Índex per Summer 2023 a Chic Compass

Viva Las Vegas! Welcome to the latest edition of Chic Compass and all inside it covers! Las Vegas is all about … beauty, fashion, music, food, creativity, talent, and travel! Our multi-talented writers have outdone themselves to share fabulous, beautiful stories about what makes Las Vegas such an exciting place to live. We can’t wait for you to see what we have waiting for you! We are delighted to have the age-less Ann-Margret grace our cover. She has had an exciting, rewarding career, part of which has occurred here in Las Vegas. Not to be stopped, she has recently created a unique Ann-Margret Eau de Parfum, which has just launched with its proceeds going to a worthy cause. Can you guess where? Education has always been important here in the valley.…

Melinda Sheckells is, without a doubt, one of Las Vegas’s greatest assets. Over the past decade, she has played an important part in influencing how the media covers Las Vegas and how popular culture has developed there. She has honed her skills as a writer, editor, and producer to a high level and exudes sophisticated sophistication. Ryan Doherty, owner of Corner Bar Management, Park on Fremont, Commonwealth, and many other fabulous city venues, shares, “Melinda has been a cultural engineer in Vegas for as long as I can remember. Guiding locals to the hippest and newest locations through her news affiliations and showing tourists the granular parts of Vegas they would never find. She is utterly outrageous, yet so self-aware, and her particular variant of “cool” rubs off on anything…

As the Arts District pivots, transforms, and morphs after the pandemic, Dig it! Coffee Co. joins the area creating a thriving community serving “kindness, coffee, and inclusion.” The vibe of the space in the lower level of the Share Downtown apartment complex is captured by Taylor Gardner Chaney, founder and owner of Dig It! Coffee Co. Its core is serving coffee and sweet drinks while fostering inclusion for adults with disabilities. Along with providing job training and mentorship for adults with disabilities in a positive work environment, guests share inclusion in the workplace. A native Las Vegan, Chaney left briefly to attend the University of Nevada, Reno, to obtain her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Journalism. When she returned to Southern Nevada, Chaney realized the differences between her sister…

In 1998, long before Yellowstone, there was a ranch family drama series called Four Corners starring Ann-Margret. While CBS ended it after just two episodes, it began an unlikely 25-year friendship between the legendary singer-actress-dancer and her co-star, actor Justin Chambers. “He’s my pal,” laughs Ann-Margret. “We are very much alike. But I love his humor. I think he’s really funny. I laugh at everything he says!” At that time, Ann-Margret was, of course, Hollywood royalty, who became an overnight success in Bye Bye Birdie and then captivated audiences with her unforgettable turn opposite Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas — just two iconic films from a multi-awardwinning career spanning several decades. It was also just a handful of years before Chambers, a former Calvin Klein model, would make TV…

The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts (LVA) is one of the premier arts magnet schools in the nation. Its award-winning programs serve nearly 1,750 students across the Greater Las Vegas Valley. Located in the center of the Las Vegas Founders District in Downtown Las Vegas, LVA serves Clark County School District high school students. The school provides students the opportunity to pursue a major in one of four conservatory areas - dance, music, theatre, or visual arts. A vast array of programs includes band, vocal music, dance, guitar, mariachi, orchestra, photography, piano, studio art, technical theatre, theatre, graphic design, video production, world jazz studies, and a new major in digital communications. LVA is tuition-free, but all students must audition or prepare a portfolio to be accepted. The school offers…

When anyone does something for 80 straight years, you know it is something they must love to do. And to do it successfully makes it more profound. Enter Ed Foster, the photographer extraordinaire. What started this photographer on his journey? The simple act of his brother leaving behind his camera when he went into the service. Ed picked it up and has never been without a camera since then. Interestingly, when Ed entered the service, it wasn’t his photography but his voice they wanted for the Air Force Band. Once out of service, a family friend opened the 1203 Club in Washington, D. C. where he sang in a trio. He soon discovered that was not what he wanted to do. Ed didn’t feel as his friend Joe Williams did,…

Calling all travelers! Germany awaits those eager to explore culture, nature, and the culinary arts. We were privileged to travel to Essen, Germany, to join top representatives of the international travel industry and media from 36 countries and attend the 49th Germany Travel MartTM (GTM) organized by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB). The GTM is the most important sales event for incoming German tourism and is held annually as a Green Meeting by the GNTB in cooperation with changing areas and cities. For three days, attendees took a deep dive to discover Germany’s latest trends, developments, and tourism products. They traveled to nearby Dusseldorf and Cologne to immerse themselves in the region. Essen is in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The ninth-largest city in Germany, with a population of…

Evening wear and special event dressing like those we see on the Red Carpet have always been a “must-see, no-miss moment;” everyone looks forward to who is wearing what and by whom… Fashion is indeed fun. Trends and styles convince the audience to be their own fashion critics. Some love the eccentric style, the avant-garde… others appreciate the classic traditional styles that are timeless and elegant. Designer, Anna Gupta presents a different approach to her new collection. Using interesting fabrication with texture and detail, her evening wear looks are a crossover classic with a twist. Her ideas give a fresh innovation to construction and technique. In these few pages, we can see her modeling her own modern expression of High Fashion as photographed by Jaime Lim……

CinemaCon, which is the largest and most important gathering of the worldwide motion picture theater industry, recently handed out awards to the best and brightest in the entertainment industry. The official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), it is held annually in Las Vegas since 2011. The global event, which attracts attendees from more than 80 countries, was held at the Caesar’s Palace. It shows summer films, does presentations and feature premieres. This year, the honorees include Martin Scorsese (Legend of Cinema), Christopher Nolan and wife-producer Emma Thomas (Spirit of the Industry), Zendaya (Star of the Year), Melissa McCarthy (Cinema Verite), Illumination founder and CEO Christopher Meledandri (Excellence in Animation), actors Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback (Rising Stars of the Year). The 80-year-old iconic Scorsese, who promoted…