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Yesterday was the launch of the AbracaDabra International Illusion Show. We were invited by EventMania to attend their first show but unfortunately we were not able to make it, so my family attended on our behalf and they loved it!

There are four more shows left for today and tomorrow so there’s still time to get your tickets and go have a blast! Make sure you dress warm and stay dry since it’s been raining today and it’s expected tomorrow as well.

Tue, Jan 31st – 4.30 PM and 7.30 PM
Wed, Feb 1st – 4.30 PM and 7.30 PM

Tickets are available at the VIVA outlets in The Avenues and Marina Mall as well as at the Ice Staking Rink itself.

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Cinescape has come up with their very own Gift Vouchers, more like Gift Cards. And not one, but four different types for each of their cinema experiences:

Classic – KD6 | Digital – KD7 | IMAX – KD8 | VIP – KD12

Each card admits two persons and can be a nice gift for anyone or any occasion. They are available at all of their locations so go ahead and surprise someone. I wonder if you can pre-book a movie with them before giving it as a gift, a movie someone has been waiting for perhaps. Now that would be a good surprise.

I like how more businesses are coming up with gift cards and vouchers, it kind of makes it easy to give someone a voucher they could use to buy something of their own liking. I still love getting presents though, it’s a whole different experience receiving pretty wrapped presents and wondering what’s inside till the time comes to actually open them and get all excited. But I don’t mind gift envelopes either! Either way, they’re both fun.

Tomorrow will be the last day for Virgin Megastore at Marina Mall since we all know that they’re closing down end of January. The clearance sale had been going on for a while and I doubt that there’s anything left from what we can see according to BananaQ8. But if anyone’s interested, go take a final look and see what’s up for grabs.

The store was the best and coolest in its early days when it had first opened in Kuwait. I loved the Virgin Cafe they used to have before, even the coffee shop on the 2nd floor was good enough until they closed down both of them. They even had an acoustic rock concert in store back in 2003. Sadly with the all the strict rules and censorship it lost it’s charm and was hardly inviting. But it would still be sad to see it closed down, Marina Mall will be different without it.

What we really need is some good bookstores now. Borders, Chapters, Foyles anyone?

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Have you bought your tickets to the Sesame Street Live Show? Well the Sesame Street gang will be in Kuwait for only three days from Jan 26th until Jan 28th so make sure you don’t miss out and take your kids or younger siblings too.

There’s going to be a photo booth at the Ice Skating Rink main entrance & exit where you can take a picture with Grover. It’s KD5 for a photo and it will be framed in a Sesame Street folder.

You will also find Sesame Street souvenirs, such as the Sesame Street branded character plush toys and CDs for sale in the merchandise area.

The photo booth and merchandise area will be open on:

Thu, Jan 26th – From 4.30 – 10.00pm
Fri, Jan 27th – From 1.30 – 10.00pm
Sat, Jan 28th – From 1.30 – 10.00pm

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Just found out that Millions of Milkshakes will be opening up their branches in Kuwait and Qatar in September this year. And none other than Kim Kardashian will be coming for the launch. I’m guessing it will most likely be at The Avenues Mall and we’ll have to brace ourselves for some major pandemonium while she’s here. I wish they would bring someone else.. anyone but Kim!

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Sheeel.com is celebrating their 1st year of success by giving away a special one-year anniversary gift to 365 customers! 200 gifts were already ‘Sheeeled’ at midnight and there will be 165 more for tomorrow between 11am – 1pm. All you have to do is place your order and just pay KD1 delivery charge.

Compared to all the other local deals websites that opened up past year, Sheeel.com is by far the best overall. In their first year of business, they had a deal for each of the 365 days and about 28,000 deals were ‘Sheeled’. So this is a very thoughtful way of giving back to your customers.

It’s going to get really cold this weekend. The maximum temperatures during the day will already be low enough and they’ll go down below zero at nights. Besides, it will be pretty windy and dusty as well. So make sure you’re all covered and warm enough before heading out.

Have a warm and safe weekend everyone!

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The Avenues Mall will be holding contests every Thursday for their new Weekend Giveaway exclusively for their Facebook fans. The contests will start every Thursday and you have until Saturday to post your entry for a chance to win gifts, vouchers and more from many of their stores and brands. Winners will be announced, and will receive an email on the following Sunday so they need to bring a copy of that email to claim their prize.

The first contest starts tomorrow Jan 19th on their Facebook Page.

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The EVENTmania team is bringing AbracaDabra 2, their second International Illusion Show right here to Kuwait and this time it’s a lot bigger with five of the world’s best illusionists from America, Europe and Asia – Michael Grasso, Daniel Jester, JC SUM & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning, Keelan & Charlotte and Rafael. It’s going to be a 90 minute show and it’s definitely not to be missed! Click [Here] for a preview of what’s to come.

Dates: Jan 30th, Jan 31st & Feb 1st
Times: 2 shows per day – 4.30pm & 7.30pm
Venue: Ice Skating Rink

So far they haven’t announced about the ticket prices but they are available at VIVA outlets at the Avenues, Marina and Olympia Malls. There will be more locations available soon so keep checking back for updates.

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Here are the movies coming out in Cinescape this weekend:

Underworld Awakening [Trailer]
Coriolanus [Trailer]
My Week with Marilyn [Trailer]
Contraband [Trailer]
A Monster in Paris [Trailer]

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