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Harrisburg<br />
PENNSYLVANIA<br />
— Christine Conard Shultz<br />
GO SHOP<br />
STRAWBERRY SQUARE<br />
Second and Walnut sts • 717-255-1020<br />
www.strawberrysquare.com<br />
Kids don’t always enjoy a long day of holiday<br />
shopping, but they’ll love the three-story,<br />
clanging, clanking, ball-dropping kinetic clock<br />
at this shopping center.<br />
GO SEE<br />
DICKINSON COLLEGE<br />
High St, Carlisle • 717-243-5121<br />
www.dickinson.edu<br />
Chartered in 1783 as the fi rst college in the<br />
newly recognized United States of America,<br />
this 308-acre liberal arts campus is steeped<br />
in history. It’s just steps from the County<br />
Courthouse and a number of shopping and<br />
dining venues.<br />
GO EAT<br />
PASSAGE TO INDIA<br />
525 S Front St • 717-233-1202<br />
www.eatingpa.com/passage.html<br />
You can get chicken vindaloo at most Indian<br />
restaurants, but you can only get it at a table<br />
overlooking the Susquehanna River here.<br />
Order a spicy mango lassi (yogurt-based drink)<br />
to go with it. $$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
HARRISBURG HARDWARE BAR<br />
236 N Second St • 717-221-0530<br />
www.myspace.com/hardwarebar<br />
This tool-themed bar draws a huge<br />
twentysomething crowd with rocking party<br />
bands and a barber chair you can take shots<br />
in. Check it out on Thursdays, when drinks are<br />
just 50 cents.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
LANCASTER COUNTY<br />
40 miles southeast of Harrisburg<br />
www.padutchcountry.com<br />
Late fall is the perfect time to visit the<br />
oldest Amish settlement in the US: The<br />
leaves are falling; beautiful, handmade gifts<br />
abound; and the plain lifestyle of Lancaster<br />
County’s inhabitants seems all the more<br />
enticing with the rest of the nation in a<br />
buying frenzy.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Pennsylvania was the fi rst state to list its<br />
website on a license plate.<br />
Houston<br />
TEXAS<br />
— JoAnn Takasaki<br />
GO SHOP<br />
DIMENSIONS<br />
6100 Westheimer Rd • 713-780-8564<br />
www.dimensions6100.com<br />
Get an entire new look this season without<br />
breaking the bank. Dimensions boasts<br />
10,000 glorious square feet of clothing and<br />
accessories, along with a helpful, friendly<br />
sales staff ready to help dress a woman<br />
impeccably from head-to-toe.<br />
HANSON GALLERIES<br />
1101 Uptown Park Blvd • 713-552-1242<br />
www.hansongalleries.com<br />
Finely crafted pieces—from glasswork and<br />
jewelry to furniture and sculpture—grace the<br />
Uptown Park location of this all-American<br />
art store, voted a “Top Retailer of American<br />
Crafts” by NICHE 10 years in a row.<br />
NAN’S GAMES & COMICS TOO<br />
2011 SW Fwy 59 • 713-520-8700<br />
Kids can spend hours poring over the games<br />
and toys at this outstanding fantasy shop. It<br />
carries everything from Pokemon cards to The<br />
Lord of the Rings swords.<br />
NEW LIVING<br />
6111 Kirby Dr • 713-521-1921<br />
www.newliving.net<br />
Whether you’re ready for a full-scale home<br />
remodel or just want to pick up some new<br />
eco-friendly cleaning supplies, visit this<br />
green building and home store, which stocks<br />
everything from recycled glass countertops to<br />
Farmhouse soy candles.<br />
GO SEE<br />
SOIREE BEAUJOLAIS & BEYOND!<br />
At Hilton Houston Post Oak<br />
2001 Post Oak Blvd • 713-960-0575<br />
www.facchouston.com<br />
For many people, the holidays don’t truly<br />
begin until the fi rst bottle of Beaujolais<br />
Nouveau is opened. Get your season started at<br />
this 26th annual event, hosted by the French-<br />
American Chamber of Commerce. Nov. 19.<br />
<strong>2009</strong> MIDWESTERN SECTIONAL FIGURE<br />
SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
At Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center • 16225<br />
Lexington Blvd, Sugarland • 281-265-7465<br />
www.mids<strong>2009</strong>.org<br />
At this event, you may get your chance to see<br />
high-caliber skating without having to pay<br />
for expensive Olympics tickets. The top four<br />
skaters at the championship qualify for the US<br />
Junior Championship, a major stop on the road<br />
to the winter games. Nov. 11-15.<br />
HOUSTON AEROS<br />
At the Toyota Center<br />
1510 Polk St • 713-974-7825<br />
www.aeros.com<br />
Watch as these fi erce hockey players defend<br />
their home turf against San Antonio (Nov.<br />
7), Chicago (Nov. 15), Peoria (Nov. 18) and<br />
Milwaukee (Nov. 20,22) this month.<br />
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON<br />
5401 Caroline • 713-942-8000<br />
www.hmh.org<br />
While holocaust museums aren’t always<br />
the happiest of afternoon activities, the “A<br />
Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and<br />
the Jewish People” is defi nitely worth checking<br />
out. Through 2010.<br />
GO EAT<br />
BB’S CAJUN CAFÉ<br />
2710 Montrose Blvd • 713-524-4499<br />
www.bbscajuncafe.com<br />
Tex-Mex meets Cajun at this all-day po’ boy<br />
and daiquiri shop. Try the Tex-Cajun Virgin<br />
fries: With cheese, gravy and roast beef,<br />
they may sound a little strange, but they’re<br />
delicious. $<br />
RAIA’S ITALIAN MARKET<br />
4500 Washington Ave • 713-861-1042<br />
www.raiasitalianmarket.com<br />
Order the $6.95 three-item lunch (specials<br />
change daily) at this down-home Italian eatery<br />
serving classic pizza, pasta and meat dishes.<br />
Make sure to pick up charcuterie, cheeses and<br />
wine for later. $<br />
CEDAR CREEK<br />
1034 W 20th St • 713-808-9623<br />
www.cedarcreekcafebargrill.com<br />
When Texas nights get a mite chilly, locals<br />
know to cozy up to the Cedar Creek fi repit with<br />
a cowboy-style sampler platter (fried pickles,<br />
wings and fried armadillo meat). $$<br />
CHARIVARI RESTAURANT<br />
2521 Bagby St • 713-521-7231<br />
www.charivarirest.com<br />
Finely prepared pan-European cuisine at<br />
this cozy restaurant includes perfect wiener<br />
schnitzel, dry-aged char-grilled ribeye and a<br />
truly wonderful Mediterranean seafood platter<br />
for two. Start with the superb garlic cream<br />
soup. $$$$<br />
VOICE<br />
220 Main St • 832-667-4470<br />
www.hotelicon.com/voice-restaurant<br />
This fancy American restaurant, where diners<br />
sit in high-backed leather armchairs, offers<br />
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NOVEMBER <strong>2009</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
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