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	<title>Vegas and more: Off the Strip for free thinkers and adventurers &#187; Christmas</title>
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		<title>Free Outdoor Picture Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The District at Green Valley Ranch presents a series of outdoor movie screenings on Friday and Saturday nights. The films start at 7pm unless specially noted below and you&#8217;ll enjoy the stars (both kinds) at the Green. Please no glass, alcohol or smoking. Call The office at the District 702-564-8595 or 877-564-8595. www.thedistrictatgvr.com  December: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a title="grinchmovie.jpg" href="http://www.sandraoffthestrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/grinchmovie.jpg"><img width="150" height="212" align="right" title="grinchmovie.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" alt="grinchmovie.jpg" src="http://www.sandraoffthestrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/grinchmovie.jpg" /></a>The District at Green Valley Ranch</strong> presents a series of <strong>outdoor movie</strong> screenings on Friday and Saturday nights. The films start at 7pm unless specially noted below and you&#8217;ll enjoy the stars (both kinds) at the <strong>Green</strong>. Please <strong>no</strong> glass, alcohol or <strong>smoking</strong>. Call The office at the <strong>District</strong> 702-564-8595 or 877-564-8595. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thedistrictgvr.com">www.thedistrictatgvr.com</a>  December: Dec 07 &#8211; <strong>The Polar Express</strong> &#8211; G Dec 08 &#8211; <strong>Scrooged</strong> &#8211; PG 13 Dec 14 &#8211; <strong>Elf</strong> &#8211; PG Dec 15 &#8211; <strong>National Lampoon&#8217;s Christmas Vacation</strong> &#8211; PG 13<a class="imagelink" title="outdoorpictureshow.JPG" href="http://www.sandraoffthestrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/outdoorpictureshow.JPG"><img align="right" id="image479" title="outdoorpictureshow" style="margin: 5px;" alt="outdoorpictureshow"  src="http://www.sandraoffthestrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/outdoorpictureshow.JPG" /></a> Dec 21 &#8211; <strong>Dr. Seuss&#8217;s How the Grinch Stole Christmas</strong> &#8211; PG Dec 22 &#8211; <strong>It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life</strong> &#8211; NR Dec 28 &#8211; <strong>Shrek the Third</strong> &#8211; PG Dec 29 &#8211; <strong>Catch Me If You Can</strong> &#8211; PG 13  Related <a href="http://www.sandraoffthestrip.com/index.php?p=1072">Free Films for Family and Adults</a></p>
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		<title>Ethel M the Best Chocolates on the Planet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To my palate, the best chocolates I have ever eaten, including all those rich and gooey Godiva&#8217;s and other European delicacies, are those of our local Ethel M&#8217;s.  I don&#8217;t pretend to be a connoisseur of chocoate, although I have made it my habit to sample native and imported chocolates as I go around [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To my palate, the <strong>best chocolates</strong> I have ever eaten, including all those rich and gooey Godiva&#8217;s and other European delicacies, are those of our local <strong>Ethel M&#8217;s</strong>.  I don&#8217;t pretend to be a connoisseur of chocoate, although I have made it my habit to sample native and imported chocolates as I go around the world.  But I&#8217;ll go out on a limb and declare these chocolates to be the best balance of sweet and cacao, neither one dominating, both complementing, that I have yet encountered.  The little dark chocolate hearts alone are to die for.</p>
<p>There are many sales outlets locally, including several at the airport (handy for last minute shopping as you board your flight), but they also have a good website where you can order and ship online.  <a href="http://www.ethelm.com">www.ethelm.com</a>.</p>
<p>As a total aside, The <strong>Botanical Gardens</strong> next to the factory is drop-dead gorgeous at Christmas.  There are millions (at least it seems so) of colored lights and the stroll through this wonderland is a treat for all ages.  They do live caroling on certain nights by various choral groups and &#8211; <em>&quot;thank you Ethel M!&quot;</em> &#8211; spare us all that canned Chrismtas music which bombards our senses everywhere else we go.  I know this is February and more Valentine season than Christmas, but keep it in mind for next season.  p.s. The Botanical Gardens is intimate, peaceful and replete  with a fascinating variety of, what else, indigenous desert vegetation.</p>
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