Las Vegas Weekly

November 23, 2009 · 10:58 AM

Magical Forest’s lights are flipped on with Zowie Bowie

By Robin Leach

Nevada Energy President and CEO Michael Yackira flips the switch on Opportunity Village's Magical Forest with a little help as Linda Smith of Opportunity Village and Chris Phillips of Zowie Bowie watch.

Photo: R&R Partners

You know the holiday season has arrived in full force when our beloved local charity Opportunity Village turns on the lights to open its Magical Forest. This year, Monte Carlo headliner Chris Phillips, one half of Zowie Bowie with fiancee Marley Taylor, did the honors at the 18th annual festivities on Saturday night.

Joined by the Champagne Creative Group Showgirls, they kicked off the holiday season with the tree lighting ceremony and judged a gingerbread house contest. More than 1 million lights decorate the incredible displays, train rides and carousels in the Magical Forest.

To mark Santa’s arrival by sleigh with his elves this year, there’s even a new Santa Slide attraction. This is Opportunity Village’s largest annual fundraising event, and they hope to generate more than $1 million for the disabled adults they care for before the holiday season ends Jan. 2.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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