a unique gift idea: Cirque du Soleil Ornament Balls. Priced at $34 each, these glass ornaments feature little bits of original costume fabrics, trims and sequins from the costume workshop. These ornaments are handmade in Canada by artist Holly Dean and are offered exclusively by Cirque du Soleil retail at Bellagio.

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Plans have been announced for the new M Resort, Spa and Casino to be located on approximately 80 acres of land at the southeast corner of St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard. The project, expected to be completed in the Spring of 2009, will be the largest resort built within the city limits of Henderson. The 11-story resort will consist of 390 rooms and suites with a 20,000-square

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It's almost time for the holidays and, for the fourth year, Lake Las Vegas Resort will celebrate the season with a Rockefeller Center-style ice rink. The rink will open November 16 and remain open until February 17. The ice rink floats on the 320-acre lake off the shore of MonteLago Village and will be open to skaters of all ages. It uses 110 five-gallon buckets of water and 12,000-pound

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Mark your calendar: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay will be giving children a complimentary photo with Santa in the Shipwreck and a candy cane with every paid admission. The photos will be available December 21 through 24 from 10am - 4pm.

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We're always looking for a new way to get around in Vegas so this is good news: VEGAS.com has launched The VEGAS.com Arrow. The VEGAS.com Arrow fleet of buses and trolleys conveniently pulls right up to hotels, city landmarks and local attractions. Easily accessible and recognizable (you can't miss the 10-foot-long, light-up VEGAS.com arrow logos on the side!), the fleet of VEGAS.com Arrows

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The Mirage lobby has always been a favorite with families thanks to its spectacular aquarium and now it's better than ever. After a two-month transformation, The Mirage’s famed lobby aquarium – located directly behind the front desk– now offers visitors a new sensory escape. Now you'll find nearly 1,000 marine life forms thriving in this 20,000-gallon undersea community. Sharks, stingrays and

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In true Vegas fashion, another hotel is set to implode to make way for something bigger, better and newer. A longtime icon of the Las Vegas Strip, the New Frontier Hotel & Casino, will be imploded Tuesday, Nov. 13 promptly at 2:30 am PST to mark the beginning of the new home of the internationally recognized brand, The Plaza, a multi-billion dollar project set to open in late 2011.

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If you've got a teen in the family, you know the True Religion brand, one known for its high-end denim. The first Las Vegas location for True Religion has opened at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Shop for denim plus colored corduroy pants, skirts, shirts, shorts, jackets, blazers, hoodies, T-shirts and more for men, women and children. Its expanding product line includes

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If your family will be staying at Bellagio this fall, don't miss a visit to the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Through November 24, the facility will feature fall witha towering, 35-foot-tall cider mill set powered by a slow-moving stream. It's all set amidst a stand of white birch trees. Just steps away, a bountiful harvest of more than 1,000 Red Delicious and Granny Smith apples evokes

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It's almost Halloween and that means, for the sixth year, the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay will be transformed into the Haunted Reef. Rattling chains, creaking doors and hauntingly spooky music will replace the normal sounds of the ocean and the jungle. Children 12 and under, in costume, will receive complimentary access and candy! Not to leave Count Dracula out in the cold, Haunted

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If you're considering a vacation at one of the MGM MIRAGE RESORTS, be sure to check out the new promotion offered through United Vacations. Travelers who book their vacation package to the Resorts of MGM MIRAGE by December 21, 2007 can save up to $100 per reservation or receive up to 7,500 bonus miles - it's your choice! The Promotion: The number of bonus miles and the savings amount received is

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On November 14, a new shopping, dining and entertainment destination on the Strip will open called Town Square. When complete, the 1.5 million-square-foot super regional lifestyle center will include more than 150 shops, over a dozen restaurants and several entertainment venues. Location: Town Square, which will include 22 architecturally distinctive buildings in an open-air, Main

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There's a new option for teens at Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef Aquarium. Visitors age 13 and over can take take a 30-minute, behind the scenes guided tour of the aquarium which boasts over 2,000 exhibits. This new in-depth, fully guided tour explores water filtration, saltwater-making, food preparation, SCUBA diving and animal care. Visitors will see what it takes to operate a 1.6 million gallon

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Here's a fun experience for families looking for a themed event and a chance to see the area around Las Vegas a little bit. Every Saturday, the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort (located on Lake Las Vegas) is hosting a Moroccan Saturday Souk. You'll find unique shopping with works by local artists, jewelers, and craftspeople as well as wine tasting from the resort's restaurants. The event takes place

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Circus Circus' AdventureDome is being transformed into FrightDome for the weekends leading up to Halloween. Every Thursday through Sunday from now through Halloween (including the Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday before and during Halloween), the theme park becomes a haunted attraction from 7pm until midnight. Ranked the fourth scariest haunted attraction in the country by AOL.com, the Fright

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The Las Vegas Hilton (a top stop with many families because of its Star Trek Experience attraction) has unveiled renovated rooms in its North Tower (with 923 rooms) and East Tower (with 600 rooms). The rooms now feature new beds, premium bed linens, a pillow package, 37" plasma TVs, wireless Internet access, high-end amenities and MP3 ports for digital players. Also, 221 executive level "

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If you're planning ahead--about five years ahead, that is--look for an incredible new project at the corner of the Strip and Sahara Avenue. MGM MIRAGE, Kerzner International Holdings Limited (best known for its Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas) and Istithmar Hotels FZE have announced that the companies will develop a multi-billion dollar integrated resort property on the Las Vegas

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If you've got a video buff in the family, there's one more reason to visit the popular Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, located at The Venetian. The famous wax museum, a 250-year-old operation which began in London, has unveiled its first video game character, Master Chief. The impressively life-sized figure of Halo's Master Chief was revealed to the world by song-writer and bass player Pete Wentz of

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