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Two Days for Nov. 29-30

by Star-Ledger Features

Friday November 28, 2008, 12:00 AM

Marvel

The Saks Fifth Avenue holiday windows will take you on a flight of fancy, with unique anthropomorphic snowflakes and dazzling designer gowns adorned with Swarovski crystals. (Don't worry; the prices will bring back down to earth.)

This year, the department store's famed windows took inspiration from a new children's holiday book, "A Flake Like Mike," which celebrates individuality. (Saks is donating $2 from the sale of every book at its stores and online to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.) The windows also feature specially-commissioned gowns embroidered with more than a thousand types of crystals by the likes of Bill Blass, Carolina Herrerra, Ralph Lauren, Zac Posen and Oscar de la Renta.

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Two Days for Nov. 22-23

by Star-Ledger Features

Friday November 21, 2008, 12:00 AM

Indulge

Robert Rey

Robert Rey, the telefriendly plastic surgeon better know as "Dr. 90210," will be at Nordstrom at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday to launch his new skin care line, Sensual Solutions.

Rey believes plastic surgery is the last choice to consider, and why not, if ladies are willing to spend $150 on his "Let Me Introduce You" starter kit first? The kit includes an oxygenating cleanser, a eye wrinkle filler and an instant wrinkle eraser, a lip plumper and an anti-aging lift cream.

But he's not a greedy guy -- he did offer up some inexpensive, even free tips to look younger without the need for $50 creams.

* First off, stop drinking caffeine, which creates cellulite and stops the body from absorbing vitamins.

* Skip ice cream, bread and pasta and focus on food that either moved on land or water or swayed from a tree: turkey, chicken, fish, apples, corn and other fruits and veggies.

* Sleep on two or three or pillows because lying flat will make the blood vessels in your face pop.

-- Vicki Hyman

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Two Days for Nov. 15-16

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Friday November 14, 2008, 12:00 AM

Rock on

LISA ROSE/ THE STAR-LEDGER

When the mighty Grand Funk Railroad stopped at the Community Theatre in Morristown last January, they were paired with a young opening act. Really young.

Kids between the ages of 7 and 17 took the stage as the ultimate jam band, playing loud classics they'd learned as students at the Paul Green School of Rock. Founded in Philly, the youth music program has chapters throughout the Garden State.

The School of Rock returns to the Community Theatre Sunday, this time as headliner. The 3 p.m. performance will feature youngsters from the school's six Jersey branches, along with guests, including Napoleon Murphy Brock (Frank Zappa) and Anton Fig (David Letterman band).

Tickets, priced $15, are on sale via phone (973) 539-8008 and online mayoarts.org. The Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts is at 100 South St.

-- Lisa Rose

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Two Days for Nov. 8-9

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Friday November 07, 2008, 12:00 AM

Nature

American Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Conservatory

The butterflies have disappeared from our gardens with the arrival of cooler weather, but there is no reason you can't still enjoy their beauty.

The American Museum of Natural History has opened its annual exhibit "The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter" at the museum at Central Park West and 79th Street, New York. Walk inside a 1,200-square-foot vivarium full of blooming tropical flowers, lush green vegetation and summer humidity. You may want to take off your coat.

Orange Julias, black and white-striped zebra longwings and large blue Morpho butterflies flutter from flower to flower, stopping to rest on fruit or maybe even your shoulder. The exhibit, now in its 11th year, is on view through May 25, 2009.

Admission is timed and reservations are recommended, since the exhibit is so popular. Tickets are $24; $18 for seniors and students, and $14 for children. For reservations, visit amnh.org or call (212) 769-5200.

-- Allison Freeman

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Two Days for Nov. 1-2

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Friday October 31, 2008, 12:00 AM

Listen

The Fab Faux

For those who never got to see the Beatles, the Fab Faux will recreate the music of Paul, John, Ringo and George Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.

Parents can introduce their kids to their music at the family matinee concert or enjoy it by themselves at the 8 p.m. show. The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary with songs including "Magical Mystery Tour," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Penny Lane."

Tickets are $25 to $100. Call (732) 246-7469 or visit statetheatrenj.org. The theater is at 15 Livingston Ave.

-- Allison Freeman

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Fashionistas to strut runway in Jersey City

by The Jersey Journal

Friday October 24, 2008, 7:59 AM

Tomorrow evening attend "Fenomenon," a show filled with edgy fasion, music, dance and art.

Learn about the fashion show and the four women who plannned it in today's Jersey Journal.

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Two Days for Oct. 25-26

by Star-Ledger Features

Friday October 24, 2008, 12:00 AM

Scary fun

Halloween is less than a week away -- why not have yourself some ghoulish fun at Six Flags Great Adventure's Fright Fest?

Besides the roller coasters and kiddie rides, visitors can expect some freaky shows and scary attractions during the 17th season of the annual Halloween party at the Jackson amusement park.

Highlights include Professor Slither's Creepy Critters -- starring bats, bats and tarantulas -- a trick-or-treat trail for little ones, the Get Ready to Wiggle Halloween Show, the Demented Forest Terror Trail, Hypnosteria and Scabs the Clown & His Sideshow Freaks. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. The fun also continues next weekend: 5 to 11 p.m. on Halloween, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2.

Six Flags Great Adventure is in Jackson. Admission is $49.99 at the gate ($39.99 online); $29.99 for juniors under 54 inches tall. Call (732) 928-1821 or visit sixflags.com.

-- Allison Freeman

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Two Days for Oct. 18-19

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Friday October 17, 2008, 12:00 AM

Down the Shore

LILY LU/STAR-LEDGER Barnegat lighthouse State Park, Long Beach Island, NJ.

New Jersey is home to some of the most beautiful lighthouses in the country. This weekend, 11 lighthouses and two museums are participating in the ninth annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge.

The lighthouses that will be open to the public and participating in the festivities are: Sandy Hook, Twin Lights, Sea Girt, Barnegat, Tucker's Island, Absecon, Hereford Inlet, Cape May, East Point, Finn's Point and Tinicum. Five lighthouses will stay open for families to climb at night.

The weekend's events are sponsored by the New Jersey Lighthouse Society and the Lighthouse Preservation Organizations of New Jersey. For information, visit njlhs.org.

-- Allison Freeman

Family fun

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Frelinghuysen Arboretum will introduce families to Japanese culture with its Focus on Japan Family Day Sunday at 1 p.m.

Activities include Japanese crafts for children from 1 to 3 and a bonsai exhibit and a Japanese drum concert featuring Taiki! at 3 in the arboretum's Haggerty Education Center.

Concert admission is $5. To register, call (973) 326-7603.

More activities are scheduled at the arboretum through October. For a full schedule, visit arboretumfriends.org. The arboretum is at 53 E. Hanover Ave., Morristown.

-- Allison Freeman

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