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The Other Side Of Las Vegas T BY JENNIFER FAUCI

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he state of Nevada is famous for many things, namely, the vibrant city of Las Vegas. But over the past decade or so, the city has seen a turnaround in the demographic that visits, as Las Vegas is now a destination for family vacations, with hidden gems that even some locals don’t know about. You can spend a full day walking the strip (getting in all that exercise to burn off the calories from the amazing food you’ll be eating) and visiting each hotel, one more grand than the last. And the kids enjoy the art and activities as well. Explore the Venetian hotel and Palazzo as you get a taste of Italy. Walk through Saint Mark’s Square and stop for gelato before hopping into a gondola for a ride down the Grand Canal. Pop over to Paris Las Vegas and get a small sense of what it would be like to ride the Eiffel Tower after enjoying crepes and croissants at the many cafés and eateries inside. The Bellagio Hotel continues to attract visitors to its stunning Botanical Gardens and Conservatory, whose display changes with the seasons. Upstairs, guests will find a slew of restaurants and Bellagio Patisserie, a bakery shop that offers gelato, crepes, macarons, chocolates and other sweet treats. And you can’t miss the giant chocolate fountain that flows throughout the store. As for entertainment, no trip to Las Vegas is complete without a spectacular show of some kind. There’s Celine Dion at Caesar’s Palace (her residency ends in June so get your tickets now),

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Blue Man Group at Luxor Hotel and Casino, singer, comedian and celebrity impersonator Terry Fator at Mirage and many more. Lady Gaga and Britney Spears are planning on coming to the newly renovated and ultra stunning Park MGM Hotel in 2019 (be sure to stop in for cocktails at Juniper Cocktail Lounge) and across the street from the Park MGM Hotel is the Las Vegas Knights arena, the hockey team taking the NHL by storm. Catch a magic show at MGM Grand with David Copperfield and if acrobatics and performing arts are your thing, there is literally a dozen Cirque du Soleil shows to choose from that span the Las Vegas strip. In the mood for something really different? How about going on a construction site for the day and operating a big CAT at Dig This! or treating your

taste buds to a fabulous foodie tour of the Las Vegas strip, visiting the stunning art installations and displays in the dozens of hotels that dot Las Vegas Boulevard? If you want more adventure in the great outdoors, head to Boulder City and join the Flightlinez crew as they zipline across the Mojave Desert. There is an entire side of Las Vegas that lies beneath the surface of bright lights and gambling and it’s all waiting for you and your family. Editors Note: a special thank you to the Las Vegas tourism board at LVCVA for the recommendations and itinerary of this trip and to Presidential Limousine for transportation. Planning a trip to Vegas? Visit www.visitlasvegas. com for questions or tips on what to do and see while there.

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as Vegas is associated with many things: a vibrant party scene, gambling, world class restaurants and some of the best shopping in the country. For decades, Las Vegas has seemingly been an adult playground, but recent years have seen a surge in activities for the whole family from children to kids to teens. No longer catering to one specific demographic, come and discover a whole new side of Nevada’s city of lights.

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Downtown Murals Tour Every year artists from all over the world (Brazil, France, Lithuania and America just to name a few), are invited to create a mural for the Life is Beautiful festival, an urban arts and music festival. For one week during the festival, 18 city blocks are closed to traffic, leaving the area wide open for food trucks, merchants and vendors, musicians and visitors to explore. This past year, the festival celebrated its sixth year, featuring music from Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine and The Weeknd. “Downtown is called the Fremont East Entertainment District, where

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Can You Dig It? Dig This! is Las Vegas’ heavy equipment playground BY JENNIFER FAUCI jfauci@antonmediagroup.com

ave you ever passed a construction site with yellow excavators, big CATS and bulldozers and thought to yourself ‘How cool would it be to actually be able to drive one of those?’ It turns out, you can. New Zealand-born Ed Mumm is the founder of Dig This LLC, a hands-on excavating experience in Las Vegas unlike any other where people from 8 to 108 can operate heavy machinery just as if they were on a real construction site. When asked how he came up with the concept, Mumm said that it was from his own personal experience. “I’ve always been fascinated with

heavy equipment and never had the opportunity to get on and play in it, so I had to do something about it myself,” said Mumm of Dig This!, which opened in 2007 and stemmed from when he and his wife built their house in Colorado. “I did some excavating work myself and after a couple hours in the excavator I thought, ‘if I’m having this good a time, I imagine other people would enjoy coming to do this as well.’” With two locations currently available in Mumm’s homeland of New Zealand (2017) and Las Vegas (2011)—there are plans to franchise in California, Florida, Dubai and Australia, Dig This! is an adventure that caters to every group from a bucket list item and birthday party to corporate

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ACTIVITIES from page 4A locals go out. It is very low key with bars and restaurants and is a much more casual part of town,” said local Devin Aaron, who was extremely knowledgeable about the revitalization of Downtown Las Vegas, helping to shine a spotlight on such a unique part of the town. The one-hour walking tour takes visitors around corners, where on nearly every building, there are brightly

colored vivid murals from the Life Is Beautiful installation. This tour is family friendly and a great way to teach children the beauty and appreciation of the arts on a massive scale they will no doubt find enjoyable. “The murals remain all year-round and can stay for a few years before they are repainted with another,” said Aaron. “A lot of the businesses are very willing to have the side of their building painted in support of the arts.” Another fun stop is the Downtown

Container Park, an offbeat shopping center built from shipping containers that also features eateries, galleries and a courtyard with a playground. Take a trip to Downtown Vegas and start your tour at 506 Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89101. For more information, visit www.lifeisbeautiful.com and www. downtowncontainerpark.com.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition If you can’t make it to Belfast, Ireland, anytime soon, head over to Luxor Hotel & Casino and learn more about the story of Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage. Upon entry, each guest

is given the name of a passenger at the beginning of the exhibit and only find out at the end if they survived the tragedy or not. The 25,000-square-foot exhibit features numerous items from the Titanic, including luggage, the ship’s whistles, floor tiles from the first-class smoking room, a window frame from the Verandah Cafe and an unopened bottle of champagne with a 1900 vintage. Other highlights include a piece of Titanic’s hull, a full-scale replica of the Grand Staircase as well as a newly expanded outer Promenade Deck, complete with the frigid temperatures felt on that fateful April night. These

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The Survivor: Longevity The Key To Bellow’s Success

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legacy—and literary inheritance—from a once-promising, aul Bellow’s 1970 novel, but now long dead and forgotten poet, one based on Mr. Sammler’s Planet Bellow’s old friend, Delmore was, from beginning to Schwartz. end, full of explosive imagery Bellovians will compare and observations. If there ever Leader’s achievement to was a “decline of the West” James Atlas’s 2000 biography. novel for modern times, it Leader’s book often gets off more than qualifies. At the track, with lengthy portraits novel’s end, Artur Sammler, of people at the periphery of the elderly protagonist, conBellow’s life, such as the novtemplates the coming demise elist Floyd Salas or a graduate of his cousin, Elya Gruner. student Philip Grew, whose “It would soon be over… exploits Bellow dramatized in As for the world, was it really about to change?...Would there his fiction. This thick volume can be slow going, as the be changes of heart? There author strings together quote would be new conduct…beafter quote into the narrative. cause we were tired of the old One gets the feeling that this conduct? Why?...because the book was written also to serve world was breaking up? Well, America, if not the world. Well, as a guide to future biographers seeking only to write a staggering, if not breaking.” End times were not yet here. single volume. Atlas, himself a novelist, writes much faster. But it felt that way. Zachary Atlas, too, was a native Leader’s first volume of The of Chicago and he keenly Life of Saul Bellow followed the novelist from his scuffling days understood Bellow’s intense relationship to his adopted to the financial and critical triumph of his 1964 novel, Herzog. hometown. This monster of a city served literally as a Volume II, Love And Strife character in numerous novels. continues the story of Bellow’s success, namely the winning of Chicago also allowed Bellow to be himself. New York, too, the Nobel Prize in 1976. There figured in several Bellow was more. Winning the Nobel novels—The Victim (1947), Prize was not the touchstone Seize The Day (1956), plus of a career, but a springboard the before-mentioned Mr. into more fiction—and more controversy. A Bellow character Sammler’s Planet. The city is almost always portrayed as once observed that are there hot and oppressive, violence two kinds of novels, literature at every turn. Had he stayed in as “the tragedy or comedy of New York (Bellow’s residence private lives” and superliterature, works “about the possible for much of the 1950s and early end of the world.” Such themes 1960s), his cultural conservative were fully developed in Bellow’s would have made him a target (think of the contempt for Tom later career. Wolfe). In Chicago, Bellow nevMr. Sammler’s Planet and er had to make any important The Dean’s December (1982), political or cultural stands. (In plots aside, are reflections on moral and civilization collapse: 1964, the novelist attended a The New York of Mr. Sammler’s City Hall ceremony with the city’s legendary mayor, Richard Planet is humid, explosive, a Daly to receive an award for carnival of crime and promiscuity; the Chicago of The Dean’s Herzog. A reporter asked Daly if he had read the novel. Daly December is bleak, hopeless, replied, “I’m looking into it.” indifferent. In Humboldt’s Gift, Bellow loved relating that story a grand comedy, the stalled author Charlie Citrine finds on the talk show circuit. a second life not through a Love and strife. The former younger girlfriend but from the was elusive for Bellow. The jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

youngest of four, Bellow lost his mother at a young age, which may explain a woman-filled life. Bellow had three sons by three different wives and relationships between father and son were strained, but never fully fractured. Leader is honest with his subject. But that may not gain the deceased novelist many new readers. Why read books by a man with so many flaws? Love finally came through for Bellow with his 1989

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marriage to Janis Freedman, a Canadian graduate school student. If there is a heroine from this volume, it is the fifth Mrs. Bellow. Janis gave the elderly Bellow a daughter, allowing the man to finally enjoy family life full-time. She also nursed him through a bout of food poisoning that nearly ended his life. Longevity helped. Bellow continued to craft shorter fiction into his 70s and 80. As important, he made new friends and boosters,

especially the British novelist Martin Amis and the critic James Woods, while rekindling a friendship with his contemporary, Phillip Roth. The strife is not just family life, but Bellow’s encounters with political correctness. Mr. Sammler’s Planet earned him the enmity of major critics, similar to the fate suffered by Norman Mailer after publishing The Prisoner of Sex, his 1971 broadside against feminism. For Bellow, it got worse—and just on the strength of a single statement. In 1987, Bellow’s colleague at the University of Chicago, Allan Bloom, had published his best-selling critique of higher education, The Closing Of The American Mind. The New York Times sent Atlas, then a staff writer for the Sunday magazine, to write a profile. That year was also when multiculturalism with its “hey, ho, Western Civs has got to go” war cry hit shore. Atlas broached the controversy with his future subject, who joked: “Who is the Proust of the

Paupans? The Tolstoy of the Zulus? I’d be glad to read him.” All hell broke loose. Bellow had angered the gods. The controversy lingered, fueled by criticism by Alfred Kazin in the latter’s latest memoir. In 1994, Bellow was forced to defend himself in a New York Times op-ed essay. “Few words by Bellow have done more to alienate liberal opinion than these or to banish his fiction from college syllabuses,” Leader asserts. Say what? Consider such a syllabus. No room for “Looking For Mr. Green” or “The Old System” or “Something to Remember Me By?” No generous samples of The Adventures of Augie March, Henderson The Rain King, Herzog or Humboldt’s Gift? It’s like excluding the works of Hawthorne, Twain or Melville, Hemingway and Faulkner. What of it? Nassau County has the top public library system in the nation. Plus, reader will always have Amazon and their trusty credit card. Down with academia! Bellow lives.

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MUSEUM NEWS

Planting Fields Foundation Announces New Director

lanting Fields Foundation recently announced that Gina Wouters will join the foundation as executive director as of Jan. 1, 2019. Wouters replaces Henry Joyce, who is retiring after having served in the role for more than 10 years. “We are thrilled to welcome someone of Gina’s caliber to help take us to the next level and realize our ambitious development goals. Gina’s experience and expertise are broad and deep and match everything we were looking for in the position: strategic leader and manager, engaged ambassador, accomplished scholar in the field and with a genuine passion for our mission.” “We are grateful for Henry Joyce’s valuable contributions to the Foundation over the past decade, particularly in

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At Vizcaya, she oversaw all curatorial initiatives, including research, exhibitions, development and implementation of the furnishing plan for the interior. In addition, she developed related programming and managed and negotiated the reacquisition of original Vizcaya objects housed at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Wouters was also oversaw the Contemporary Arts Program (CAP), which commissions site-specific work from living artists. Most recently, Wouters served as vice president of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens in Nashville, where she led the artistic, scholarly and educational vision of the museum, and was

part of the small leadership team that oversaw the organization’s strategic plan and major campaign initiatives. Wouters is the author of two books and numerous exhibition materials; and is the recipient of a number of awards related to her work in the field. She holds a bachelor of fine arts in Photography and Art History from Barry University and a master of arts in 17th-century Dutch Art from the Universiteit van Amsterdam in her native country, the Netherlands. Wouters is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom where she researches the impact contemporary art in historic contexts has on cultural sustainability. —Anton Media Group

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Curran Announces New Policy Protecting Rights Of County Employees

assau County Executive Laura Curran recently joined Legislator Arnold Drucker, Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Legislator Debra Mule, President and CEO of the LGBT Network Dr. David Kilmnick and LGBTQ Youth Services Manager at Pride for Youth Aiden Jay Kaplan to announce an updated and improved Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy that addresses gender identity, transgender, gender dysphoria discrimination and sexual harassment. “The county’s outdated EEO policy did not support full diversity and tolerance,” said Curran. “We are working to eradicate all forms of discrimination in the workplace and to ensure equal employment opportunity for all members of our team. This new policy will do more to protect the civil

rights of our employees than has ever been done before.” Curran’s policy improvements include substantial enhancements in provisions relating to sexual harassment prevention. Nassau County will now have a separate complaint form for sexual harassment and prompt investigations into allegations of discrimination or harassment. The policy also protects employees who report harassment and/or discrimination from retaliation. And for the first time in Nassau County’s history, it is explicitly stated in the EEO policy that the protected classification of “sex” protects employees against discrimination based on “gender identity, transgender persons and gender dysphoria.” The county’s commitment to safe-guarding its employees

also includes an interactive training plan to educate all employees in identifying and reporting instances of discrimination and/or sexual harassment. This plan will enhance the county’s established EEO and Anti-Harassment training. “We need to ensure a safe and respectful workplace,” said Curran. “It’s our job to protect the civil rights of our employees. That is responsible, ethical government.” “Earlier this year, I was

proud to champion and secure passage of sweeping reforms to Nassau County’s sexual harassment policies. Today, we take another important step toward eradicating the scourge of sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination,” Legislator Drucker said. “I am hopeful that we can parlay this momentum into enshrining protections for transgender residents into Nassau County’s human rights law.” “Under the bold leadership of County Executive Curran,

Nassau County has made many important strides towards becoming a safer, more inclusive place to live and work,” said Dr. Kilmnick. “Nassau County has an obligation to its residents to ensure people of all gender identities have the same equal protections under the law,” said Kaplan. “This policy is the first in Nassau County’s history to explicitly protect transgender people and it is hopefully the first of many policies that will be introduced to end discrimination against this vulnerable population.” These advancements conform to the new State Department of Labor Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy issued earlier this year. “This new policy is now in effect and will be fully enforced,” said Curran. —Anton Media Group

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’Twas The Season Of Giving Once again, Anton Media Group was an official drop-off location for Toys For Tots this past holiday season. Toys from communities across Nassau and Suffolk counties were collected by individuals and businesses, then distributed by the

members of the U.S. Marine Corps locally to underprivileged children. Joining Anton Media Group this year were Craig Rizzo, Gunnery Sgt. Brian Gomez, Lou Tassan, Major Chuck Kilbrine USMC, Hillary Becker, Gunnery Sgt. Luis Disla and Sean Acosta.

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THOUGHT GALLERY Consider these recommendations for upcoming talks, readings and more in and around New York City:

Astronautics at MIT, leads a SciCafe conversation on robots in the labor force. She’ll discuss her research on how to better integrate the working world to accommodate meat-android divides (free).

SciCafe: Teaming Up with Robots Wednesday, Jan. 2, 7 p.m. American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street 212-769-5100 www.amnh.org

What Is Democracy? | In Person: Filmmaker Astra Taylor Thursday, Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m. Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave., Huntington 631-423-7610 www.cinemaartscentre.org

Roboticist Julie Shah, a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and

Take a philosophical journey through the history of democracy as director Astra Taylor searches from ancient Athens to medieval Italy to the current refugee crisis. Along the way, the documentary will seek out a definition of a word we often take for granted ($16).

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Director’s Seminar II: Metamorphosis in Literature, Music and Film Tuesday, Jan. 8, 4 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor 516-484-9338 www.nassaumuseum.org Museum director Charles A. Riley, Ph.D. looks at the theme of transformation, from Ovid to Shakespeare to Kafka and on up to film, including the work of Jean Cocteau ($40).

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A great day out for history buffs and those interested in a little education, take a tour of the Hoover Dam. Named one of the Top 10 Construction Achievements of the 20th century, the Hoover Dam continues to draw massive crowds 80 years after its creation. Named

after President Herbert Hoover, the Hoover Dam is located in Black Canyon, just 40 minutes outside of Las Vegas. Two tours of the dam are available and well worth the time and money spent. For $11 per person (discounts available for children, seniors and active military) is the Hoover Dam Power Plant Tour, which is broken up into several components at numerous locations, allowing guests to pick and choose which locations they want to see. The Hoover Dam Power Plant Tour begins with a brief video show depicting the history of Hoover Dam and how it came to be. Afterwards, a guide will escort you to an elevator for a 500-foot descent to get an up-close look at the power plant generators housed at the base of the dam. Guests will also see the original diversion tunnels and stand atop a giant, 30-foot pipe where they can feel the rumble of Colorado River water racing through it. Visit www.hooverdamtourcompany.com for more.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). While attempting to learn a thing, you may feel it’s getting the better of you. This is largely due to impatience, lack of faith, short-sightedness and the like, which will fall away when you push the pause button and catch your breath. Then, resolve yourself to the long view. This is a marathon, not a sprint. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re a master alchemist this week, transforming through a seemingly magical process, the main focus of your skill being moods, tones and the general feeling of rooms. How do you do it? Even you may not be completely sure, but your strong intention to improve things wherever you go is definitely a key part. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re not greedy; you genuinely love to give! But it becomes strikingly apparent this week that you need more from a situation than you’re getting. Commence pondering. Should you give more to get more? Or is there something inherently wrong that makes achieving balance impossible in this scenario? CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ve been protected from some of life’s darker aspects, but you’ve seen enough to know the range. This is what drives your instinct to protect someone else, an effort you won’t regret and, in fact, will someday be quite proud of. The end of the week features spontaneity that comes from the heart. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The limelight (or calcium light) that used to illuminate stages has long been replaced by electric light, yet the description remains part of our language of fame. Similarly, something you used to get a lot of attention for is no longer in your repertoire, but you’re still known for it. And you’ll enjoy the glow of that this week. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What does it mean when you make a long to-do list and then realize you don’t feel like doing any of it? It’s not laziness. Your enormous sense of responsibility has edged out your individual joy and well-being. Be a kinder boss to yourself. Reduce the load. Make room for what your heart needs. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The body and mind don’t always get along with one another. It’s as though there’s a war for power and each thinks its own domain should be the ruling faction. Making them work together is tricky this week, but not impossible. Each needs to listen, respect and accept the powers of the other. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When situations go well this week it will be because you were either prepared, experienced or both. Background knowledge on a subject will give you an edge. It will make you confident and comfortable because you have plenty of context to draw from. Set yourself up for success by learning all you can beforehand. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be feeling uncharacteristically introverted for part of the week, but giving into the urge to isolate may stunt your growth. Pump yourself up and get out there. Because every social interaction will teach you a little more about who you are, who you’ve been and who you want to be. You’re growing. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you love someone who loves you back, you can’t help but feel like that person is, in a way, yours. Indeed, the lines of identity seem to overlap and blur. And yet it’s so important to recognize, adore and support the individual, independent spirit. The essence of love isn’t ownership. It’s appreciation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The natural human instinct many will follow is to surround themselves with only people and information they agree with. While that may be the most comfortable scenario, and it serves the ego just fine, it’s a recipe for shallow living. You’ll do the opposite and seek diverse influences to strengthen your game. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There is no logical argument that will be effective against illogical biases and opinions. Realizing that such a battle would be futile, you’ll sit back and observe the other side with great curiosity. This is the winning move. Gather information. Seek understanding. When it’s time to advance your interests, you’ll know it.

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County Launches Partnership Program BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF editorial@antonmediagroup.com

assau County District Attorney Madeline Singas recently announced the grand opening of the Community Partnership Program in Hempstead. The Community Partnership Program (CPP) is a community-based resource and referral office that provides social services in English and Spanish to the general community with a focus on the re-entry population and other justice-involved individuals. CPP’s goal is to provide community support to reduce recidivism and build a safer community. “We know that when we address the issues that bring

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people into the criminal justice system—whether it is addiction, poverty, mental health or other challenges— and provide people with the assistance they need, they are less likely to re-offend,” said Singas. “We have assembled a talented staff with credentials in healthcare, social services, education and leadership to help justice-involved individuals out of the system and into successful lives.” The program, located at 9 Centre St. in Hempstead, links community members to necessary resources, including medical insurance and health care; mental health and substance treatment; home healthcare

coordination, if eligible; job readiness programs; educational and vocational training; social service benefits, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; clothing closet; and food pantry. CPP staff also facilitates a group called Response Restructuring, a 15-week gang intervention and prevention meeting for parolees and probationers; and weekly meetings at Hempstead Middle and High Schools focusing on gang prevention and consequential thinking. The program, funded in part through asset forfeiture money provided by the NCDA, offers support meetings that are open to community members

District Attorney Madeline Singas and County Executive Laura Curran launch the county’s new partnership program. who are justice-involved, have been affected by gang/ gun violence, or have family or loved ones who have been affected. CPP, in conjunction with the NCDA’s Office of Alternative Prosecution and Resources (PHOENIX), monitors clients who have accepted alternative sentencing and is a member of

the Nassau County Re-entry Task Force, which provides services to recently released community members. According to newly released data from the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services, Nassau County has experienced a nearly 25 percent reduction in major crimes from 2013 to 2017.

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After 17 weeks of football, 12 of the best teams in the league will battle over the next three weeks to see which two squads will end their season in Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII. There are many great teams that could make the big game exciting, but what pairings would make even the casual fan heavily invested in the game? Chicago Bears vs. Kansas City Chiefs A battle between the league’s top offense and its stingiest defense is the classic championship battle NFL fans love seeing. Patrick Mahomes would get to show what he can do against a Bears team that has been one of the toughest defensive units to play against, with Khalil Mack leading the way. History is on the side of Chicago as historically great defenses tend to hoist the Lombardi Trophy (see the 1985 Bears), but Andy Reid’s Chiefs team has been one of the best the legendary coach has ever yielded. Los Angeles Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints This has more to do with the storylines than the game itself. Future

GRIDIRON CHAOS Christopher Birsner Hall of Famer Philip Rivers would be appearing in the first Super Bowl of his career after years of playing for teams that couldn’t get over the hump. Prior to him taking over the starting job for the Chargers in 2006, he sat behind another quarterback that will one day be enshrined in Canton: Drew Brees. The former Chargers starter, who got his first Super Bowl ring in 2009 with New Orleans, taking on his heir would be a battle for legacy while showcasing some of the best young stars in the league, such as Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas, Keenan Allen and Joey Bosa. Dallas Cowboys vs. New England Patriots I know those of us in the New York area that align with the local teams would rather tear our eyes out than see these two teams play for yet another

championship, but hear me out. These two teams are the two most beloved and most hated franchises in sports and it would be fun to see them duke it out in a battle between the old guard (Tom Brady and Bill Belichick) and the rising stars (Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper). Another match up to watch is how New England is choosing the running game as the center of their offense, and they’ll have a tough test against two of the best line-backing duos in the league in Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch. The biggest winner of them all? The NFL, who would have record-breaking ratings for the game of their most popular teams. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams In Week 11, the former Missouri rivalry met for the first time since the Rams ditched St. Louis for the City of Angels. The game had a lot of hype going into it and somehow still blew those expectations out of the water. In a record-shattering 54-51 win for the Rams, many people began questioning if the league was going to move in the direction of higher scoring and less defense. In the month since, however, the Chiefs and Rams have struggled against good defenses. Still, if these

teams were to meet in February, it would mean Sean McVay and his Rams team has gotten Todd Gurley back to turn on their juggernaut status. The Chiefs would overcome history and win some playoff games at home. And the two could meet in February in yet another shootout. Houston Texans vs. Seattle Seahawks Deshaun Watson would be a Houston hero if he was able to lead this team to their first ever Super Bowl appearance, and he has the team around him to do it. DeAndre Hopkins is one of the league’s best receivers. Linebackers J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney make it difficult to move the ball up front. Tyrann Mathieu is back to his play level he had with the Arizoan Cardinals. But Watson’s ability to escape the pocket has been his story all year. So who would be a perfect opponent for them? Russell Wilson has his best offensive line in years with an established running game that has killed some tough opponents this season. They have even channeled the days of the Legion of Boom with a great defense, with veteran Bobby Wagner leading the way as one of the best players in the league.

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ACTIVITIES from page 8A artifacts tell the journey from inception to creation and eventually, destruction of the “unsinkable” Titanic. For more information regarding ticket prices and the exhibition, call 702-262-4230 or visit www.luxor.com/ en/entertainment/titanic.html. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is located inside the Luxor Hotel & Casino at 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89119. General admission $32.

Art and History at The Venetian Step into Venice when you enter The Venetian, an Italian-themed hotel inspired by Italy’s floating city. Be sure to visit the Las Vegas Waterfall Atrium, which is also home to the LOVE Art

A holiday display at the Bellagio Installation and historic gondola. Created by celebrated artist Laura Kimpton as part of her Monumental Word Series, the installation, which is perforated with bird-shaped stamps, spells out LOVE in ruby red letters that rise 12 feet tall and span 36 feet across. A great photo op for visitors and families alike. Learn a bit about Venice’s history and culture by way of travel along the Grand Canal via the gondola. The historic gondola, thought to be constructed around 1850, is considered to be one of the best surviving examples

of Venetian gondolas from that time period. Visitors can take a gondola ride in a smaller version throughout the hotel, which is one of the most popular attractions at The Venetian. Both activities are free. The Venetian is located at 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. Learn more at www.venetian.com.

Bellagio Fountains and Conservatory/Botanical Gardens Enter the Bellagio Hotel & Casino and

you will be transported to the epitome of elegance, beauty and luxury. Two must-not-miss attractions are offered here: the Fountains of Bellagio and Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. Both are recommended to be experienced during the day and in the evening with the former, perhaps the greatest star on the strip. The daily iconic, choreographed water show blends water, music (opera, classical, Broadway and pop tunes) and light designed to mesmerize its admirers. Each performance is unique in expression and interpretation so no matter how many times you have seen the Fountains, there is always something new. The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is quite the special site to see, especially around the holidays. Each season, talented horticulturalists and designers transform a 14,000-square-foot floral playground into a spectacular visual showcase. When the seasons turn and the displays rotate, 90 percent of the trees, flowers and plants in the conservatory are recycled, to further celebrate the conservatory’s commitment to the earth, environment and nature. The Bellagio Hotel & Casino is located at 3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. Learn more at www.bellagio. com.

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runch has become a weekend ritual across America to the point where people proudly wear “Brunch So Hard” shirts with a mimosa in hand as they prepare for a late morning meal on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s just like that in Las Vegas. Times 10. Lip Smacking Foodie Tours offers the wildly popular Lip Smacking Boozy Brunch (Saturday and Sunday) at the ARIA Hotel & Casino. The rest of the week includes a variety of lunch and dinner tours on the strip as well as a localized food tour in the downtown area called Fremont East. The area, which has been focusing on the revitalization of the historic downtown is credited to Tony Hsieh, CEO of the online shoe and clothing company Zappos, who moved the company out to Vegas. On the Fremont East tour, guests will learn about unique eateries, speakeasies and members-only bars. Donald Contursi is the brainchild behind the fantastic foodie concept, which he started about three and a half years ago. “I worked in restaurants and found myself wanting to see and experience the different restaurants and what they’re famous for,” he said, noting that visitors who are here for a couple of days, don’t get a wide selection of dishes to choose from. “We highlight what is the favorite for VIPs, with no waiting and the food comes right out. It’s three to four signature dishes, a tasting menu of sorts (you get a cocktail or mocktail with the Boozy Brunch) of whatever that restaurant is famous for.” Popular among corporate groups or for those looking for something different, Contursi recommends taking the tour at the beginning of your trip in case you want to revisit any of the restaurants. During my stay, I enjoyed the Lip Smacking Boozy Brunch tour, which begins at 10:30 a.m. and runs for 2.5 hours at three restaurants within the ARIA Resort and Casino: Herringbone,

Clockwise from left: Bardot’s brioche french toast with vanilla mascarpone, almond brittle and orgeat syrup; eggs Florentine at Herringbone is one of the many dishes to choose from at the brunch buffet; Lemongrass’ always-popular dessert duo of warm, sweet, coconut sticky rice and a shaved ice dish with a variety of toppings; the star of the show is the dim sum, picture here in a trio of shrimp and pork.

Bardot Brasserie and Lemongrass. On this tour, you’ll indulge in three premiere brunches complete with a cocktail or mocktail of your choosing. Your tour guide will also point out various works of art that adorn the lobby of the ARIA on this walking tour. And you’ll be glad to walk off all those delicious calories. Named “Best Brunch’’ by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, start your morning brunch marathon with a visit to Herringbone, opened by Top Chef’s Brian Malarkey. Stations include

“Carved & Scrambled,’’ “Farm Fresh,’’ “Kid-In-You” and more. Enjoy your spoils al fresco and while you may want to eat everything in sight (the selection of fresh salads and pastries were my favorite), you are only allowed one plate and one turn at the buffet so as not to fill up in one place. At Bardot Brasserie, rev up your sweet tooth with caramelized, custardy canelés, as well as golden brioche French toast gilded with vanilla mascarpone and almond brittle. Sip a chic French 75 (French gin, fresh

lemon juice, Champagne) or an elegant non-alcoholic French Mule (velvet falernum, ginger beer, yuzu) at this glamorous French café founded by acclaimed Chef Michael Mina that was a James Beard semi-finalist for Best New Restaurant. The stunning bar is the highlight here as well as the chartreuse and cognac program, with a spirit that dates back as far as 1811. You can sample some for $1,200 per ounce. Next, revel in brunch Asian-style, with dim sum at Lemongrass. Known for its dim sum buffets (the

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Other Vegas Eateries To Visit Breakfast at Primrose Modeled after a country home, Primrose is a French café that features garden-inspired dishes and cocktails in the drawing room, dining room, or in the outdoor terrace & garden. For breakfast, the charming bistro offers delicious house blend coffee, fresh fruit, buttermilk pancakes, omelettes and a must-try bacon, egg and cheese croissant. For lunch, sample hearty sandwiches, salads and fresh juice blends. View the menu at www.parkmgm.com. Located at Park MGM, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd.

Dinner at TAO Richly decorated and deeply luxurious, the design-driven restaurant and entertainment complex that is TAO Las Vegas is a popular city hotspot. Guests can dine on crab cakes, specialty sushi rolls, traditional chicken and beef with broccoli dishes, lo mein, and the eatery’s famous miso-glazed Chilean sea bass with vegetables. Visit www.taolasvegas.com for more information. Located in The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Hotel & Casino, 3377 S Las Vegas Blvd.

Cocktails at Rosina Custom cocktails are the name of the game at Rosina, an elegant and seductively glamorous cocktail retreat with an Art Deco flair that celebrates the classic cocktail, boasting a menu of beloved originals using the highest quality ingredients. Sip on a Manhattan, Dark and Stormy, Sidecar or a Ramos Gin Fizz, which features gin, orange blossom water, egg whites and club soda. “It’s a bartender’s choice experience where we get to build classic cocktails that have been lost in time,” said mixologist Daniel Yang. “The bar is designed like a trolley from the 1920s and a lot of our drinks are from the Prohibition era with a lot of history behind them.” Located at The Palazzo, The Venetian Hotel & Casino, 3325 S Las Vegas Blvd.

Thai restaurant is Chinese on the weekends), the chef drives down from San Diego to specifically cook the dim sum every weekend. Classic steamer-basket delicacies such as sui mai, har gow and barbecue pork buns are not to be missed, especially paired with refreshing Thai iced tea or a breezy Watermelon Caipiroska (Grey Goose Vodka, lime, fresh watermelon juice). End your stop here with the always-popular warm, sweet, coconut sticky rice with fresh mango.

A perfect warm-up for an afternoon of lying by the pool or relaxing at the spa, this brunch extravaganza makes for an ideal couples outing, bachelorette party, friends reunion or birthday celebration. Prices begin at $149 per person. For more information about Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, visit www. vegasfoodietour.com. The Boozy Brunch is located in the ARIA Resort Hotel & Casino, 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

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lot to make the film a dynamic song-anddance epic. In the grand scheme of Elvis movies, Viva Las Vegas is probably one t’s crazy when you think about it: of the best—definitely better than Visit us at:much LongIslandWe Las Vegas, a small desert town with Elvis’ previous movie, the unfortunately nothing but tumbleweeds, dry facebook.com/LongIslandW titled Kissing Cousins. heat and mobsters, has become Twitter: @LIWeekly Fast forward to the 1990s, the second a destination for anyone looking for all LongIslandWe golden age of Las Instagram: Vegas movies. The dethat is glitzy and glamorous with a touch cade kicked off with Bugsy (1991), which of controlled debauchery. It is a city stars Warren Beatty in the titular role overflowing with stories both told and untold, which is precisely why it has been along with Annette Bening, and tells the story of Vegas in its infancy. The movie the perfect movie setting ever since the credits New York mobster Bugsy Siegel first casino sprung from the sand. with being the visionary who came up One of the very first movies that used with the idea for a hotel and casino in the Las Vegas as a backdrop was the original For The the film latest commu desert where gambling is legal. Ocean’s Eleven (1960). A painfully boring news and events, vi was critically acclaimed at the time of movie by today’s standards, the film its release and garnered numerous features Rat Pack legends like Frank Academy Award nominations.Twitter: Then, @LIWeek Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis with the film Casino (1995), Las Vegas Jr. spend most of the movie talking backreceived the crime drama it so richly and-forth on hotel phones, as they plan deserved. The film, straight out of director the dumbest casino heist ever conceived. It’s a concept that was pulled off far better Martin Scorsese’s wheelhouse, stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon in 2001 with the George Clooney-led reStone in the semi-biographical story of make of the same name, which relies less a real Vegas handicapper. The movie is on famous names and the Vegas setting LongIslandWeekly.com facebook.com/LongIslandWee in 1970s-era Vegas drama and and actually delivers an exciting plot with drenched plenty of blood, particularly one gruethe engaging personalities on screen. some scene involving Pesci, a cornfield Another film in the good-in-name-only and a baseball bat. category is the Elvis Presley vehicle Viva That same year, the much-maligned Las Vegas (1964). Like most of the King’s Showgirls (1995) hit the theaters and movies, Viva overflows with kitsch and For the latest in arts and ent was immediately destroyed by critics schmaltz as Elvis thrusts his pelvis in the and audiencesfacebook.com/LongIslandWeekly alike. With ridiculous direction of love interest Ann-Margaret LongIslandWeekly.com for 85 minutes. Starring as Lucky Jackson, performances by Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano in Saved By The Bell), Kyle a race car driver, Elvis is as charming as MacLachlan and Gina Gershon, the ever and to be fair, the soundtrack does a SmoSco@antonmediagroup.com

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movie centered on a “street smart” stripper who ventures to Las Vegas for fame and fortune on the showgirl stage. Somewhat fondly remembered for being so impossibly bad, Showgirls holds many unintentionally hilarious moments, including an inexplicably horrendous “sex” scene in a pool.

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Luckily for everyone, 1995 also saw the release of Leaving Las Vegas, a film so soaked in Nicolas Cage’s drunken method acting that one can’t help but taste the whiskey and depravity through the screen. It is a raw and unflinching look at addiction—so true to its dark subject matter that it earned Cage an

Academy Award. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas first appeared as a two-part series in Rolling Stone in 1971 and was published as a book the following year. The story follows true (as far as the author can tell) exploits of counter-culture gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson as he attempts to cover a desert race near Las Vegas for a national magazine. That book, rich with color, insanity and psychedelic sensibilities was adapted to the big screen in 1998, starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke (Hunter S. Thompson) and Benicio Del Toro as Duke’s lawyer Dr. Gonzo (Oscar Zeta Acosta). When the film was released, it was largely mis-marketed as a screwball comedy, when it actuality it is the documentation of two men’s descent into drug-fueled madness as the 1960s

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ou can zipline through the rainforest, across the entire length of a cruise ship and even fly across Fremont Street via SlotZilla zipline. But have you ever flown across a canyon with nothing between you but a hook and some industrial cables? Adventure seekers and outdoor enthusiasts take note: Flightlinez Bootleg Canyon is a bucket list must. “As a conservation based company, Flightlinez was designed as a no-trace trail system to experience views from a bird’s eye perspective,” said Brina Marcus, who serves as the general manager of Flightlinez, which has been in operation since 2008. “The manual zipline system encompasses

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four separate runs covering more than 1.5 miles of the Mojave Desert.” Located just 30 minutes from the Las Vegas strip, Flightlinez is open 364 days a year, save for New Year’s Day. With two to three tours a day on a four-line course, it’s quite a bit of exercise for guides like Bryce, Saxon and Evan, who conduct a safety demonstration, drive up the canyon in a bus, and hike the remainder of the way laden down with ropes and gear. While there are no age restrictions (the youngest flyer being 7 and the oldest 92 years old), the crew has found that weight restrictions limit children. But there is something about flying across a canyon that makes you say, “If I don’t do this now, where else will I get the chance?” In case you’re still having second thoughts, know that you are in

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Anthony (Tony) Piscopio M: 516.395.1556 Jaqueline (Jackie) Cohen M: 516.435.8551

Brookville | $5,699,000 | Web# 3070705

Old Brookville | $2,149,000 | Web# 3062109

Roslyn Heights | $1,575,000 | Web# 3078118

Anthony (Tony) Piscopio M: 516.395.1556 Andrea Sorrentino M: 516.639.2596

Mollie Grossman O: 516.629.2221 M: 516.521.5335

Bayville | $699,000 |Web# 3069219

Westbury | $339,000 | Web# 3036367

Roslyn | Price Upon Request

Anthony (Tony) Piscopio M: 516.395.1556 Andrea Sorrentino M: 516.639.2596

Stuart Bayer M: 516.375.1005 Carolyn Gelb 516.359.5660

ROSLYN OFFICE 1528 OLD NORTHERN BLVD O: 516.621.3555

2019-01-02

Joe Scavo O: 516.629.2212 M: 516.359.2672

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