Rihanna’s electrifying performance at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
On Wednesday, we shared 10 more of photographer Erik Kabik’s favorite photos from 2011. Today, we reveal 10 more of the moments that Kabik considers highlights from the year. In his words, “I chose these images as some of my personal favorite moments and also moments that stood out because of their pop culture or newsworthy significance.”
Here’s a look at 10 more of the best images of 2011. We’ll reveal more of his photos throughout the week.
Did you check out Kabik’s favorite photos part one?
Here’s the link to part two.
Click on the photos below to enlarge.
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- Yoko Ono joined by her son Sean Lennon, who bears a striking resemblance to his father John Lennon, at The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil five-year anniversary event at the Mirage.
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- The Flaming Lips perform their signature spectacle of a show at The Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
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- Rihanna’s electrifying performance at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
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- Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett and Hank Baskett celebrated her birthday in Las Vegas with two parties at Venus Pool Club and Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace.
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- Deadmau5 performs at Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas as his popularity steadily exploded during 2011.
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- Mayor Oscar Goodman’s final walk out of his office as Mayor of Las Vegas. He would moments later swear in his wife Carolyn Goodman as the new mayor of Las Vegas and turn the keys over to her.
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- The scene from high above Electric Daisy Carnival on day three during the Swedish House Mafia set.
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- The Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2011 brought more than 200,000 people to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The three-day Electric Daisy Carnival held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in June 2011 pumped more than $136 million into the Clark County economy, according to an economic impact report just released by Beacon Economics LLC. The study, commissioned by the producers of Electric Daisy Carnival, revealed that the festival generated an estimated $8.9 million in tax revenue for state and local government, the equivalent of 1,400 full-time jobs, bringing in $55.5 million in income for workers in Clark County.
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- DJ Afrojack on the main stage at Electric Daisy Carnival on day two.
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- Paul McCartney performs to a sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand. Yoko and Sean Lennon are seen in the audience singing along during the show.
- Start the new year with a champagne and jazz Sunday Brunch at 750 Restaurant & Bar featuring top Bay Area jazz musicians. Guests will enjoy free flowing champagne, a sweet and savory brunch menu, and complimentary valet parking for two hours. Designed by Executive Chef Ken Drew, menu highlights include prime rib carving station, omelets made-to-order, oysters on the half shell and crab claws, and dim sum.
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Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Time: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Place:
750 Restaurant & Bar
San Francisco Hilton
750 Kearny St
San Francisco, CA 94111
Cost: $39.00
Purchase
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This month Darcy Miller and The Martha Stewart Family Blog hosted an invitation-only reception to celebrate the grand opening of Make Meaning, a five floor creativity center, on the Upper East Side. In attendance were the likes of Darcy Miller, Dylan Lauren, Robert Verdi, Alison Brod, Gillian Miniter, and Dan Nissanoff.
Guests were given the chance to sample creative activities, such as cake decorating and candle making. The cocktail celebration benefitted Asphalt Green, a non-profit organization that assists people in achieving health through a lifetime of sports and fitness, and serves more than 14,000 NYC public school children for free each year.
Source: New York Social Diary
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Last week, just before Christmas, a number of families from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital were treated to a special event at Build-A-Bear Workshop on Fifth Avenue. New York Giants wide receiver Michael Clayton and cornerback Aaron Ross hosted a celebrity studded red carpet “Cause For Celebration” event to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
This past March, St. Jude partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop to develop the “Cause for Celebration” program, which takes donations from other guests to support the lifesaving research done by St. Jude. In honor of the donations, Build-A-Bear allows patients of all ages to celebrate the milestones in their lives–such as completing cancer treatment and learning to walk again– by giving them the fun of making furry friends.
The Build-A-Bear Workshop was stuffed as tight as a one of the bears not even an hour into the event. Notable attendees included Melissa and Joe Gorga, Meeka and Speedy Claxton, Grizz Chapman, Stephanie Pratt, Amber Collins who is Miss New York USA, and, of course, a number of Clayton’s and Ross’s supporting teammates including Brandon Jacobs, Ramses Barden, Lawrence Tynes, and Kevin Boothe.
Image: novayaopera.ru
To honor the memory of the theater’s founder, Yevgeny Kolobov, the Novaya Opera’s Epiphany Week festival will run from January 11 through January 29.
This is the eighth consecutive year the festival has taken place and the schedule includes an impressive line up of seven complete operas; Jules Massenet’s “Thais,” Giuseppe Verdi’s “I Lombardi alla prima crociata” (“The Lombards on the First Crusades”), Modest Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina”, “La Cenerentola” (“Cinderella”), “The Barber of Seville” of Gioacchino Rossini, Alexander Borodin’s “Prince Igor” and Verdi’s “La Traviata”.
Four of the operas will be fully staged, including “The Barber of Seville” on January 29, which is said to be the “prize of the lot” because of the comical and gimmick-free staging provided by British director Elijah Moshinsky. For the festival, Novaya Opera is bringing in three Italian guest performers, including mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona.
Kolobov’s birthday, January 19 is always commemorated with a special evening of performances including some with Kolobov’s own piano transcriptions.
Source: The Moscow Times
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It’s inevitable that after all the over indulgences in all those bottles of Pernod-Ricard Perrier-Jouet during the New Year’s festivities, you’re going to wake up just like everyone else, with a dehumanizing hangover. Everyone knows the college-ingrained rules of thumb like drink a litre of water before passing out, keeping Gatorade by the bedside or eating a bagel before hand (not going to happen if you want to fit into that Roland Mouret). But here are some other haute options to either prevent or alleviate those pedestrian problems.
BEFORE:
MERCY is most effective when consumed during or shortly after drinking. It’s hangover prevention, not a hangover remedy. MERCY is a caffeine-free, naturally flavored beverage and the only hangover-prevention drink that contains B1, a vitamin proven to help offset alcohol’s negative effects. Ask the bottle service girl to bring some cans of MERCY along with that bottle of Belvedere and drink with abandon. If you’re in NYC this NYE, they’re available at many bodegas in case you need one before you head home.
DURING:
Keep it simple. Simply the best that is. And try not to mix drinks. Don’t do shots of Partida Tequila (you’re supposed to sip it anyways), rounds of Macallan 18, a glass of Petrus at dinner and mix in a bottle of Dom Perignon. Pick a variety of alcohol and stick with it the entire night. With table service, it’s not hard to keep everything consistent.
AFTER:
Hydrotherapy. A traditional Turkish Hamman is the perfect way to rejuvenate after a night of revelry. You first relax in a warm room, heated by a continuous flow of hot, dry air. The sweating releases built up toxins. Then enter into an even hotter room (known as the hot room) before splashing themselves with cold water. After performing a full body wash and receiving a massage, you finally retire to the cooling-room for a period of relaxation.
Sadly, there are no Turkish Spas in San Francisco. However, Burke Williams Spa in the Westfield Mall has the most generously sized and closest thing with a steam room, a hot hot steam room and cooling misting room. (While Haute Living loves Remede and Nob Hill Spa, those rooms are just tiny!) Just add on a massage and return to the world of the productive.
Boozy Brunch: Eat properly after your evening by including protein and low glycemic index foods (solid fruits, watermelon, etc ) to counteract the sugar depletion caused by alcohol. The two most likely compounding causes of headaches, jitters, heart palpitations, anxiousness, night sweats, shakiness are 1. hypoglycemia and 2. alcohol withdrawl. Hence a protein, sugar and booze filled brunch should pick you up.
The Top of the Mark is doing a gluttonous brunch buffet from 11AM-3PM where for $99 you can eat all the fresh oysters, caviar (great for protein!), suckling pig with apple chutney and a cornucopia of delicious delights.
Image: bellevillebistro.com
If you still haven’t finalized your New Year’s Eve plans and you’re looking for some options in the UK, take a moment to consider these great options.
Red Hot Highland Fling – Inverness: The party starts at 8 p.m. in the Northern Meeting Prak Arena in Iverness, Scotland. It’s a family-friendly affair hosted by comedian Craig Hill and four feature bands. At midnight there will be the traditional firework display to ring in the New Year. Best of all? No tickets necessary!
Hogmanay Street Party – Dornoch, Sutherland: This festive street party starts at 10:30pm and is also kids-friendly. Taking place in the town square, there will be a ceildh band, bagpipes and of course food and drink. Fireworks will go off at midnight and the nearby sites such as the castle, courthouse and cathedral will all be lit up.
Tudor Square Party – Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Tudor Square will be bustling on New Year’s Eve with thousands of party-goers ready for the clock to strike midnight. The festivities start at 11:30 p.m. and at 12 a.m. the fireworks will begin followed by more partying to ring in the New Year. For a quieter viewing of the fireworks, you can also go to the beach just three miles from the square in Saundersfoot where you can enjoy a picnic under the stars.
Fireballs Festival – Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire: Street entertainers will kick things off here at 11 p.m. before 50 participants head to High Street for a flaming fireball show. They will be wearing homemade contraptions of “solid fuel” around their neck for onlookers delight. Of course, fireworks will take place here as well at midnight too.
Calenning Celebrations – Cardiff: If you’re in Wales for the holiday, there will be free live music at the Civic Center starting at 9 p.m. followed by a firework show. If you’re bringing kids, you can also head to a family funfair that is open from noon until 1 a.m. There will be free buses that run selected routes around the city until 2:30 a.m. and even an open-air ice rink to skate into the New Year.
Fancy Dress – Bideford, Devon: Here you can enjoy an outdoor road show from 6 p.m. onwards before the bells of St. Mary’s church ring in the new year and set off the firework display.
Nos Galan Races – Mountain Ash, Rhondda: Every year the people of Mountain Ash in the Cynon Valley organize 5km races around the town. Everyone gets involved – including a famous sportsperson, who is only revealed on the day. Street entertainers start at 4:30 p.m. and children’s races follow shortly after. The surprise guest then lights a beacon, fireworks go off and the other races begin. Everything is typically finished by 8:30 p.m.
Source: Pursuitist
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Image: Business Insider
American fast-food chain, Wendy’s, has just unveiled the new Foie Gras Burger for $16. It is available in the high-end shopping district of Omotesando in Tokyo.
Perhaps hoping to attract a different clientele, Wendy’s in Tokyo have added a twist to their menu. Of course you can still purchase the traditional square Wendy’s beef patties, but now you also have a choice of items like a foie gras burger, an avocado and wasabi burger and grilled chicken with truffle and porcini mushroom sauce.
Unfortunately for anyone not in Tokyo, this burger is not available in America. In addition to adding the foie gras burger, Wendy’s plans to open around 100 new restaurants in Japan over the next five years. Thinking longer term, Wendy’s announced they hope to take that number up to 700.
Ernest Higa, chief executive officer of Wendy’s Japan LLC said, “We think the fast-food market here is ready for something different.”
The international President for The Wendy’s Company, Darrell van Ligten, said, “We are delighted to join with a highly capable partner, Ernie Higa, to bring Wendy’s brand to Japan and rapidly grow our presence in one of the largest quick-service restaurant markets in the world.”
Source: Pursuitist
On Dec 8th, Neiman Marcus Union Square hosted jewelry designer Stephen Webster, who hosted a thrilling murder mystery and unveiled his latest collection “Murder She Wrote”. Guests enjoyed poison apple martinis served through a “poison apple ring” ice sculpture while they mingled in the Rotunda Restaurant looking at precious jewels and trying to figure out who killed “Mr. James Blonde”.
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- Amber Lane, Melissa Sanchez, Jessica Ryzenberg, Jeanne Chan, Carina Ost, Lindsay Stevens
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- Stephen Webster, Lisa Sardegna
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- Bryson Cook, Stephen Webster
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- Leah Wade, Rachel Sitz
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- Theresa Spirz, Marie Bliss
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- Jill Wharton, Eleni Dodi, Colleen Bissell, Jim Harold
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- Stephen Webster, John Capizzi
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- Stephen Ballinger, Kate Rodan, Stephen Webster, Amnon Rodan
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- Amnon Rodan, Kate Rodan, Stephen Ballinger
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- Jill Wharton, Gail Lintner
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- Jana Sverdlov, Flora Kiren
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- Laura DeMatteo, Alexandra Thurmond
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- Lillian Djavaheri, Shahla Fry
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- Steven Webster
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- Rachel Sitz
Within the last few years, Miami locals have seen a shift in various cultural areas, as the city has begun embracing the arts in virtually every form. In the spirit of this shift, Robert Chalk, Sayra Moto and Joseph Blount opened the doors to Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards lounge yesterday, December 28, offering patrons a space that doubles as an “adult rec room.” The 6,600 lounge features 12 LED flat screens, a digital jukebox, seven International Table Tennis Federation-approved Cornilleau Ping-Pong tables, five Diamond Pro-Am billiard tables and classic board games and an extensive cocktail menu crafted by expert mixologists. For private events, the venue boasts a private billiards room, known as The Vault, which accommodates up to 15 guests.
“Some of my best memories as a child involved playing pool with my dad,” says Chalk. “Everyone seems to have their own ‘Ping-Pong story’ as well, so our goal was to capture that nostalgia and simultaneously bring the traditional pool hall to the next level with a chic and sophisticated style.”
For private bookings call 305.532.8662
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Los Angeles
Jan/Feb 2012
FASHION :: COUPLES’ RETREAT
COUPLES’ RETREAT
With the resort collections oozing throw back references, a high-society escape to the confines of a once-again-new Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach is the perfect scene of the crime for two couples to get caught up in the swing of things.
