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PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JEFF RAGAZZO (GIRLS NIGHT OUT); JOE DURKIN (KERRY SIMON) OPPOSITE PAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF WAYNE POSNER ROCK 'N' ROLL chef Kerry Simon closed out the seven- year run of Simon Restaurant & Lounge with an intimate 60th birthday party at the Palms Place eatery. Alongside Todd Greenberg, president and CEO of Palms Casino Resort, and restaurateur Elizabeth Blau, Simon welcomed friends and colleagues to indulge in one final bash—complete with cocktails and a cake emblazoned with the chef 's like- ness, courtesy of the bakery Gimme Some Sugar—before the beloved restaurant officially shut its doors on May 22. KERRY SIMON'S 60TH BIRTHDAY Diana Bennett, Tami Conn, and Marlee Palermo Dr. Ryan Walsh, Elizabeth Blau, and Robin Leach Kerry Simon and Dr. Jennifer Nash Ole Bark, Todd Greenberg, Evie Bark, and Christopher Joy Birthday cake by Gimme Some Sugar Alex Acuna and Tyler Langdon Abbie Friedman and Dee Gust Jamie Stephenson and Marcella Melnichuk Vanessa Houssels, Cari Marshall, and Donna Stratton Kristie Jelinsky and Amanda Kouretas Brittany McGowan BR INGING TOGETHER SOME of the city's most philanthropic women, Friends of The Shade Tree held its 13th annual Girls Night Out benefit at Hyde Bellagio. Led by the event's cochairs, Dana Manacher and Chancey White, attendees enjoyed a night of shopping and socializing in support of The Shade Tree, Vegas's largest domestic-violence shelter for women, children, and their pets. GIRLS NIGHT OUT 118 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM INVITED