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what’s insideA R T I C L E S & H I G H L I G H T S
Getting Engaged 14
The Gift of Music 20
Giving with Style 34
Origin India 42
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THIS PAGE FROM TOP: Get engaged ©Three Square; Music matters ©Adam Shane; Amanda eau de Parfum ©CenterPiece Gallery; Kebab platter ©Origin India
C O M M U N I T YSpotlights
Brian Esposito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Shannon West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Getting EngagedVolunteer to Create Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
C U LT U R EThe Gift of MusicIn the Urban Cacophony, Music Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Art of GivingArtists Raise Funds for Local Charit ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Charles Vanda Master SeriesFour Decades of World Class Per formances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Upcoming EventsCheck Out the BLVDS Events Calendar for Upcoming Local Events . . . . . . . . . 30
D E S I G NGiving with StyleFive Fabulous Ways to Make a Difference This Holiday Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Toys 4 SmilesVehicles Deliver Joy in Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
F L A V O ROrigin India Gives BackSer ving Customers and Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gifts that Keep on GivingEight Fabulous Finds for This Holiday Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parma Pastavino & DeliWhere Hospital ity is on the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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give back or giving your time to a worthy cause, we can help
you get started. In this issue, you’ll £ nd two great holiday gift
sections with many options for your family and friends. And if you’re looking to
give the gift of your time, be sure to read Eric Schellhorn’s article on becoming
engaged in our community.
As you know, the last couple of years have been crippling to non-pro£ ts, forcing
them to £ nd new and inventive ways to keep their programs functioning. It is
inspiring to see the creativity of many local non-pro£ ts as they seek new sources
for funding their programs. We’ve found great gifts for you to give from some of
these organizations like co¤ ee from White Horse Youth Ranch which helps fund
their programs for at-risk youth. I really love the little dolls from Studio 8 Ten, an
arts and crafts studio that provides meaningful employment for individuals with
disabilities.
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stories for great ideas for delicious local dining. Origin India is a fabulous Indian
restaurant that gives a great deal to the community. Their samosas look like little
presents and are to die for. Chef Marcus Sgrizzi’s latest creation Parma Pastavino
and Deli is summed up perfectly in one word—YUM!
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of our stories, and our writers and photographers who bring those stories to life on
the pages of BLVDS. Of course, we can’t thank all of you—our readers—enough. This
magazine is a work of love, belief, and hope. We couldn’t do it without all of you.
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SHANNON WEST’S WORK TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE
MOST DISENFRANCHISED IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A GIFT OF
INSPIRATION FOR THE REST OF US. WHEN HIS MOTHER FOUND
OUT SHE HAD CANCER, BRIAN ESPOSITO FOUNDED A CHARITY
GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT HAS RAISED THOUSANDS TOWARD
FINDING A CURE. VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK
TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN OURSELVES.
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Spotlights
Brian EspositoTeed off at Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shannon WestChanging our Community through Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . 12
Getting EngagedVolunteer to Create Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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BRIAN ESPOSITOTEED OFF AT CANCER
Faced with a diagnosis of stage four metastatic
breast cancer, JoAnn Esposito and her family
weren’t willing to accept the prognosis of her
doctors in Pennsylvania. Instead, they turned
to long-time family friend Dr. Dennis Slamon of
UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Slamon is best-known for his work that led to
the development of the drug Herceptin which
targets a specific genetic defect found in 25% of
breast cancer patients. Luckily, JoAnn was a good
candidate for the protocol.
That was the first of many positive and
unexpected developments that followed that
diagnosis—one of which took place right here in
Las Vegas.
Even though he was thousands of miles away
in Las Vegas, Brian Esposito knew that keeping
his mom busy would be a good way to help her
through her treatments. He also wanted to find
a way to give back to Dr. Slamon and the doctors
whose research and expertise saved his mother’s
life. For Esposito, a graduate of Penn State’s
Professional Golf Management Program and
former golf pro, a golf tournament to raise funds
for breast cancer research was a natural fit.
With his mother’s help and support, Par for
the Cure was founded in 2005. Prior to the
first event, “I told my mom we were going to
raise $100,000,” recalls Esposito. She was duly
incredulous. “On the last day of the tournament,
we were about $10,000 short. Mayor Goodman
came to our luncheon, and I told him that I
needed his help,” Esposito continues. The mayor
helped him with an unplanned auction and with
the generosity of the participants that first event
exceeded the goal and raised $115,000. All told,
Par for the Cure has since raised nearly $1 million.
“It’s a massive amount for us, but it’s a small
amount when you look
at what’s going on in the
world of cancer research,”
says Esposito.
The event has evolved over
the years and has included
luncheons, concerts,
and cocktail parties. This
year featured the wildly
successful Grapes & Hops
festival held in partnership
with the Springs Preserve.
One highlight of the Grapes
& Hops festival was the
attendance of Dr. Slamon
himself. “So many ladies
went up to him and said ‘I
had no idea that you were
going to be here tonight.
I had no idea that you
created Herceptin. I’m on
Herceptin.’ They were giving
him hugs and thanking
him,” Esposito recounts.
The funds raised by Par for the Cure are donated
directly to UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer
Center, but they also benefit research done here
in Nevada. “Every time we give money to UCLA,
they set aside a certain amount of funds to
partner with Comprehensive Cancer Center here,”
says Esposito.
His mom is currently doing well, and Brian
Esposito is continuing to work to grow and
improve the efforts of Par for the Cure with
the help and support of partners in the
community and numerous volunteers. He says,
“I think somewhere in my wiring is a love for
helping people.”
Where would you most like to travel?
My wife and I just got married in May, and we
went to Italy. Italy is now my new favorite place.
It’s on my list of places that I’ve been, but I want
to go back.
What’s on your “To Do” list?
Be a great husband. Take time to enjoy life,
not get caught up in working and being a
perfectionist.
What’s next?
Having a family is probably next.
“It’s a massive amount for us, but it’s a small
amount when you look at what’s going on in the
world of cancer research.”
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Shannon West has many strengths. One that will
likely define her legacy is collaboration.
As Regional Homeless Services Coordinator
for the Southern Nevada Regional Planning
Coalition’s Committee on Homelessness, West
pulled together previously disparate factions into
a cohesive effort that has had a profound and
lasting impact on the community.
The mobile crisis team she spearheaded goes
into the streets “to move the most broken, if you
will, of the homeless inside and establish specific
programs for those people that many said were
totally un-helpable,” West explains. “We’ve helped
move 400 of them inside over the last four years.”
West was also one of the founders of Ready
for Life, which she describes as “a huge
collaboration,” aimed at connecting all kids to
work or school by age 25. And she helped build
the Southern Nevada Gang Task Force whose goal
is to reduce gang violence and crime by bringing
together local governments, community-based
agencies, and citizens.
That’s only the tip of the 43-year-old West’s
iceberg of accomplishments. Recently, HELP of
Southern Nevada renamed its facility for young
people the Shannon West Homeless Youth
Center, in honor of her tenure there early in her
career.
Asking West why she accepted the mantle of
advocate to the disenfranchised is like asking
a bee why it pollinates flowers; helping others
seems coded in her DNA. With a bachelor’s
degree in political science from Florida State
University, she started right away counseling
needy teens. She has since earned a master’s
degree in social work from UNLV.
These days, West focuses her energy on helping
herself, so she can get back to helping others.
In 2007, she was diagnosed with breast cancer
and eventually had a double-mastectomy and
hysterectomy to stanch it. Despite that, as well
as chemo- and radiation-therapy, the cancer
metastasized, invading her bones and lungs.
West says her desire to make the world a better
place has inspired her to get out of bed during
her battle with cancer: “It’s a part of my life
that I’m going through right now, but it doesn’t
change who I am or what I want to accomplish. It
just changes how I’m going to do it. There have
been very few days when I’ve laid in bed and
cried.”
Soon, West will add a personal union to her
resume of teamwork: she’s engaged to be
married in December. Her fiancé, a teenage
love interest, tracked her down when he heard
she was ailing. “He ended up telling me that a
beautiful woman like me should be married, and
he wanted me to be his wife,” she recalls.
For their honeymoon, the couple is planning to
tour historic sites of the civil rights movement in
the South. West explains, “I was born in Selma,
Alabama, so we’re going to start there. We have
some cool places to stay on a lake and typical
honeymoon stuff, but we’ll also see the bridge
where the walk on Selma took place.” Then, she
says, a new life begins. “Next month, I’ll be a mom
and a wife. That will be my new job, and I’m really
looking forward to it.”
What’s one thing people don’t know about you?
I spent part of my time in college at an historic
black college, Florida A & M University, where I
was the only white student in my classes.
What’s your greatest indulgence?
Reality TV—right now The Real Housewives.
What makes you say “wow”?
Seeing kids do things they thought they
couldn’t do.
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GETTING ENGAGEDVOLUNTEER TO CREATE COMMUNITY
Maybe the season of giving has sparked an
altruistic streak that’s got you pondering the
plight of the less fortunate. Maybe work just
doesn’t provide a sense of personal fulfillment, or
any connection to causes you care about.
Whatever’s led you to consider giving generously
of your discretionary time and energy this
season, you’re a terrific exception to the rule
here in the Silver State. The Corporation for
National & Community Service, the federal agency
responsible for AmeriCorps, ranks Nevada’s
volunteer rate 50th among the 50 states and
Washington, D.C.—only New York fared worse.
In other words, not only aren’t we our brothers’
keepers—we won’t even give our brother a lift
to the thrift shop to pick out a couch after he’s
lost his job and his house, had his child support
doubled, and contracted whooping cough.
“Volunteering is part of a community’s response
to its own problems,” says Robert Rosenthal,
spokesman for VolunteerMatch, a national
organization based in San Francisco that connects
volunteers to organizations that need them via its
web site, volunteermatch.org.
So why aren’t southern Nevadans doing more to
address these issues? Rosenthal suggests that
a low level of civic engagement on the part of
the community’s many new arrivals is the culprit.
“It’s a myth in the U.S. that when times are tough,
people start pitching in,” he says. “In places where
there have been a housing crisis and a job crisis,
volunteer rates generally drop. Many desert
communities are new communities, and there are
no deep roots.”
“It’s been a struggle to create communities
here in more of a traditional sense,” adds former
Clark County manager Thom Reilly. “A lack of
social capital has characterized Las Vegas, so
membership in all sorts of groups—from the
PTA to civic organizations—is extraordinarily low.
And this contributes to a lack of place and a lack
of community.”
None of which is to say that there aren’t many
thousands of Nevadans pitching in to help
worthy charitable groups fulfill their missions. In
fact, says Robin Kelley, director of the Volunteer
Center of Southern Nevada, more than 13,000
local residents check in with her group’s web
site, volunteercentersn.org, on a regular basis
to identify volunteer opportunities that can last
from a few hours to a lifetime. The organization,
part of the United Way of Southern Nevada, helps
more than 300 not-for-profit organizations in the
Las Vegas Valley harness the skills and talents of
nearby residents.
The secret of her group’s success, Kelley
says, is offering volunteers the freedom to
volunteer without necessarily making long-term
commitments. “If you go to the calendar section
of our site, you can see what’s available today
or next week, and you can search by areas that
interest you,” she says. “People don’t always
have a lot of time, which is why we also try to
organize big one-day service events, like Make
a Difference Day.”
Services such as the Volunteer Center are a
boon, says Reilly, noting that many prospective
volunteers may never step up simply because they
don’t know where to start. “A lot of issues seem
so overwhelming that people don’t know how to
get involved, or they assume that government will
take care of it,” he says.
FACING PAGE: Volunteers in action © Three Square/United Way of Southern Nevada
“A lack of social capital has
characterized Las Vegas,
so membership in all sorts
of groups—from the PTA to
civic organizations — is
extraordinarily low. And this
contributes to a lack of place
and a lack of community.”
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Web sites such as these also offer an easy portal
into non-profits that may not have the resources
to recruit volunteers. Lenora Kaplan, a marketing
consultant who relocated from Chicago in 2002,
says her initial attempts to offer her services free
of charge to several area not-for-profit groups
were rebuffed.
“I’d done tons of volunteer work in New York and
Chicago and had plenty of references. I thought
it’d be a great way to meet people,” Kaplan says.
“But when I called different organizations and told
them I was willing to give my time, no one would
call me back.” Eventually, she connected with Aid
for AIDS of Nevada and has since found numerous
other takers.
For her part, Kelley says experiences like
Kaplan’s may be attributable to overstressed and
understaffed service organizations. “Many of these
organizations are so overworked that they have a
hard time even reaching out and asking for help,”
she explains.
VolunteerMatch
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Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada
volunteercentersn.org
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Getting Started as a Volunteer
1. How much time can I reasonably contribute?
2. Do I want to use my professional skills, or just contribute my labor?
3. What kind of volunteer work speaks to my personal interests and passions?
4. Do I want to volunteer from home, or go to a work site or office? (Many organizations need volunteers who perform duties from home, and organizations such as VolunteerMatch offer both types of opportunities.)
5. Do I want to try and involve my family and friends in volunteer work or make this a personal experience?
Source: Robert Rosenthal, VolunteerMatch
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reLEARN HOW MAKE MUSIC MATTER…LAS VEGAS IS
ORCHESTRATING THE COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
GIVING THE GIFT OF MUSIC TO LOCAL SCHOOLCHILDREN.
LOCAL ARTISTS GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME AND TALENT
BY DONATING WORK TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS. THE CHARLES
VANDA MASTER SERIES HAS BEEN THRILLING AUDIENCES FOR
DECADES WITH ITS WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES OF THE
VERY BEST IN CLASSICAL MUSIC.
THIS PAGE: Making music that matters ©Adam Shane
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The Gift of MusicIn the Urban Cacophony, Music Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Art of GivingArtists Raise Funds for Local Charities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Charles Vanda Master SeriesFour Decades of World Class Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Upcoming EventsCheck Out the BLVDS Events Calendar for Upcoming Local Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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One of the things that’s so striking about the
non-profit organization Make Music Matter. . .
Las Vegas is its founder and managing director,
Bunny Wasserman.
In many ways she has made herself the cause,
lugging around town two large binders
containing every correspondence associated
with the organization, in chronological order,
along with the detailed paperwork of its
inception four years ago. She is ebullient about
the organization’s mission and goals, though she
herself is unable to find middle C and has never
played an instrument. But because of her work,
more children and teens in Clark County finally
have their own school instruments.
“Music is the last consecutive elective the kids
in junior and senior high school have left,”
Wasserman says. “Because of the economy being
in such rough shape, parents can’t afford to rent
or purchase instruments for kids like they used to
years back.”
Those of us more familiar with fatter times, when
money girded Las Vegas like the 215, may be
surprised by Wasserman’s dismal news. The Clark
County School District is about 8,000 instruments
short in meeting student demands. That means at
some schools two or three students have to share
a single instrument, although those numbers have
improved in the last couple of years because of
the work of Make Music Matter and donations
from The Manilow Music Project, which has
donated about 600 new Yamaha instruments to
the school district. An additional 75 instruments
were recently collected at Barry Manilow concerts
at the Paris Las Vegas.
Make Music Matter collects musical instruments
from the community, pays for their repair, and
redistributes them to at-risk schools. Every
instrument sitting on a shelf needing repair is a
missed opportunity for a student, Wasserman says.
In the last two years, when the organization first
got on its feet, Make Music Matter has collected
approximately $150,000 worth of instruments.
That’s 200 instruments, including 16 clarinets,
14 trumpets, 17 violins, and 25 guitars. About 16
at-risk middle school and high schools receive
the instruments, including Chaparral High,
and Fremont and Bailey Middle Schools. The
organization, through fundraising, also provides
$20,000 a year to buy instrument parts.
“To date we have put hundreds of instruments
into kids’ hands who wouldn’t have been able to
participate in music programs if not for Bunny
Wasserman,” says Dr. Richard McEnaney, Clark
County School District coordinator of secondary
fine arts.
Maintaining the instruments is going to become
a bigger concern in the next year because of
budget problems. He says Make Music Matter will
play a huge role in ensuring that the instruments
are maintained for students without the cost
coming out of already-stretched individual school
budgets. The school system is mandated to supply
instruments when a school is built, but not to
replace them. Principals are responsible for raising
money for maintenance and replacements for
their schools.
A non-profit organization working in partnership
with The Public Education Foundation and the
Clark County School District, Make Music Matter
has enlisted several community supporters that
made three-year commitments in a difficult
economy including Hard Rock Café at the Hard
Rock Hotel.
FACING PAGE: Instruments from Make Music Matter ©Adam Shane
THE GIFT OF MUSICIN THE URBAN CACOPHONY, MUSIC MATTERS
B E C K Y B O S S H A R T
The Clark County School District
is about 8,000 instruments short
in meeting student demands.
That means at some schools two
or three students have to share a
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MESMERIZING! Pepe RomeroSaturday, January 8 • 8 p.m.$30 - $45 - $65
PASSIONATE!Tango Buenos Aires: The Fire and Passion TangoSaturday, January 22 • 8 p.m.$40 - $55 - $85
ROMANTIC!Russian National Balletperforming Chopiniana and Romeo & JulietThursday, February 3 • 8 p.m.$35 - $50 - $70
EXTRAORDINARY! Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraSaturday, February 19 • 8 p.m.$45 - $60 - $90
POWERFUL!Irina KulikovaWednesday, March 9 • 8 p.m.$37.50
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“Music is close to our heart and being able to
give back to this great cause is wonderful,” says
Ed Ennis, Hard Rock Café’s general manager, who
is also a former school teacher. This summer the
Hard Rock Café sponsored “Battle of the Bands”
that included more than 50 performers from
across the country. The event raised more than
$5,000 in cash and instrument donations. The
winner, Cityzen, will open for a national act at the
Hard Rock Café on the Strip for New Year’s Eve.
Other partners include Wasserman’s husband,
Jay, a retired banker, SuperPawn, TransAct
Technologies Inc., and casino owners Bill and
Bonnie Paulos.
Wasserman believes students should have
personal time to practice at home with their
instruments. She wants them to be able to show
their progress to parents. This personal practice
time gives students more time to decode the
language of music, she says, rather than having
to book practice time at school and leave the
instrument there.
“There’s an art to reading music and translating
that into sound that has a tremendous impact on
the brain,” Wasserman says. “Music is math if you
look at it that way. So, when you expose a child to
music, and if they have the time to practice with
the support of teachers and peers, it’s a magical
experience that they carry with them for the rest
of their lives.”
An altruistic mother of three and an adopted
grandmother, Wasserman moved to Las Vegas
from Los Angeles with her husband in 2004. She
was on the board of the Las Vegas Philharmonic
for a mere eight weeks when a greater concern
came to her attention: exposing children to music.
Wasserman disagreed with the rest of the board
on how to do that best, so she left to form her own
organization to serve her new community.
In return for her commitment, Wasserman feels
that her new home has been welcoming to her
and Make Music Matter. “I’m very grateful to the
community of Las Vegas for the support they’ve
shown this new organization,” she says.
For more information about Make Music
Matter. . . Las Vegas, please visit their website
makemusicmatter.net or e-mail bunny@
makemusicmatter.net.
“Music is math if you look at it
that way. So, when you expose a
child to music, and if they have
the time to practice with the
support of teachers and peers,
it’s a magical experience that they
carry with them for the rest of
their lives.”
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In the high-stakes game of non-profit fundraising,
there are numerous players whose roles are
critical to hitting a financial jackpot. There are
grant-writers, volunteers, and people who buy
tickets to cocktail parties, galas, teas, and tastings.
Of course, there are also the high-limit players:
the patrons who write the big checks and the
professional fundraisers who talk them into
writing them.
But there are other players at the table whose
contributions to the proverbial pot are as de rigeur
at charitable events as puff pastry hors d’oeuvres
and free flowing chardonnay. They are artists. And
they donate their work to countless organizations
to be the subject of live and silent auctions to
raise money.
Donations to charitable organizations by artists
can vary widely depending on the event. Some
events ask artists to create works that are in
keeping with the theme of the event. Well-known
amongst these is DISH, the annual soiree held in
support of Three Square’s efforts to end hunger
in Las Vegas for which artists design actual dishes
which are then auctioned off. Events like DISH
offer artists an opportunity to stretch creatively
while making their contribution. “This kind of
event is really the most fun for the artists. I’ve
done musical instruments, chairs, plates. It
presents a challenge that I really enjoy,” says
artist, illustrator, and owner of Cricket Studios,
Brian Swanson.
At the other end of the range of donations are
those made for live auction that can generate
thousands of dollars. Local artist Jennifer Main
is a well-known supporter of numerous non-
profits. Over the course of her career Main has
donated works to The Boys and Girls Clubs of
Las Vegas, March of Dimes, and Race to Erase
MS among others.
“I really believe that if you’re given a talent, then
it’s a responsibility to share it,” she says. And
Main’s work successfully engages the eye of
the philanthropically inclined. “My work is very
positive,” she says, which has in turn created
some very positive results for the non-profits she
supports. In 2009, during Lied Discovery Children’s
THE ART OF GIVINGARTISTS RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
K I M B E R LY S C H A E F E R
THIS PAGE FROM LEFT: Jennifer Main at Fantasy Gala; Ingredients to a Song ©Jennifer Main
“This kind of event is really the
most fun for the artists. I’ve done
musical instruments, chairs,
plates. It presents a challenge
that I really enjoy.”
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Museum’s Fantasy Gala, a painting of Main’s went
for $7,600. The partnership between Main and
LDCM again proved powerful at this year’s gala,
when her painting fetched $12,000.
As a professional fundraiser, formerly as Executive
Director and Manager of UMC Foundation at
University Medical Center, and now as Director
of Major Gifts with Lied Discovery Children’s
Museum, Suzanne Hackett-Morgan offers insight
into the process of selecting artists’ work for
events. “It’s knowing who your audience is and
what is going to be appealing to them,” she says.
Successfully pairing an artist with an event can
certainly increase the amount of money raised
through a live auction.
Hackett-Morgan is also an artist, so she is sensitive
when enlisting other artists to support non-profits.
In her role as executive director of Goldwell Open
Air Museum, Hackett-Morgan has asked artists
to donate works to help sustain the museum’s
residency program.
“Goldwell has a mission of serving artists. We
always offer artists a cut of the proceeds raised,”
she explains. Of course, this is not a scenario that is
unique to Goldwell, nor is it uncommon for artists
to forgo their portion of the money raised in order
to better benefit the non-profits they support.
It is important to note that donating work to non-
profits has some very real financial implications
for artists. Work being sold at auction for a very
low price can have a lasting negative impact
on an artist’s sales. Artists may only take a tax
deduction equal to the price of their materials—
canvas, paint, clay, etc. Whereas there is a nominal
financial benefit to an artist who donates his work,
a collector may take a deduction equal to the fair
market value of a donated work of art.
The Artist-Museum Partnership Act which
seeks to amend tax law to allow for a more
equitable deduction structure for artists has been
introduced in the 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, and
110th sessions of Congress. Despite bi-partisan
support, the bill has died in committee in each
of those sessions. The legislation is again in
committee in the current session of Congress
which is set to end on January 3rd—likely without
any further action being taken to amend tax law in
favor of artist donors.
THIS PAGE FROM LEFT: Ant Drum; Slurp ©Brian Swanson
“It’s knowing who your audience
is and what is going to be
appealing to them,” she says.
Successfully pairing an artist with
an event can certainly increase
the amount of money raised
through a live auction.
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H E K T O R D . E S PA R Z A
For four decades the Charles Vanda Master Series has brought
the likes of Itzhak Perlman, Aaron Copland, and Andres Segovia
to the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV. Beginning with the
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in October of 1976, the Charles Vanda
performances have been the longest-running classical music series
and the premier place to witness great art in Southern Nevada.
The series is named after Charles Vanda, a charismatic cultural
trailblazer who worked in television before coming to Las Vegas
in 1969, when he took a position as Director of Concert Hall
Programming at UNLV. The series has consistently given access to
some of the best classical performers on the planet—both to the
school’s Fine Arts students and to the public.
Locals have always provided the audience base that has sustained
the series during its many years. Moreover, some of its present
patrons have been subscribers since its very first season.
The early spring 2011 offerings of the Vanda Master Series are as
promising as anything that has come before. Classical guitarist Pepe
Romero will perform on January 8th. According to Larry Henley,
Director of Artistic Programming and Production at the Performing
Arts Center, “Pepe Romero is viewed as the godfather of modern
classical guitarists, and from an era that produced a breed of
guitarists . . . He is, after all, a master musician; therefore, we put him
in the Charles Vanda Master Series.”
On February 3rd, the Russian National Ballet will perform
Chopiniana and Romeo and Juliet. As Henley boasts, “The Russians
are as good as anyone in the universe with classical ballet, and this
is probably our most popular selection for dance programming. This
company has performed here twice previously to good sales and
standing ovations.”
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 895.ARTS or visit
pac.unlv.edu.
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Visit TornFromHome.orgTorn From Home: My Life as a Refugee was developed by Lied Discovery Children’s Museum through the generous support of Pam and Pierre Omidyar. It travels North America thanks to a generous grant from Unbound Philanthropy. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Nevada Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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UPCOMING EVENTSCHECK OUT THE BLVDS EVENTS CALEN-DAR FOR UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
D E C E M B E R
You’re a Good Man, Charlie BrownNOW - DEC. 11, 20107 p.m.City of Las VegasCharleston Heights Arts Centerartslasvegas.org
ListenNOW - DEC. 18, 2010Fri & Sat 10:30 p.m.Insurgo Theaterinsurgotheater.org
HellcabNOW - DEC. 19, 2010Las Vegas Little TheatreBlack Boxlvlt.org
Holiday SpectacularNOW - DEC. 23, 20105-9 p.m.Springs Preservespringspreserve.org
The District’s Christmas Tree Light ShowNOW - DEC. 24, 2010Beginning at 5 p.m.The Districtshop-the-district.com
Torn From Home: My Life as a RefugeeNOW - JAN. 06, 2011Lied Discovery Children’s Museumldcm.org
I Hope You’re Feeling Better: Artists and Writers in CollaborationNOW - JAN. 07, 2011Contemporary Arts Centerlasvegascac.org
Ice Skating on the LakeNOW - FEB. 14, 2011MonteLago Villagemontelagovillage.com
”Domestic Technology” ExhibitNOW - FEB. 26, 2011Clark County Museum455-7955, accessclarkcounty.com
Wings Over the SpringsNOW - FEB. 28, 201111 and 1 every Sat. and SunSprings PreserveCrossroads Commons Amphitheaterspringspreserve.org
WinterFestDEC. 09 – 11, 2010City of HendersonHenderson Convention Center and Events Plaza267-2171, hendersonlive.com
Concert Series I: WinterFestDEC. 09, 20107 p.m.Henderson Symphony OrchestraHenderson Convention Centerhsorch.org
Insurgo: The NutcrackerDEC. 10 – 23, 2010Insurgo TheaterBastard Theaterinsurgotheater.org
Madrigal DinnerDEC. 10 – 11, 20107 p.m.CSNcsn.edu/pac
Pops II: A Christmas CelebrationDEC. 11, 20102 & 8 p.m.Las Vegas PhilharmonicArtemus W. Ham Concert Halllasvegasphilharmonic.com
Festival of LightsDEC. 11, 201012 p.m.City of Las VegasLakes Communityartslasvegas.org
Mutts on Main StreetDEC. 11, 201011 a.m.-2 p.m.The Districtshop-the-district.com
The NutcrackerDEC. 17 – 26, 2010Nevada BalletThe Parisnevadaballet.com
Las Vegas Gamble-AiresDEC. 17, 201012 p.m.City of Las VegasLloyd George U.S. Courthouseartslasvegas.org
What Sweeter Music: A Christmas ConcertDEC. 17 – 18, 20107:30 p.m.Red Mountain Music ChoirCollege of Southern Nevada, Boulder City Campus 700 Wyoming Street294-0043
Jim Brickman 15th Anniversary TourDEC. 18, 20108 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
Holiday FestDEC. 19, 2010fresh52 Farmers MarketSansone Park Placefresh52.com
J A N U A R Y
Pepe RomeroJAN. 08, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus W. Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
Bedroom FarceJAN. 14 – 20, 2011Las Vegas Little Theaterlvlt.org
Las Vegas Wind QuintetJAN. 15, 20112 p.m.City of Las VegasCharleston Heights Arts Center229-6383, artslasvegas.org
Bootleggers Bash at McMullens Irish PubJAN. 15, 20116-10 p.m.Junior League of Las VegasMcMullens Irish Pub822-6536, jllv.org
Nate Larson and Marni ShindelmanJAN. 15 – MAR. 04, 2011Contemporary Arts Centerlasvegascac.org
Nevada Chamber Symphony: Shall We Dance?JAN. 16, 20113 p.m.Nevada Chamber SymphonyClark County Librarylvccld.org
The Sum of UsJAN. 21 – FEB. 06, 2011Las Vegas Little TheatreBlack Boxlvlt.org
Lonely PlanetJAN. 21 – FEB. 6, 2011Las Vegas Little TheatreBlack Boxlvlt.org
Tango Buenos Aires: The Fire and Passion of TangoJAN. 22, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus Ham Concert Hallpac.unlv.edu
Chefs, Wine & Spirits Too! BrunchJAN. 23, 201112 p.m.University of Southern NevadaMandarin Oriental Las Vegas968-2055, usn.edu
Count Basie Salutes Marlena ShawJAN. 27, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
The FantasticksJAN. 28 – FEB. 06, 20112 or 8 p.m.Nevada Conservatory TheatreJudy Bayley Theatre895-2787, nct.unlv.edu
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The Black & White Ball Honoring Priscilla PresleyJAN. 29, 20116:30 p.m.Nevada Ballet TheatreAria Resort & Casinonevadaballet.com
Post-Midterm America: Where Do We Go From Here? JAN. 31, 20117:30 - 9 p.m.Barrick Lecture SeriesArtemus Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
F E B R U A R Y
Russian National BalletFEB. 03, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus W. Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
MacbethFEB. 04 – 05, 2011CSNNicholas J. Horn Theatercsn.edu/pac
Opera and MarbleFEB. 05 , 2011Opera Las VegasSharon Gainberg Gallery493-5452, operalasvegas.org
Master Series III: International ClassicsFEB. 11, 20118 p.m.Henderson Symphony OrchestraHenderson Convention Centerhsorch.org
Masterworks - Rising StarFEB. 12, 20118 p.m.Las Vegas PhilharmonicArtemus W. Ham Halllasvegasphilharmonic.com
Prelude to a KissFEB. 18 – MAR. 06, 2011Las Vegas Little Theatrelvlt.org
Wynton Marsalis & The Jazz OrchestraFEB. 19, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus W. Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
Musical Arts Singers in ConcertFEB. 20, 20113 p.m.Southern Nevada Musical Arts SocietyUNLV Doc Rando Recital Hall Beam Music Centersnmas.com
The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, The MusicalFEB. 25, 2011Theatreworks USAArtmus Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love ThemFEB. 25 – 27, 2011CSNNicholas J. Horn Theatrecsn.edu/pac
11th Annual Something Scottish FestivalFEB. 26, 201110 a.m.-3 p.m.Las Vegas-Clark County Library DistrictSahara West Librarylvccld.org
M A R C H
SPRING SERIES The Tried and True and the NewMAR. 04 – 06, 2011Nevada Balletnevadaballet.com
Summers of FearMAR. 04 – 13, 20112 or 8 p.m.Nevada Conservatory TheatreJudy Bayley Theatre895-2787, nct.unlv.edu
Irina KulikovaMAR. 09, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACDoc Rando Recital Hallpac.unlv.edu
Opole, Philharmonic of Poland, with Jacek Kortus, PianoMAR. 12, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus W. Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
Touch-A-TruckMAR. 19, 20118:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.Family to Family ConnectionOrleans Arena870-9582, touchatruck.com
Don GiovanniMAR. 25 – 26, 20117:30 p.m. Fri., 2:30 p.m. Sat.Opera Las VegasClark County Library Theateroperalasvegas.org
Pops III: An Evening with Rogers and HammersteinMAR. 26, 20118 p.m.Las Vegas PhilharmonicArtemus W. Ham Concert Halllasvegasphilharmonic.com
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JeffreyAPR. 01 – 17, 2011Las Vegas Little Theatrelvlt.org
Trojan WomenAPR. 01 – 10, 20112 or 8 p.m.Nevada Conservatory TheatreBlack Box Theatre895-2787, nct.unlv.edu
MetamorphosisAPR. 01 – 10, 2011Rainbow Company Youth TheatreReed Whipple Cultural Centerrainbowcompany.org
Tony Award-Winning Hits from Broadway’s Greatest MusicalsAPR. 02, 20118 p.m.UNLV PACArtemus W. Ham Concert Hall895-ARTS, pac.unlv.edu
STUDIO SERIES Two Week EngagementAPR. 07 – 17, 2011Nevada Balletnevadaballet.com
A Gleeful Musical RevueAPR. 08 – 17, 2011CSNNicholas J. Horn Theatrecsn.edu/pac
St. Matthew Passion, J.S. BachAPR. 10, 20113 p.m.Southern Nevada Musical Arts SocietyArtemus W. Ham Concert Hallsnmas.com
Masterworks IVAPR. 16, 20118 p.m.Las Vegas PhilharmonicArtemus W. Ham Concert Halllasvegasphilharmonic.com
Noises OffAPR. 29 – MAY 08, 20112 or 8 p.m.Nevada Conservatory TheatreJudy Bayley Theatre895-2787, nct.unlv.edu
3rd Annual New Works CompetitionAPR. 29 – MAY 16, 2011Las Vegas Little TheatreBlack Boxlvlt.org
Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Spring ConcertAPR. 30, 20114 p.m.Artemus W. Ham Concert Halllvyo.org
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GIVING WITH STYLEFIVE FABULOUS WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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“For it is in giving that we receive,” said St. Francis of Assisi. The winter holiday season is truly the season for both giving and receiving. But to really embrace and
experience this concept, consider extending your generosity beyond those you know and love with gifts that help others in the community. While you are at it, why
not do it in style? Here are five stylish ways for you to give and receive in Southern Nevada this holiday season.
Give and RockSupernatural superstar, legendary rock guitarist, and new Las Vegas resident Carlos Santana has partnered
with the Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegas (B&GCLV) for the first month of the new year. During Santana’s
January 5th-16th performances at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, B&GCLV volunteers will be on
hand to collect donations for the non-profit group. All contributions from the specially selected Santana shows
aid the organization’s mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential, especially those in need
of extra support.
Fans can wear their love and admiration for Santana on their sleeve, too. In November, B&GCLV hosted a t-shirt
design contest open to its club members. The inspiration was Santana’s PRS Signature Guitar, and the winning
design will be available for purchase in limited edition at the eight special January performances. Proceeds from
the sale of the B&GCLV winning member-designed t-shirt go to support the organization’s local chapter.
Give and CleanseFur may be a hot trend this fall, but many consumers have turned their backs on wearing it. For those ready to purge their
wardrobe and cleanse their conscience, second-hand retailer Buffalo Exchange is collecting authentic fur, in any condition,
for donation to Coats for Cubs, a program of the Humane Society of the United States that benefits rescued wildlife animals.
As the organization’s website explains, the program allows donors to literally give the fur “back to the animals.” Used furs
provide bedding for orphaned and injured wildlife.
Donated furs are sent to wildlife rehabilitators who use the fur to warm and comfort orphaned and injured creatures. Furs
are cut into appropriate sizes for the animals, which range from bobcats to foxes to squirrels. The fur pieces are placed
inside the animal’s enclosure and reduce stress for the recuperating critter which may find the fur to be much like a
surrogate mother. Acceptable fur donations include real fur trims, accessories, and shearling.
Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the HitsThe Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino4455 Paradise Rd.Las Vegas 89169supernaturalsantana.com
Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegasbgclv.org
Buff alo Exchange4110 South Maryland Pkwy.Las Vegas 89119791.3960buffaloexchange.com
Coats for CubsThe Humane Society of the United Stateshsus.org
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Give and AdornLocated at the Mandarin Oriental in CityCenter, CENTERpiece Gallery has literally turned giving
into an art form. CENTERpiece’s “Art of Giving” program is a series of signature events designed
to raise money for Las Vegas non-profit organizations. During the month of December, Three
Square is the recipient of the gallery’s giving program. CENTERpiece is serving as a collection
point for Three Square’s holiday food drive. The art gallery’s goal is to raise 500 pounds of food
for the non-profit collaborative group whose mission is to create a hunger-free community.
In addition to serving as a collection point for food donations, CENTERpiece Gallery is featuring
and selling three exclusive pieces from local Valley area artists with 10% of all sales benefiting
Three Square. Artists and art pieces
include Stacking for Leucos lighting by
David Rockwell, Amanda Eau de Parfum
by Amanda Lepore, and asteroid cufflinks
by Carla Taylor of Lola & George.
Give and DecorateThe 84th edition of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is a
coveted, beloved, and celebrated catalog of whimsical gifts
and one-of-a-kind experiences. The 2010 holiday catalog
marks the 50th anniversary of Neiman Marcus His & Hers
Gifts, including His & Hers Ornaments, exclusive to the
luxury retailer. Each ornament commemorates a fantasy
gift previously off ered by Neiman Marcus. Five dollars of
each sale of His & Hers Ornaments benefi ts the mentoring
organization Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The Neiman Marcus His & Hers Ornaments are a delightful
array of hand-blown glass pieces, each meticulously
embellished with glitter and fabric accents. They are
collectible and destined to be cherished and passed down
for generations. Designs include a charming Shar-Pei, a
robot, a male Egyptian sarcophagus, an exquisite Chinese
junk, and a kitschy cool Airstream trailer.
Give and EatItalian restaurant Brio believes that to eat well is to live well. Las Vegas families can live well,
give well, and experience the aromatic flavors of Tuscany by participating in two events at Brio
designed to benefit the Clark County School District and Toys for Tots.
On Saturday, December 18th , the public is invited to enjoy a holiday breakfast with Santa Claus
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the event, children can be photographed with jolly Saint Nick and a
percentage of the photo sales goes to the Clark County School District. In addition, kids eat free
at Brio throughout December with a donation of a new, unwrapped toy to Toys for Tots.
CENTERpiece Gallery3720 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas 89109739.3314centerpiecelv.com
Three Squarethreesquare.org
Brio Tuscan Grille at Town Square6656 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas 89119914.9145brioitalian.com
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Big Brothers Big Sistersbbbs.org
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Toys 4 Smiles makes simple, small wooden cars.
Its ultimate goal is also simple, yet much bigger—
to create fun for Las Vegans by using donated
equipment, labor, and materials. Since 2006, this
local non-profit organization has created and
given away more than 71,000 hand-sized buses,
flatbed trucks, Hummers, low riders, racing cars,
and sedans. Now, founder and Las Vegan Rex Doty
seeks additional resources to cover equipment
maintenance, insurance, and utilities.
A needy child is not always poor in the material
sense, nor is he or she necessarily under 18 years
of age. So says Rex Doty, founder of Toys 4 Smiles.
Seeing the need for a simple boost to help people
through hard times, in 2005 he sought ideas for
creating a charitable project. “I’m retired. I’ve been
blessed in my life,” says Doty.
Soon Doty found the idea he’d been seeking.
An organization inspired him and became a
prototype for Toys 4 Smiles—The Happy Factory,
based in Cedar City, Utah. If people in Cedar City
could send handmade wooden playthings to
Nicaragua and other far-flung places, thought
Doty, then certainly he could put some into the
hands of individuals who were closer to home
here in Las Vegas.
In 2006, toy production began. A sense of fun
provided a strong lure. Six to eight fellow retirees
offered their expertise, garages, and woodworking
equipment. Local construction companies donated
hardwoods such as maple, oak, and poplar. The
Happy Factory provided templates for toy designs.
“A lot of people in this town have good hearts, and
we’ve found some of them,” says Doty.
At first, they aimed to produce and donate 500
toys per year in Las Vegas. Doty has put in 30
hours per week, unpaid. Many volunteers have put
in 10 hours per week. “We don’t see the hours. We
see the smiles,” says Doty.
They’re also seeing more wooden vehicles than
anticipated. Four years and 50 volunteers later,
Toys 4 Smiles has far surpassed that initial target
of 500 toys per year.
Recipient age is another number that has increased.
Initially, recipients were five years old. Now some
receive toys at random—a crying child in a parking
lot, a senior citizen at an assisted living home. “The
TOYS 4 SMILESVEHICLES DELIVER JOY IN LAS VEGAS
J O Y C E G O R S U C H
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toys engage people,” says Doty. “That child stopped
crying and started playing with the toy. That senior
citizen smiled and began playing.”
As word gets around, more resources find their
way to this group. A sign on Doty’s desk says,
“Henriksen Butler donated: office furniture, shop
chairs, work tables, [other items].” Says Doty, “We
didn’t buy this fancy equipment ourselves.” And
recently Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services
arranged the free use of space—3,400 square
feet—for one year. Doty says he is grateful for
the donations. Still, the unheated new workshop
creates the additional need for funds to cover
equipment maintenance, insurance, and utilities.
Although the idea for Toys 4 Smiles came from
someone at his church, he says the charity
is not affiliated with any interest group. “We
serve the whole community,” says Doty. “I never
want anyone to dictate that our activities serve
only a particular demographic.” More than 70
organizations help match toys to recipients.
Catholic Charities, Child Haven, the Clark County
School District, and Nellis Air Force Base are a few.
According to Doty, about 6,000 toys have gone
to Nellis AFB, to children of deployed personnel.
Some deployed parents receive toys, too. When
a young child barely knows the parent, toys give
them something to bond over.
With city funding and the help of so many
generous supporters in the community, Doty says
Toys 4 Smiles could produce and give away 75,000
toys per year.
That’s a lot of smiles.
“We serve the whole community.
I never want anyone to dictate
that our activities serve only a
particular demographic.”
Toys 4 Smiles founder Rex Doty was awarded the prestigious Jefferson Award. The awards are presented locally and nationally to those who perform valuable public service and whose efforts often go unnoticed. The Jefferson Awards are awarded nationally by The National Institute for Public Service, co-founded by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Locally, Wells Fargo Bank and KTNV sponsor the awards.
For more information about the awards or to make a nomination, visit jeffersonawards.org or ktnv.com.
For more information visit toys4smileslasvegas.org
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THE OWNERS OF THE POPULAR ORIGIN INDIA RESTAURANT
BELIEVE IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THEIR
CUSTOMERS, AND CONTRIBUTE TIME AND MONEY TO BENEFIT
THE LESS FORTUNATE. WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT
WILL PLEASE THE PEOPLE ON YOUR GIFT LIST AND HELP YOUR
COMMUNITY, TOO. PARMA PASTAVINO & DELI PROMISES
AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PASTA DISHES SERVED WITH CHEF MARC’S
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Gifts that Keep on GivingEight Fabulous Finds for This Holiday Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parma Pastavino & DeliWhere Hospitality is on the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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It’s no accident that Origin India is the best-known
Indian restaurant in Las Vegas.
Restaurateurs Raja Majid and Alena Olevic-Majid
opened this relatively small yet well-appointed
restaurant across from the Hard Rock Hotel in
2006 with a singular goal—to redefine Indian
cuisine in Las Vegas. The menu is designed to take
familiar flavors and traditional dishes and elevate
everything. When executive chef Kuldeep Singh,
a kitchen veteran with international experience,
is not toiling away in the restaurant, he’s probably
participating in some cooking workshops or big-
name food event inside or outside the city.
A lot of hard work goes into maintaining this
restaurant’s well-deserved reputation, yet they still
find time to give something more.
In July, the restaurant donated $5,000 to Share
Our Strength, a national organization dedicated
to ending childhood hunger. After Origin India’s
participation in the organization’s Taste of the
Nation fundraising event at the Palms, Raja Majid
was inspired to continue his giving for the cause.
Also during the summer, the restaurant donated
$2 from featured signature cocktail sales to
Create A Change Now, a new local charity focused
on teaching children to make healthier eating
choices. In September, Origin India hosted a
special fundraising event to benefit Pakistan flood
victims. And these days, during the giving season,
the restaurant is one of many local businesses
working with Three Square to end holiday hunger.
For Majid, giving is not just part of his plan as
a restaurateur, it’s part of life. “We have always
done what we can, always contributed to the
community where we live and do business,” he
says. “I believe it is something that comes from our
family. You pick up on things, but really, it has to
be inside you. We just feel happy when we can do
something that will benefit others.”
Majid, who was born in Kashmir in northwestern
India and moved to England as a boy, did
not begin his philanthropic ways recently.
His businesses always have been involved in
charitable fundraising and community leadership
in England, and Origin India has been giving in
Las Vegas for years. The restaurant raised money
for aid to cyclone victims in Burma in 2008, and
ORIGIN INDIA GIVES BACKSERVING CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY
B R O C K R A D K E
FROM LEFT: Chef Kuldeep Singh and Raja Majid ©Greg Warden; corn-fed chicken thigh tikka ©Origin India; Chef Singh at work ©Greg Warden; wild Atlantic black cod ©Origin India
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more recently has supported the Candlighters
Childhood Cancer Foundation. Majid was
recognized in 2008 and 2009 with the Nevada
Restaurant Association’s Good Neighbor Award.
Majid says, “It’s not about that immediate
recognition, it’s about other people recognizing
the need and passing it along to others. If we
can get our patrons to give as well, things will
continue to get better.”
Of course, it’s the cuisine that keeps people
coming back to Origin India. The ever-changing
menu at this elegant restaurant in an unassuming
strip mall on Paradise Road creates a magical
effect, as if it were three restaurants in one. First, it
offers familiar bites prepared classically for Indian
food fanatics, such as flaky samosas, rich curries,
and savory, chewy naan bread.
Then, Chef Singh puts innovative and often
experimental twists on those traditions, stretching
out into a new world flavor. A few delicious
examples: a shot glass of earthy pumpkin soup
as an amuse bouche; tandoori black tiger shrimp
with kaffir lime, tamarind chutney and balsamic
reduction; and tender black cod marinated in
sharp pickling spices with apple-fennel salad. No
other Indian restaurant in Las Vegas is this daring
in its use of spices and presentation.
And then there is a colorful and diverse array
of vegetarian dishes that creates yet another
experience at Origin India, healthful and delicious.
Order a selection of these as side dishes—like
vegetable dumplings in creamy, smooth yogurt
sauce, housemade paneer cheese in garlic
spinach, and the spicy potato-cauliflower blend
known as aloo gobi—with some tender basmati
rice and addictive naan, and you can turn any
carnivore into a happy vegetarian.
Just as giving to the community is part of Origin
India’s culture, so is healthy eating. “My parents
used to cook for my family every day,” Majid
explains. “Learning how to cook with fresh
ingredients, focusing on vegetables, and using our
traditional spices in creative ways . . . this is just
the natural way for us, and all of these things have
healthy benefits.”
Origin India
4480 Paradise Rd.
Las Vegas 89169
734.6342
originindiarestaurant.com
Open Daily
11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
“We have always done what we
can, always contributed to the
community where we live and do
business. I believe it is something
that comes from our parents and
relatives. You pick up on things,
but really, it has to be inside you.”
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Items purchased at Springs Preserve’s Gift Shop support the non-profit’s operations. Bookmark $10; Desert Crawlers and Desert Dwellers by Corkey Hay DeSimone $7.95 each.
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Purchase these darling imperfect alien dolls for $6.50 at Studio 8 Ten—a non-profit art studio and gift shop providing creative, business-based employment to people with
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Share a little Las Vegas history with a hand-dyed scarf from Opportunity Village. They made the ones given away to adoring fans by Elvis. Scarves are designed by clients of the non-profit and sales support their services to those with intellectual disabilities. Prices vary by size $15-$90. Call 880.4052 to purchase yours.
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To call Marcus Sgrizzi a giving chef would be an understatement. He
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patrons is his gift.
But his style of offering “tonight’s specials” is something to behold.
When Chef Marc is not in the kitchen making fresh pasta or cooking
up a flavorful sauce for the night’s seafood offering, he’s making the
rounds in the cozy dining room at Parma, his latest neighborhood
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He doesn’t just read the list from the chalkboard above the deli
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sauce that comes with a delicate filet of halibut, he’s almost daring
you not to order it. Dining with Sgrizzi is living the culinary life of this
chef, and he’s happy to share his adventures. (You can get a peek by
checking out the chef’s videos on YouTube, linked to his website.)
Parma provides an old-fashioned Italian supper experience, with
Sgrizzi’s hospitality complementing classic dishes like homemade
meatballs, spinach-stuffed manicotti in pink vodka sauce, tender
gnocchi in rich “Sunday gravy” sauce, and linguine with garlicky clams.
But it’s a restaurant of diverse experiences: the sunken center of
the room is a comfortable wine lounge; everything from salads to
house-made pasta to imported canned goods are available to take
home from Parma’s deli store; and excellent submarine sandwiches
are served at lunchtime. It’s the full-service spot Sgrizzi has dreamed
of, and it’s building a loyal following in this Summerlin-area
neighborhood. Hospitality goes a long way.
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7591 W. Washington Ave. 110
Las Vegas 89128
233.6272
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