The countdown to the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival has begun. “Thirty days from right now, we will be getting it on,” festival producer Quint Davis said Wednesday. The festival will be held over two weekends — April 29-May 1 and May 5-8 — with 12 stages showcasing jazz, R&B, rock, folk, Latin, gospel, blues, Cajun, Zydeco and alternative. Haitian music, culture and art will be spotlighted, and Jimmy Buffett will be one of the many headliners.
James Durbin literally lit up the “American Idol” stage. The flashy 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, Calif., was accompanied by a flaming piano for “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” during an evening of Elton John classics on the Fox talent competition Wednesday. Jennifer Lopez told Durbin that she forgot it was a contest while he was wailing atop the red piano before it was set ablaze.
Opinions differ on whether the growing strength of Hispanic voters will be seen in the Las Vegas City Council race for Ward 3, which has the city’s highest concentration of Hispanic voters.
Opposition to a bill that would enable construction of snow play area on Mount Charleston appeared to thaw during a legislative hearing.
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