International Plaza, Tampa Bay?s Hub For Fashion?s Night Out, Celebrates 10 Years Of Shopping And Dining On September 8, 2011

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 16, 2011

The worldwide celebration of fashion comes to International Plaza and Bay Street (http://www.shopinternationalplaza.com) for the first time on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 6-9 p.m. for an evening of fashion shows, hot music, cool red carpet photos, dining, giveaways, shopper incentives and more.

Fashion?s Night Out (FNO) is part of a global initiative to drive the retail economy and International Plaza will lead the efforts in the Tampa Bay region while creating shopping excitement in the areas of fashion, jewelry, accessories, housewares and additional merchandise from top retailers.

Nina Mahoney, International Plaza?s marketing director says, ?International Plaza and Bay Street is an ideal location for Fashion?s Night Out festivities and we?re thrilled to bring this fun shopping experience to the Tampa Bay area. Fashion?s Night Out is also a great way for us to celebrate 10 years in Tampa Bay.?

Participating stores (partial list) include: Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Dillard?s, Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Swarovski, Anne Fontaine, Aveda, plus restaurants like The Capital Grille and Ocean Prime will provide special course menus and cocktail tastings.

International Plaza will provide shoppers with an exclusive gift with purchase (purchase of $ 500 or more one day of shopping), an IP signature gold-tone clutch with a detachable gold, cross body chain which will also include a voucher valued at $ 100, good for two (2) best available tickets to any Florida Orchestra concert during the 2011/2012 season, (some restrictions may apply).

?Fashion?s Night Out will be the shopping and fashion event of the year with most of our stores and restaurants planning a special activity and/or one night offers,? explains Ms. Mahoney.

Fashion?s Night Out at International Plaza and Bay Street is locally presented by Florida Blue. Participating Fashion?s Night Out national sponsors include: Maybelline, QVC, Volkswagen, Barbie and Lenovo.

About Fashion?s Night Out

Fashion?s Night Out (FNO) is an unprecedented global initiative originally created in 2009 to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, and boost the industry?s economy during the recession. On September 8, 2011, in response to overwhelming demand, Fashion?s Night Out will return to New York City and over 100 cities nationwide to highlight fashion and support retail with exciting events that include designer appearances, celebrity guests, fashion shows and musical performances. In the United States, the program is collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York. For more information visit http://www.fashionsnightout.com, or join us on Facebook and Twitter (@fnonyc, #FNO).

About Florida Blue

Florida Blue is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida?s healthcare retail center that provides health screenings, one-on-one health insurance coaching and wellness education programs to help consumers maintain a healthy lifestyle. For more information visit http://www.floridablue.com.

About International Plaza and Bay Street

International Plaza and Bay Street is the leading shopping and dining destination of Florida?s West Coast. International Plaza is an enclosed, two-story shopping center with an adjacent outdoor lifestyle center located at 2223 North West Shore Blvd. in Tampa, Fla. (on the southeast edge of the Tampa International Airport). It features 200 specialty stores and 15 restaurants, plus Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Dillard?s and Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. Shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Restaurant hours vary. For additional information, call 813-342-3790 or log on to http://www.shopinternationalplaza.com.

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NAPW Columbus Ohio Chapter Met for a Networking Dinner Event in September

Garden City, NY (PRWEB) October 11, 2011

NAPW Columbus Local Chapter co-hosted a networking dinner event in place of the monthly chapter meeting in September. The event was held at the beautiful LaScala Restaurant located at 4199 W. Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH. The LaScala Restaurant staff was excellent and dinner was delicious!

Guest and members mingled and networked from 5:30pm to 6:00pm. Marketing tables were available with flyers, brochures, and business cards. My Studio 23 owner Jenni Martini?s stunning pictorial display was included.

While seated and enjoying scrumptious salads, each attendee gave a brief introduction about their business, services or organization. Dinner followed at 6:00pm and conversations and networking continued until 8:00pm.

President Gail Goldman and co-host Linda Kohl drew tickets for door prizes made available by the attendees who were also the donors. Donors received recognition for the prizes donated as winners were announced and attendees accepted their prizes. Prizes included a live fall centerpiece donated by member Linda Kohl of Kohl Consulting, an autographed copy of guest author Natalie Grayson?s new book, Single Sisters Setting Boundaries, picture frames from Natasha Borders, member and owner of Bart & Gabriel Pet Sitting, LLC, two 8X10 photograph sessions from Jenni Martini, owner of My Studio 23 Photography; a strategic online business consultation and social networking design from Amanda Helber, President, Pemberley, LLC and a beautiful scented & fragrance body and bath gift set from guest and boutique owner Macia Spence.

Special guests in attendance were Natalie Grayson, author of Single Sisters Setting Boundaries, Patricia Beavers, Casey Borders, Kevin Duchon, Kara Jenkins, Kathy Pinkston, Macia Spence, and Litisia Solomon.

NAPW Columbus Chapter members in attendance were Linda Kohl, co-host and President of Kohl Consulting, Gail Goldman, President, LaVonia Smith, Vice President, Natasha Borders, Social/Networking Committee Chair, Jenni Martini, Historian/Photographer, Roseann Duchon, Founder of Highland West Players, Amanda Helber, President, Pemberley, LLC, Kimberly Renee Smith, President, Launch, LLC; and Sonya Tyler, Founder of Tailor-Made Training Solutions, LLC.

Everyone had a great time. "We all had a great time and are anticipating the next event," said Gail Goldman, President.

The network dinner event adjourned at 9:00pm. President Gail Goldman expressed a heartfelt thank you to all chapter members who made this a successful event!

The next Columbus monthly chapter meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm located at Safelite Autoglass, 2400 Farmers Drive, Columbus, OH 43235. Sonya Tyler, Founder of Tailor-Made Training Solutions, LLC will be the distinguished keynote speaker and presenter.

For the convenience of chapter members unable to personally attend the monthly meeting, a conferencing service is now available. Please visit the NAPW Columbus local chapter page for the conference?s access number and pass code to join the conference call. This is not intended to replace face-to-face networking among members, but as a supplement for those members that are otherwise unable to meet.

For additional information regarding the NAPW Columbus Local Chapter and/or [NAPW please visit http://www.napw.com.

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