Holly Madison to kick off wine celebration with grape stomp

The 2009 harvest Beaujolais Nouveau wine celebration will kick off at 3 p.m. Wednesday with a traditional grape stomping by "Peepshow" star Holly Madison and a Lucille Ball impersonator at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The celebration will continue with free samples from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday in the hotel's reception area, a Thursday dessert-and-wine tasting, a Nov. 21 wine-and-cheese educational session and a Nov. 22 brunch. For tickets and information, visit the Paris Las Vegas box office. Tickets for a Nov. 20 tasting at Risque nightclub can be purchased at www.rocknrollwine.com or 240-3066. ...

Seven wineries and 28 wines will be featured in Vineyards of Style from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at The Shoppes at The Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets -- $20 in advance or $25 at the door -- are available at any Venetian or Palazzo box office or at www.venetian.com or www.palazzolasvegas.com. Ticket-sale proceeds benefit Three Square food bank. ...

It's white truffle season, and special white-truffle dishes are being offered at Valentino at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South. ...

Fresh Florida stone crabs are featured on Friday and Saturday nights at the Flame Steakhouse at the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St. The 1-pound dinners are $28. ...

Nove Italiano at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, offers happy hour from 5:30 to 8 p.m. weekdays, with $7 wine, cocktail and food specials such as bruschetta, salumi and clams al forno. Nove Italiano also is offering a $45 four-course prix-fixe menu on Sundays through Thursdays and until 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. ...

Josette's Bistro, 4983 W. Flamingo Road, will close Nov. 21. Owner Josette LeBlond plans to reopen at the Las Vegas Rocks Cafe at 450 Fremont St. downtown by Dec. 1.

Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com.