Wine Bar=Chic

There is a swank Wine Bar located at La Encantada called ARMITAGE.  ARMITAGE offers wine tastings, Happy Hour, Lunch Menus, Live Music and more to attract your pallet.  I personally LOVE French Martini's or Moscat di Asti wherever I go and they have both so I give them two thumbs up!  Cheers! 

Shop For A Cause This Weekend at Casas Adobes Plaza

Shop great stores like W Boutique, Boutique Isolde and Rochelle K and give back to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.  Help cute little puppies and other animals when purchasing items that you already want:)  This is the first annual Paw & Claws at the Plaza---so make sure to make it in and make this the best event ever!  There are also great sales going on right now that you don't want to miss and Spring items are starting to come in.

There will be free gifts, drawing, raffles and adoptions, have fun! 

Movie Matters

There are so many fabulous options outside of the norm to take advantage of in Tucson when it comes to film.  Here are a couple to try this weekend.

Loft Cinema

Right now catch the Lost Boys for the Late Night Cult Classics.  This location is all about the arts and independent films.  So, catch great oldies or foreign films that you would not be able to find anywhere else. 

DeAnza Drive-In Theatre

Plays all the movies you can see at the normal theatre in the privacy of your car.

Fox Tucson Theatre

These are events down the line that I would mark your calendars for...but, you can even go to Saturday showings and enjoy a movie and drinks (alcohol and food).

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Oscar Night in America

A simulcast of the 2008 Academy Awards.

and

Bollywood at The Fox
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 5:00 pm MST at  Fox TucsonTheatre 

Sale, Sale, Sale and more Sale---worth your time right now @ Avenue Boutique

This is how it goes

Buy 1 sale item get 50% off

Buy 2 sale items get 60% off

Buy 3 sale items get 70% off

Buy 4 sale items get 80% off

Basically you are getting fab items for almost free!  It's so worth it!  These items are timeless and chic!  The sale starts now, so hurry in!

New Year, New You...Well, Kind of...Check Out Stems For How to Celebrate Organization in a New Way

Let's Get Ahead of Spring Cleaning with Stems so that you can enjoy your shoes even more when you can find them:)

Celebrate National Get Organized Month

Speakers: Professional Organizers Adriel Bush and MaryLynn St. Germaine 

Location: Stems at St. Phillips Plaza 

When: Thursday, January 17th from 5PM-7PM

Plus: There will be wine, appetizers and incredible discounts!  There is just way too much to come for:)

Designer Find I had to share: Rachel Roy

I L-O-V-E Rachel Roy, so I had to share that I found pieces on sale at Avenue Boutique and at Off Fifth.  In both places I about jumped out of my new shoes that I just got because I didn't know that Tucson carried anything by Rachel.  Now, I have a couple of pieces by her because I was lucky enough to shop her sample sale in her showroom!  Very exciting experience I have to say...and I still receive the invites...boo hoo:(  

Well, on to the next...if you see any of her pieces anywhere else in AZ, please share:) 

New Year, Comes with Some Changes---but, nothing too dramatic;)

Big News!  Erin will now be the owner of Pou Moi.  The delightful fashionista that you always saw in the store, yes, that is it, Erin!  I am excited to see a young business minded fashionista receiving an opportunity like this.  

I spoke to Erin and there are no worries, she knows the Pour Moi customer and will not be making dramatic changes.  The look will remain the same, the well-known fashion shows will remain, but, a couple of new (not getting rid of the old) designers will be introduced into the boutique.  Erin says that the boutique will also stay open a little later on Fridays and Saturdays with the opening of Zin Burger (which I still need to try).

So go in soon, there is still a HUGE sale, 40-60% going on right now and Spring trends will start coming in this week as well. 

Pssst: Bad News, Good News

We are losing Nine West in Tucson.  The store at Tucson Mall will be closing by the end of January.  The good news, the going out of business sale has started and everything in the store is 30% off!  The bad news is, you will have to go all the way to Scottsdale Fashion Mall to get your trendy shoe fix from Nine West.

Sunday Brunch: Tucson, Arizona

When I moved to Tucson, I really didn't think that there were places to "brunch."  Now, brunching can be a dressy after church type of function on a Sunday, or or a I stayed out all night on Saturday relaxed look with a hangover:)  But, brunches to me are a necessity.  It's just nice to have somewhere to start your week with friends in a more late in the day relaxed way.  New Yorkers do brunch and when I went to LA a couple of months ago I saw that people in LA enjoy brunching on Saturday and Sunday.  

Places to brunch in Tucson:

Acacia @ St. Philips

Jazz Brunch 10-2 on Sundays

Blue Willow

More of a laid back ambiance, but still a close fit to a brunch and they serve Mimosa's~an essential for brunch of course:) 

Arizona Inn

I have never been to this location, but it looks fabulous.  You do have to call to make reservations and it looks like this would be the place to wear your nice summer dress.  This probably would be a place where people would say is for "special occasions".  I love and excuse to dress up, so I think this is for any special Sunday:)

Cup Cafe at the Congress Hotel

I love this location!  The entire building is full of surprises and the food is AMAZING!  It feels like  a creative getaway in Tucson.  I go here with my husband or alone with a magazine or a book.  This is very casual and in the downtown area. 

Hacienda del Sol Grill

Since we are in the southwest, it just seem right to go to a brunch featuring Mexican food.  Check out this resort for Sunday Brunch that is rated one of the top resorts by Zagat Survey!  This is on my lists of to do's for venturing out in Tucson:) 

Summer Frocks Remixed

*I would wear this with a brown turtleneck...but, everyone else might think it is safer to go with a cream/off white color.  This color is still great for the winter because it is still all about jewel tones.
With the climate here in Arizona, why not remix the clothes that you rocked during the summer?  I saw a fashionista friend wearing a skirt, or so I thought and I had to ask where she got it...It turned out that the skirt, was a tube dress that had ruching at the bust and she just pulled the dress down to look like a high waist skirt and added a turtleneck.  The whole look was a jersey knit and looked so chic!  So, why not, REMIX what you can and make it work for our "winter" season. 

Side note:

I love, love, love, love this dress below....it has the hood and it has the pockets...just a perfect casual piece to wear over the weekend.

Exciting Opportunity for all Fashionista's that want to know the industry

Visual Storytelling With Gene Rudolf
Learn the art of visual storytelling from one of Hollywood's most acclaimed production designers,Gene Rudolf, as he reveals his secrets and talks about working with some of the most important film directors in the industry, from Martin Scorsese and John Landis to John Schlesinger andTaylor Hackford. Rudolf will be in Tucson for six weeks presenting his filmmaking workshopTelling A Story With Pictures, beginning January 19th. All sessions will take place at Access Tucson (124 E. Broadway Blvd.) on consecutive Saturday mornings (time TBA). Tuition is $75 for Loft Cinema members and students with valid ID; $100 for the general public. Class enrollment ends Saturday, January 12th. There is a $5 Early Bird discount for enrollments prior to January 1, 2008. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Registration for the workshop can be completed at The Loft box-office, or by calling the box office at 795-0844. For more information, please call The Loft business office at 322-5638, or send an email to info@loftcinema.com. This filmmaking workshop is presented by The Loft Cinema.

Fun Fashion Outing-worth a short drive with friends

Go Fashionably Green:

What:               Eco Fashion Show featuring clothing from Bunky Boutique.  Angela Johnson's (a local Arizona designer) clothing is carried in Bunky and will be featured in the show.

When:              January 19, 9:30pm

Where:             Changing Hands Bookstore

More info coming soon to www.changinghands.com

Sullivan's some of the bEst...

French Martini's (my favorite drink) and the BEST Meat Loaf in town:)  I know it's a bit much, but I truly LOVE both and they are having an event tomorrow called, Bubbles and Bites from 6-8 PM for $40 enjoy drinks and food for a great evening.  Also, get half off the drinks and bar food on Thursdays and Sundays!  Plus, it gets better, there is a piano player and for the guys televisions to watch the games...what can top all of this:)  Check it out and decide. 

Online Fashion Friend-Phoenix Picks

Sharing is Caring...check out Phoenix Picks for everything going on in the Phoenix area and beyond in Arizona.  I used to read the Portland Picks when I lived in New York to keep up with what was going on in P-Town...so, check out the site to see what people really LOVE in Arizona...find things you never knew about with a click of a mouse!  This state is HUGE~explore everyday with Phoenix Picks! 

Sale, Sale, Sale

All of our favorite boutiques are having SALES worth driving around for...from 40%-75% off!

Boutique Isolde (half of the store is 50%off!)

Avenue Boutique (they have shoes for $50 that were as high as $300!)

Stems (Shoes, Shoes, Shoes: Sales everywhere, plus a lot of new shoes!)

My Closet (a whole section of 50% off items)

W Boutique (So low it is scary...you have to buy stuff!)

Sigi's (Sale, Sale, Sale)

Piece by Piece (Too many options for prices you can't say no to!)

The Best Way to Start a New Year, Meet New People

With all of the changes you plan for yourself, why not meet new people for the "new you..."  Well, tonight, at the Tucson Museum of Art, a program called First Fridays is having a networking gathering for young professionals.  I love the idea...I used to do the same type of events in New York...It is always nice to see other young professionals to see what they do or just to meet new people. The cost is $20 without a membership to the museum and $10 if you do have a membership.