John Bentham experienced his first living Nativity at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, Texas, where he grew up. Now 46 and the owner of Ivory Star Productions, he has brought a living Nativity element to the annual Glittering Lights show, which his company produces.
Fanfare is part of a larger effort by Smith Center supporters to engage with the young professionals whom they hope will become the newest generation of arts lovers, advocates and donors.
A small crowd gathered Saturday at Lorenzi Park’s Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza to learn about other cultures through a series of dance performances with influences from around the globe during Global Fest, a celebration of folk dance organized by the Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs.
Ryan Schmitt is a familiar face in downtown Las Vegas and on the Strip, an artist who turns balloons into all sorts of everyday objects, such as hats and bicycles.
For the 21st year, Cigar Aficionado Magazine hosted its Big Smoke Weekend in Las Vegas, featuring educational seminars and hands-on activities for fans of cigars.
Local artist Karen Wheeler believes that creating her own art group, Spirit of Art, three years ago saved her from depression after a close friend died.
When an art exhibit is called “Skull,” who knows what you’ll find? The fourth biennial exhibition of that solitary name is now on display at The Studio inside Sahara West Library.
The Las Vegas Springs Preserve held its ninth annual Día de Muertos event Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event, a 3,000-year-old Hispanic celebration, remembers loved ones who have died.
The “Ready to Roar” exhibit at the Mob Museum, which runs until February, looks at the fashion of the 1920s.
The First Friday arts festival is Nov 3 at venues throughout the 18b Arts District. In celebration of the upcoming election, the theme for November is Suffrage, the right to vote.
There have long been complaints about the lack of women in the tech industry. Now there’s a towering female figure, in a tech park across the bay from San Francisco.
It’s not one’s material possessions that matter in life. It’s one’s spiritual connection to the Earth. That’s the message photographer Marcella Brendible is trying to convey with her exhibit “Experience Nature in a Different Light.” The photography exhibit is set to be displayed during regular library hours Oct. 27 through Nov. 27 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.
At next weekend’s PRIDE Festival, the art scene will show its colors with an emotional tribute: The installation “We Are Orlando” will honor those killed during the nightclub shooting in June.
Art aficionados know that October is likely to inspire galleries full of spooky and weird paintings, but several venues in the Las Vegas Valley are hosting shows full of art that seems spooky on the surface but is actually a celebration of life through the embrace of death.
“I would just say that when people come to Las Vegas, the word on the street is, you have to come by the Conservatory to the Bellagio, and we live up to that standard every day,” says Jerry Bowlen, executive director of horticulture for MGM Resorts.
