Concert spotlights string quartet

From Vegas With Love, a string quartet, will perform works by Prokofiev, Debussy and Harry Partch at 2 p.m. Saturday at Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.

QUICK TAKES

Leno hasn’t spoken to O’Brien

More than just TV

During television pilot season, April and May, thousands of tourists will go through CBS Television City at MGM Grand, watching screenings and sharing their opinions about the network’s fall fare.

Going to the Dogs

Sammy Shore has been in the entertainment business for a long time, and if he hasn’t seen it all, he’s certainly seen most of it.

Flexibility test hints at heart disease risk

Would you know whether your arteries were stiffer than a double martini? New research suggests there’s a way to know that doesn’t involve doctors, insurance or machinery.

MISSING LINKS

These days, everyone’s looking for a bargain. At www.groupon.com, you sign up and once a day they’ll send you a great deal tailored to Las Vegas that you have one day to purchase. It’s fairly new, but past deals have included $75 in food from Andre’s French Restaurant for $30 and half off a pole-dancing fitness class.

Gibson stars in ‘Edge of Darkness’

The story: A Boston homicide cop investigates the death of his activist daughter, uncovering her secret life — and corporate/government collusion that attracts an agent assigned to clean up the evidence.

Vegas dominates night life awards

The awards will be presented in Las Vegas, and chances are, plenty of them will stay here.

Show Us Your Purse

Who? Christina Maureen Keegan, Miss Nevada

New boutique specializes in Brazilian waxes

When drivers on St. Rose Parkway in Henderson pass the new Pretty Kitty boutique, for half a second they might think it’s a pet grooming establishment. If that’s the case, they have the grooming part right. On the side of the store, however, is a message that quickly clears up any confusion: “Brazilian Waxing.”

Miss America discusses beauty, fashion and kiddie pageants

The reigning Miss America Katie Stam knows how to switch it up. Yes, the past year has meant a commitment to two conspicuous accessories — a crown and sash — but the rest of her look has been an antithesis to predictability, beginning with her hair.

HERE & NOW

GOLDEN GIRL

How I almost saw the Light

It seems to me that President Obama may soon be responsible for a new English word.

The Oregon trail

Never underestimate the power of public employee unions.

Obama speaks

President Barack Obama offered some common sense in his State of the Union address Wednesday night.

Ehrlich’s erroneous predictions proved him a visionary

Once again, the Review-Journal has shown its inability to see beyond the end of its nose. Monday’s editorial rant against Paul Ehrlich and his “failed” doomsday predictions shows just how shallow the thinking ability of the Review-Journal’s editors is.

IN BRIEF

Tropicana Las Vegas names another new vice president

Icahn lands Las Veg bargain; what next?

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s path to owning one of his best Las Vegas bargains to date was cleared Wednesday when he was named the winner of the auction for the bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

In Spanish Trail, Rage and Railing

Spanish Trail, one of Las Vegas’ most affluent gated communities, is starting to feel the pinch of the recession.

Man shot walking on Henderson trail

HENDERSON – Henderson police say a door-to-door search yielded few clues after a 56-year-old man was shot in the neck while walking with his wife on a suburban recreation trail.

Nevada woman arraigned in stabbing of husband

RENO – A 72-year-old woman was arraigned today on charges that she stabbed her elderly husband up to 200 times in a rage at their Lake Tahoe home.

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