Welcome to Chic Compass! We explore the world of design, fashion, music, art and culture. This is just the beginning of a fabulous journey for the artistic soul in all of us. Be prepared to be dazzled by what you see and read in this issue and the many issues to come. We will let the compass direct us all over the world to get a view of what is exciting, chic and happening in the cultural communities across this ever-fascinating world.
Chic Compass
From the Publisher
From the Editor
GRAPE EXPECTATIONS • SOME OF THE BEST WINES COME FROM THE DESERT
ANNA GUPTA A CREATOR OF GLAMOROUS ROMANTICISM
MELISSA MANCHESTER: REIMAGINING HER CLASSIC HITS IN HER 24TH ALBUM RE: VIEW
NEW YORK NEW YORK • WHAT A WONDERFUL TOWN AN INSIDER’S VIEW
RECKLESS IN VEGAS • DANGEROUS RIFFS MEET VINTAGE SWAGGER
RENATA BOSNJAK • A Lady of Faith
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST • THE PORTNOYS GIVE BACK THROUGH ART
NEW WAYS OF SEEING • WITH ARTIST-PHOTOGRAPHER ELISA TERRY
PROJECT MARILYN • A MISSION WITH DIGNITY. PERIOD
A TRUE LAS VEGAS SUPERSTAR • COMEDY HYPNOTIST KEVIN LEPINE SHARES THE SPOTLIGHT DURING ‘HYPNOSIS UNLEASHED’
MIGUEL JULIO: BUBBLING TO THE TOP • A PASSION FOR BEAUTY, TRANSPARENCY, AND INTEGRITY
THERE’S NO STOPPING LOVE
MARKET, MARKET, MARKET! • World Market Center, Las Vegas Market, and The Global Design Stage
CELEBRITY CHEF TODD ENGLISH’S OLIVES IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER • at The Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas
BRINGING BUSINESS INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER
ABOUT TOWN