Evening of O’Neill suggests talent at CSN

Fans of Eugene O’Neill — and what serious drama lover isn’t? — likely will enjoy the College of Southern Nevada’s “The Sniper.” It’s an early one-act in O’Neill’s canon (1915), and I doubt if many people would call it a good play. But there are unexpected flashes of genius in it. And it’s fun to experience a legendary artist just beginning to search for his voice.

QUICK TAKES

Host to take a ride

And the Award Goes To

Can you hear that? It’s all the bells and whistles celebrities saturated their dresses with Sunday night. Yes, it hurt our ears — and eyes — too. We have no idea what kind of negotiating went down between stylists and their A-list clients before the 81st Annual Academy Awards but we have a feeling it involved blinders and a few tequila shots.

Style Scoop

Style Scoop

Do You Believe in MAGIC?

It’s a good thing this season’s MAGIC vendors prepared for recession-minded buyers. From the upgraded parking spots to the central hall that was void of both a runway and upbeat, trendy music — the apparel tradeshow held at the Las Vegas Convention Center just wasn’t the same this time around.

Here & Now

SNEAK ATTACK

SPRING FASHION’S TOP 10 TRENDS

Start peeling off those layers. Spring is lurking right around the corner and will catch you by surprise if you don’t plan for it. Here’s a look at the top trends for the upcoming season.

‘Difficult times’

If Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie followed the lead of university Chancellor Jim Rogers (see above), the longtime lawman would demand fiscal immunity from the recession and declare that if the Las Vegas police budget were not allowed to expand, the valley would resemble the set of “Escape from New York” by summer.

Mad Mr. Rogers

In his part-time spot as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, local television station owner Jim Rogers sees it as his job to lobby the Legislature — and taxpayers, indirectly — to get as much “other people’s money” for Nevada’s tax-subsidized colleges and universities as possible.

Investors exit bid for casino license

The sister of Crown Ltd. Chairman James Packer and three investors have asked gaming regulators to withdraw their names from an application seeking a license to operate casinos in Pennsylvania.

IN BRIEF

Wynn Resorts shares slide after news of loss

Six AAA sites to close in Southern Nevada

AAA Nevada said Wednesday it will close six Southern Nevada locations and two in Northern Nevada, eliminating 50 positions.

Full recovery seen for valley single-family homes by 2011

Home prices will decline another 5 percent to 10 percent in Las Vegas this year, but sales volume will turn around in 2010 and structural demand for 23,500 new homes will be reached by 2011, a real estate analyst said Wednesday.

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