Pose. Point. Smile. Snap. Though the basics have stayed the same, the art of taking a photo ready to share with friends and family has evolved over the decades and become more popular.
Arts & Culture
The Las Vegas theater community will gather to honor Actors Repertory Theatre founder Georgia Neu at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Summerlin Library Theatre. Neu died Aug. 26.
These “Boots” are made for kicking up their heels. And hitting the road. But the “Kinky Boots” of the Tony-winning musical — which launches a yearlong national tour Thursday at The Smith Center — can also lead people back to Vegas.
Arts and leisure events around town range from art exhibits/lectures/receptions (Barrick Museum, CSN Gallery, Left of Center Gallery) to a Spanish-language play at Winchester and Shark Reef encounters at Mandalay Bay.
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BLACK ROCK DESERT — Thousands of Burning Man enthusiasts are on the outside looking in after a rare batch of heavy rain forced organizers to temporarily close entry to the counterculture event in the desert 90 miles north of Reno.
If art can heal, then Lois Greer has to be the healthiest person at Tivoli Village. As owner and curator of Collective Souls Fine Art & More, she is surrounded by the beauty of art every day. The gallery is in the Market LV and attracts all types of people who peruse the art and comment on it.
It’s not a subway train car, but artist Erni Vales — credited with developing the 3-D style of graffiti art — revels in the chance to transform the walls of a new restaurant at Red Rock Resort.
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Some artists live for their art. Brian Gonzalez (or, to use his artistic alias, Taxiplasm) and Renzo Vitale live their art at “Tell Me Your Secrets,” a multisensory interactive art project now at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ P3Studio.
Arts events around town include theater (“Sister’s Summer School Catechism” at Smith Center), music (New West guitar group, Red Rock Ramblers at Winchester), family fun (a magic party at Container Park) and art (various galleries).
Tucked inside Dr. Gomesindo Hendricks’ family-owned optometry office lies one of Henderson’s best-kept secrets. Glasses once owned by celebrities such as Bing Crosby, Walter Cronkite, Col. Harland Sanders and President Ronald Reagan make up the Famous People’s Eyeglasses Museum.
First-time business owners Reed and Judy Alewel aren’t taking any shortcuts as they prepare to open Pinot’s Palette, a paint and sip studio, on Thursday at The District at Green Valley Ranch.
Cletus Kassady performed for about 30 minutes and then took a break. Parks and Recreation officials told Kassady that he wouldn’t return to the stage because some audience members, including police officers, were offended by some of his jokes.