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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I joined Robin Greenspun, Judy Cebulko, and Barbara Molasky for the magic-themed gala for the Discovery Children's Museum at Red Rock Casino Resort, where Judy and Ed Cebulko were honored as "Great Friends to Kids." Captions to go heretk. An ulputatue magna adit lore magnis dolore veliqui esed tie dit nullut volum vel dolor sequis et luptat, consequi ex ero odolestrud tat lobor sectem dolore dolortincip esequat. Ut aut laore conulla am quamconse te dolore ming el eraesen issequa tumsan utat nulla feui bla My daughter, Emily, fresh from one of the many bouncy houses at Harvest for Hope, a kid wonderland benefiting Communities in Schools. Captions to go heretk. Met aliscinisi. Dui tatem vulla augait eugue magnibh exercip suscidunt lutat. Ummolessi blaore esto con veratie tatue con eu feugai. ABOVE: Joe and I got Scott Conant to sign our copies of The Scarpetta Cookbook. I'm attempting the recipes but happy that Scarpetta is right down the street when I need my fix. LEFT: Whenever I'm particularly happy about my hair and makeup, it's because Todd White and his team at Platinum Entourage have worked me over. We celebrated the November cover together at Hyde. 32 forgettable of all Las Vegas tourism campaigns was a 1990s effort to promote the city as a family destination. Much more memorable: the now-decade-old "What happens here, stays here" return to our lustier roots as an adult playground. It turns out that casinos would rather mom and dad bring their wallets to the blackjack table (where kids aren't allowed) than to the pool. So back came the "Sin City" moniker and a renewed effort to promote naughtiness. If you want to get into trouble, this is the place to do it. (Albeit not anonymously. If you still believe anonymity is possible, please refer to the many exploits of misbehaving celebs broadcast via Twitter and Instagram. If you are a celebrity, however, please carry on: Prince Harry's last Vegas visit reportedly garnered the city $23 million in free publicity.) But around the holidays, I'm reminded that beyond the shenanigans that land us on every naughty list in the world, Vegas has secretly transformed itself into one of the best cities for kid citizens—and kid visitors—in the country. This being Vegas, Follow me on Twitter at we go our own way when it comes to @andreabennett1 and on celebrating. You'll find me ringing in the vegasmagazine.com. holidays at the annual cactus garden lighting at the Ethel M Chocolates factory and the world-class and always kinetic Winter Holiday display, with its tens of thousands of flowers, in the Bellagio Conservatory. And, of course, anyplace on the Strip where you can find M&Ms, sharks, dolphins, tigers, roller coasters, and volcanoes. What we lack in seasonal changes, we make up for in panache. Whether you opt for the nice or naughty version of Vegas, I wish you a very happy holiday season. ANDREA BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY BY 'LOS (WHITE); CASHMAN PRODUCTIONS (CONANT) I would venture to guess that the most VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 032_V_FOB_EdLetter_Dec13.indd 32 11/19/13 11:15 AM