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One of Nevada’s largest, most respected and trusted independent jewelers – MJ Christensen – has been selected as the premier retail partner for the Las Vegas Cut® Diamonds in Nevada, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
MJ Christensen owners Cliff and Darlene Miller lead an approachable, professional and insightful team of diamond and jewelry sales representatives in their two locations off The Strip. MJ Christensen uniquely caters to the most discerning residents of the Las Vegas Valley seeking quality jewelry, including diamonds of distinction, purchased for beauty and value, love and legacy.

The Las Vegas Cut® Diamonds are now part of their selective diamond inventory effective today.
Kimberlight Brands – creators of this newly branded diamond – chose MJ Christensen as its premier retail partner because of the company’s integrity and service.
“Their reputation, authenticity and appreciation for superlative design drew us to MJ Christensen,” says Las Vegas Cut® Diamond representative Margaret DeYoung. “Cliff Miller, along with his wife and business partner Darlene lead a devoted team of gemstone and jewelry professionals who know diamonds and are uniquely positioned to help buyers in Nevada purchase wisely. We are delighted to include the Las Vegas Cut® in their offer.”
MJ Christensen was drawn to the Las Vegas Cut® because these diamonds are not only among the world’s most powerful performers – playing with light unlike any on the market – but because these are diamonds with a story.

“Diamonds and Las Vegas – two of our greatest loves – mirror one another,” says Cliff Miller. “Our city and these diamonds are all about light. They play and perform with it like no other in their class. Both are glamorous, create and capture memories, and emerge from nature’s most rugged and mysterious places to – in a word – thrill people.”
While the Las Vegas Cut® is new on the market, the idea of branding a diamond cut with a destination has been successfully done before. The highly coveted Dubai Cut diamond (with 99 facets) has been on the market in the Middle East for many years, capturing the essence of the Dubai experience in diamonds.

“The time is right for Las Vegas’ story to be told in diamonds. And fittingly, the design chosen to reflect our city features 111 facets that are artfully configured, cut and polished to deliver extraordinary light performance, fire and brilliance like very few other diamonds I have seen,’” he says.
The diamond craft reaches a pinnacle with the Las Vegas Cut. It more than triples the cutting complexity of a traditional round brilliant diamond and requires the highest skill level, attention to detail and professional discipline conceivable in the craft to master the perfection of a Las Vegas Cut®.
These key factors drew Miller’s trained eye to this stone and the business opportunity.

“All of us at MJ Christensen are excited to be the first and only place in Nevada and the United States to acquire this newly patented diamond design with its staggering 111 facets cut to perfection,” he says. “An added layer of interest and confidence is that these diamonds each come with certification from Las Vegas based AGS Laboratories.”

Each stone is graded by AGS Laboratories, among the best known and well respected diamond grading resources in the world. An acclaimed innovator because of its extensive research and development devoted to diamond cut is based in Las Vegas and will grade each Las Vegas Cut® diamond against its most stringent standards for quality and overall performance.

Sophisticated technological advances in the diamond design craft – when paired with masterful, experienced diamond cutting and polishing expertise – delivers sparkling results previously unimaginable. This is changing the nature of the diamond business and vaulting the offers now available for buyers. With nearly double the number of facets found in a traditional diamond, the Las Vegas Cut® attains breathtaking results. Perfectly suited to larger stones, Las Vegas Cut® diamonds are available in the range of one carat and greater. Initially, the diamonds will be sold loose through limited release exclusively at MJ Christensen in the Las Vegas Valley.

About Kimberlight Brands, Inc.
Kimberlight Brands is a privately held, North American company that offers exquisite, top-quality gems. Its foray release is the patented Las Vegas Cut® diamond design which attains pure luminosity. Kimberlight spotlights the importance of cut and craft in diamonds.
kimberlight.com

About the Las Vegas Cut®
True pioneers in the diamond world have stretched the potential of technology and design to achieve the Las Vegas Cut®. With distinction through careful provenance, meticulous light performance measures and rare, natural beauty, the Las Vegas Cut® performs to the level of the world’s best diamonds.
lasvegascut.com

About MJ Christensen
Las Vegas has trusted the MJ Christensen family since 1939. As Nevada’s largest diamond retailer, MJ Christensen offers the highest quality certified diamonds, engagement rings and fine jewelry. The Consumer Research Institute has recognized MJ Christensen Diamonds as one of “America’s Top Engagement and Wedding Ring Stores,” the people of Las Vegas voted MJ Christensen “The Best of Las Vegas 2011” in its category, and TheKnot.com recognizes the retailer in its 2011 and 2012 “Best of Weddings” category. The company is fully committed to a future grounded in unquestioned ethics in business led by Cliff Miller and wife and business partner Darlene. MJ Christensen is a member of the American Gem Society, an organization that holds fine jewelers accountable to a set of standards so high that less than five percent of all jewelry stores in the United States qualify as members.
mjchristensen.com

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Please Join InsideStyle in celebrating and recreating the history of 1119 South Main St.  on November 10 at 6pm for their Grand Opening.

GRAND OPENING – “ART IN ALL FORMS”

• When:  Thursday, November 10 at 6:00 PM
• Where: Our permanent home
  1119 S Main Street
  Las Vegas, NV 89104

RSVP: rsvp@insidestylehome.com or call 702-399-1100

TWO WEEKEND MATINEES!

Sunday May 15 1pm | Sunday May 22 1pm

TICKETS $20 & $40 Viva ELVIS^™ Theater

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Now in its fourth year, this critically-acclaimed production has created an avenue of growth for local artists while providing Las Vegas with a dynamic dance experience that has garnered rave reviews and sold-out houses.

Bring your friends to this one-of-a-kind production held for the first time at the Viva ELVIS^™ Theater at ARIA Resort & Casino.

Your $40 premium ticket purchase provides you with preferred seating (when available)

and helps provide a special matinee performance for students in Clark County.

CALL TODAY FOR TICKETS

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The Studio Series

Not recommended for children under 3. Everyone must have a ticket.

Location:
Performances take place at Nevada Ballet Theatre | 1651 Inner Circe | Las Vegas, NV 89134

Will Call Instructions:
Please arrive 1 hour to 30 minutes before start time to assure you get through Will Call in time.
Bring your identification with you to claim your tickets.

Performances are filling up fast!

Thursday, April 7 at 7pm

Friday, April 8 at 7 pm

Saturday, April 9 at 2 & 5 pm

Sunday, April 10 at 2 & 5pm

Thursday, April 14 at 7pm

Friday, April 15 at 7 pm

Saturday, April 16 at 2 & 5pm

Sunday, April 17 at 2pm

Tickets: $25 & $45

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BALANCHINE’S DONIZETTI VARIATIONS, A WORLD PREMIERE BY JAMES CANFIELD ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC AND MATTHEW NEENAN’S AT THE BORDER, MARCH 4 – 6

Featuring Guest Artists from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Matthew Rushing and Clifton Brown

Nevada Ballet Theatre has announced its Spring Series, The Tried and True and the New to be presented on Fri., March 4 at 8 pm, Sat., March 5 at 8 pm and Sun., March 6 at 2 pm. This dynamic and varied dance program will take place at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 4505 South Maryland Parkway.

The program will open with George Balanchine’s classical one-act ballet, Donizetti Variations. With music by Gaetano Donizetti (excerpts from the opera Don Sebastian 1843), this traditional ballet was Mr. B’s “Salute to Italy,” initially choreographed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italy’s unification. Utilizing eleven dancers (one principal couple, six women and three men), this ballet has been described as “cheerful and sunny” while it showcases Balanchine’s unique marriage of movement and music. It is staged by former New York City Ballet Soloist and Balanchine Repetiteur, Sandra Jennings.

Guest artist Matthew Rushing from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform A Song for You from Alvin Ailey’s 1972 work, Love Songs. Heralded by The New York Times as a “superb technician,” Rushing has performed as a guest artist around the world and received the opportunity to dance for former Presidents George H. Bush and George W. Bush as well as current President Barack Obama.

Still, a new pas de deux by Artistic Director James Canfield is set to music from Elegy, performed by award-winning Composer and Cellist, Adam Hurst. Hurst, along with accompanying pianist and Emmy Award winning composer and musician Vince Frates, will perform live as part of this world premiere work. This is Canfield’s second original work for the company.

Hurst has been described a composer who creates “passionate and emotive musical poetry that digs straight to the soul,” using his cello as a “solo melodic voice.” He has performed throughout the US and Europe and his recordings have been used in independent films, documentaries and art films. Canfield’s fervent choreography in Still lends itself perfectly to Hurt’s ethereal and romantic music. (Still graciously underwritten by Doris and Theodore Lee).

Guest Artist Clifton Brown will join Matthew Rushing in the Duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two, by contemporary choreographer Lar Lubovitch. With music by W.A. Mozart’s “Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra,” Concerto Six Twenty-Two premiered in 1986 in Angers, France. Now, this eclectic work will enjoy its Las Vegas premiere as part of The Tried and True and the New and performed for the first time by Rushing and Brown.

Brown joined Alvin Ailey in 1999 and in 2007 he received the prestigious “Bessie Award” in recognition for his work with the Ailey Company. He has performed as a guest artist with Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance as well as Miami City Ballet. In 2010, he performed at the White House in tribute to Judith Jamison. (Guest artists’ appearance sponsored by Phil Ivey; Wynn Resorts, hotel sponsor).

As one of America’s most versatile, popular and highly acclaimed choreographers, Lubovitch has been cited by The New York Times as “one of the ten best choreographers in the world.” Foremost dance critic and historian, Anna Kisselgoff once remarked about Concerto Six Twenty-Two….”Why beat around the bush? The truth is that this is what dance is really about.”

The program will culminate with an exciting work by Pennsylvania Ballet Resident Choreographer, Matthew Neenan. As his 12th commission for Pennsylvania Ballet, At the border premiered in October 2009 at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA. Set to John Adam’s Hallelujah Junction, its complex score for two pianos is the perfect backdrop for this fascinating ballet that “combines tradition and innovation as it brings to life a tiny truck stop along the Nevada-California border.” Utilizing 14 dancers, At the border is staged by Tara Keating, former dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet and current company member of BalletX, co-founded by Neenan.

At the border is made possible by a grant from the Jerome Robbins New Essential Works (NEW) Program, in partnership with Wendy and Richard Plaster. Named after choreographer Jerome Robbins, this grant program allows dance companies the opportunity to present cutting-edge work with the belief that new work will enable them to remain a viable part of the arts sector.

TICKET INFORMATION AND GROUP SALES
Ticket prices for The Tried and True and the New, range from $10 – $75 and can be purchased by calling the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office at (702) 895-2787 (ARTS) or by ordering online at www.nevadaballet.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

SCHOOL MATINEE SERIES – FRIDAY, MARCH 4 – OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS IN CLARK COUNTY

On Friday, March 4, Nevada Ballet Theatre will present the Roy D. Burry Student Matinee Series, sponsored by Elizabeth B. Herridge, in conjunction with the company’s “A DOLLAR FOR DANCE” series. Students from public, private and parochial schools may attend the matinee for just $1. Held at 11 am at UNLV’s Artemus Ham W. Concert Hall, interested schools may call Education and Outreach Manager Terane Comito at 702-243-2623 ext. 249.

DINNER & THE BALLET

Mix and mingle with an exclusive VIP circle of patrons. In celebration of The Tried and True and the New, the company will host a special pre-performance dinner on Saturday, March 5 at McCormick & Schmick’s at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $100 per person. For reservations, please call LaKeisha Sabol at (702) 243-2623 ext. 225.

ABOUT NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

Under the artistic direction of James Canfield, Nevada Ballet Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and the largest professional ballet company and dance Academy in the state. Committed to the highest artistic standards, this classically-based company is at home in an eclectic repertory, moving easily from the classics to the high-energy contemporary ballets. The mission of Nevada Ballet Theatre is to educate and inspire statewide, regional and national audiences and vitally impact community life through professional company productions, dance training and education and outreach. Nevada Ballet Theatre will be a resident company of the new world-class Smith Center for the Performing Arts when it is completed in 2012.

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Jet card package helps raise funds for Auction Napa Valley, which has given nearly $100 million to area charities for more than 30 years

Those who have ever dreamed of a private dining experience and cooking lesson with a master chef or of sharing a glass of fine wine with its winemaker—all while raising funds for charity—need look no further than the Flexjet 25* Jet Card, operated by U.S. air carrier Jet Solutions under FAR Part 135. This holiday season, purchasers of the “Napa Valley Edition” jet card will not only be recipients of the very best in private jet travel, but will also be treated to a rare opportunity to attend an intimate culinary experience with Chef Masaharu Morimoto, along with a pair of all-inclusive passes to Auction Napa Valley, the must-attend wine charity event of the year.

Chef Morimoto will personally prepare dinner for two *Photo courtesy of and credited to Hopper/Stone

Available for purchase through December 31, 2010, this distinctive offering begins with an invitation for two to a dinner personally prepared by renowned master chef Morimoto. Best known for his appearances on The Food Network’s “Iron Chef America”™—Chef Morimoto has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his seamless integration of Western and Japanese culinary styles to create his own signature cuisine. Since working as head chef at Nobu, Morimoto has opened restaurants around the world—earning him numerous accolades, including a coveted Michelin star. Guests will also have the unique opportunity to attend a private cooking class and sake tasting with Chef Morimoto at Morimoto Napa, his newest and first West Coast restaurant that opened July 2010 in downtown Napa’s new Riverfront development.

Through Flexjet – which markets the Flexjet 25 Jet Card – and its relationship with the Napa Valley Vintners, the premier wine trade organization, jet card customers will also receive two four-day passes to the prestigious Auction Napa Valley. Program highlights include the “Taste Napa Valley” event, featuring a marketplace of more than 100 vintners pouring their best releases and the Barrel Tasting & Auction, followed by the popular “Friday Night in Napa Valley” vintner-hosted dinner parties. On Saturday, attendees are invited to the impressive Live Auction to bid on one-of-a-kind lots, including everything from rare bottlings and collections of Napa Valley wine to access to private once-in-a-lifetime events and incredible getaway packages.

Attendees will enjoy accommodations at Meadowood Napa Valleythe area’s first and finest luxury resort, as well as the setting for Auction Napa Valley since its inception during their three-night stay. A personal driver and luxury vehicle will also be provided for Flexjet25 Jet Card program guests throughout the weekend.

For each special edition jet card sold, the Flexjet 25 Jet Card program helps Auction Napa Valley raise money for Napa charities. Since the first auction in 1981, this annual fundraiser has given nearly $100 million to healthcare, affordable housing, and youth development non-profit charities.

Includes a pair of all-inclusive passes to Auction Napa Valley, the must-attend wine charity event of the year *Photo courtesy of and credited to Jason Tinacci.

This year’s limited-edition holiday offering marks the third annual expert-inspired Flexjet 25 Jet Card. The 2009 “Gold Edition” jet card program offered customers an unmatched experience at the Winter Games in Vancouver, including access to gold medal winners, tickets to four of the most sought-after events, a three-night stay at the Sutton Place Hotel and an on-site personal concierge. In addition, the 2008 “Expert Guide Edition” jet card program presented owners the opportunity to explore exclusive access to world-renowned experts for one-on-one experiences. Featured packages ranged from an inside look into the art world with Barbara Guggenheim to learning Texas Hold ‘em from World Poker Tour-bracelet-winner Antonio Esfandiari.

The Flexjet 25 “Napa Valley Edition” Jet Card, available in limited quantities, starts at $124,900 with timing of the package set for June 2 to June 5, 2011. For more information, call 888-240-2108 or visit www.flexjet25.com/napavalley.

About Flexjet
Richardson, TX-based Flexjet – a division of Bombardier, the world’s largest business aviation manufacturer – first entered the fractional jet ownership market in 1995. Flexjetnow offers whole aircraft ownership and management, fractional jet ownership, jet cards and charter brokerage services. Flexjet is the first fractional aircraft program manager in the world to be recognized as achieving the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s Industry Audit Standard. Flexjet’sfractional program fields an exclusive family of Bombardier business aircraft – the youngest in the fractional jet industry with an average age of 3.5 years – including the Learjet 40 XR, Learjet45 XR, Learjet 60 XR, Challenger 300 and Challenger605 business jets. For more details on innovative programs and flexible offerings, visit www.flexjet.com.

Flexjet has an approved fractional ownership program pursuant 14 C.F.R. Part 91, Subpart K, and manages flights for individual aircraft owners under Part 91 whole aircraft management program. All other flights (e.g. Flexjet 25 card program, charter card program, supplemental lift, etc.) are provided by certificated air carriers in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, as Flexjetis not an air carrier.

About the Flexjet 25 Jet Card Program
First introduced in 2006, the Flexjet 25 Jet Card program—operated under Part 135 by Jet Solutions—offers travelers an easy way to sample private aviation without assuming ownership of a plane, while providing customers with an unbeatable combination of choice, flexibility and benefits amongst jet cards. The Flexjet 25Jet Card program provides travel by the hour – in increments of 25-, 30- and 35-hours – on a fleet of Bombardier Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 XR, Learjet 60, Challenger 300 and Challenger 604business aircraft, operated by Jet Solutions, a U.S. air carrier. Participants can choose from different price levels for each aircraft based on a preset number of travel days per year – ranging from an unrestricted 365-day jet card to a 355-day, 325-day or 275-day jet card. Additional hours are also available for purchase as needed. More information is available at www.flexjet.comor www.jetsolutions.com.

About Jet Solutions, LLC
Richardson-based Jet Solutions, established in 1995, is one of the largest FAR Part 135 air carriers, having operated more than 1,000,000 flight hours for customers throughout the world. Jet Solutions is the first air carrier in the world to be recognized as achieving the Air Charter Safety Foundations Industry Audit Standard, and is the exclusive provider of the Flexjet 25 Jet Card program. www.jetsolutions.com

About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2010, were $19.4 billion US, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com.

About Auction Napa Valley
Auction Napa Valley was established by the Napa Valley Vintners in 1981 as a means to generate needed funds for healthcare, youth service and affordable housing non-profits. Auction Napa Valley is the “must-attend” wine event in America, and has given $90 million since its inception. NVV member vintners and their wines have been the inspiration and backbone for charity wine auctions across the US. For more information on Auction Napa Valley and the non-profit programs it benefits, visit www.napavintners.com/anv.

About the Napa Valley Vintners
The Napa Valley Vintners is the non-profit trade association responsible for promoting and protecting the Napa Valley appellation as the premier winegrowing region. From seven founding members in 1944, today the association represents nearly 400 Napa Valley wineries and collectively is a leader in the world-wide wine industry. To learn more about our region and its legendary American wines, visit www.napavintners.com.

About Meadowood Napa Valley
Meadowood opened as Napa Valley’s first luxury resort in 1979 and is today a center of social, cultural and viticultural life in Napa Valley and a second home for those who enjoy the beauty and hospitality of the wine country. The property features the finest resort setting in Napa Valley, championship croquet lawns, seven tennis courts, a nine-hole walking golf course, hiking trails, swimming, a full-service health spa, a wine educator, guest rooms, suites and cottages. The epitome of fine dining in a romantic, casually elegant setting, The Restaurant at Meadowood, under the culinary direction of Chef Christopher Kostow, has garnered two-stars from the esteemed Michelin Guide and four stars from the San Francisco Chronicle. www.meadowood.com

*The Flexjet 25 Jet Card program is operated under Part 135 by Jet Solutions, LLC, a U.S. air carrier. Flexjet 25 jet card terms and conditions apply.
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The Luxury Marketing Council of Las Vegas welcomes our newest member, MGM Resorts International, one of the world’s leading global hospitality companies.  MGM Resorts provides a winning combination of quality entertainment, luxurious facilities and exceptional customer service.

MGM Resorts International supports responsible gaming and has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity Initiative, its community philanthropy programs and the Company’s commitment to sustainable development and operations. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company’s Web site at www.mgmresorts.com.