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With the kids home from school and many parents taking time off, this is the perfect week to enjoythe local holiday sights and sounds. We scouted out the best shows, exhibits and more to help fill this coming week with family fun.
Now that the holiday season is in full swing, your calendar is probably filled with all sorts of events from tree-trimming parties to an open house at your next-door neighbor, from Christmas dinner to New Years Eve celebrations.
Prices are per person unless otherwise noted. Abbey Brewing Company: Still figuring out where you are going to spend NYE? Head on over to the Abbey and figure it out over a few IPAs and other premium beers.
A valuable source of gift ideas this season may be a software engineer in San Francisco or a former Conde Nast marketing services director from New Jersey. Or it could be a work-at-home mom who is a designer and once worked as an elf at Macy's.
Rather than the traditional slippers, gloves or chain-store gift cards, holiday shoppers are being more selective about what they wrap up. And there's good reason. Gift-givers would like to be remembered for a meaningful gift. Buying a gift that's made locally can do just that.
Eat this! Eat This! is a list of recommended restaurants based on reviews by current and former CityLife critics. If you know of an establishment worthy of inclusion, contact A&E Editor Mike Prevatt at 702-871-6780 ext. 395 or mprevatt@lvcitylife.com . Restaurants occasionally switch locations or close on short notice, so please call before visiting.

GREEN, Ohio Ohio State's top-ranked football team has created a surge in demand for candy buckeyes, the knuckle-sized peanut butter and chocolate confection.
Smoke-free workplaces not only will protect children and adults from secondhand smoke but also will encourage smokers to quit, said a national expert on smoking cessation.
PARADISE -- There's something all-embracing about the love of chocolate. So it seems fitting that a cookbook that will be produced in conjunction with the Paradise Chocolate Fest should have the appearance of being wrapped in chocolate.
SEATTLE Even in this caffeine-soaked city, there are times when Tommy Key can't make it to a Starbucks for his favorite pick-me-up. On those grim mornings, Mr. Key's stand-in is Starbucks' bottled Frappuccino, a cold milk-and-coffee concoction that he grabs on his way out the door.
The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present the Annual Juried Photography Exhibit from January 5 through February 17, 2007 with a theme of Preservation and Culture.
Move over, Swiss Miss: Hot cocoa has shed its once-dowdy image. There's nothing hotter than chocolate in the world of food trends right now. Propelled by studies spotlighting the antioxidant power of dark chocolate, consumers are going gaga for high-cocoa-percentage chocolate from exotic lands.