Monty Williams, 57, the lead gourd dancer at Saturday’s Snow Mountain Pow Wow, at exit 99 off of U.S. Highway 95 northwest of Las Vegas, said the Pow Wow aimed to pass on Native Americans’ oral history through song and dance.
Arts & Culture
Teams from six western states and Canada competed in the second annual Nevada International Dragon Boat Festival at the Henderson lake. The two-day event featured 250-meter sprint and 500-meter races.
By late morning Sunday, a few dozen avian aficionados had flocked to the Henderson Convention Center — bird on shoulder — to pick up pet supplies and show off their fine, feathered friends.
A 1982 piece of art by Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for a record $110.5 million at Sotheby’s auction of contemporary art Thursday night.
Saturday’s Helldorado Days parade lasted nearly two hours, as groups marched, danced, trotted, drummed or drove along the nearly mile-long stretch of Fourth Street.
The proposal by Sen. Tick Segerblom would also fund the expansion of Reno’s Nevada Museum of Art.
The 29-year-old last year became the first vocalist to top Billboard’s smooth-jazz chart since Sade in 2010.
Neon signs lighting up the night as bright as day. The heat. Dust accumulating in the corners of half-finished swimming pools in abandoned developments at the edge of the city.
Gray skies and a little rain didn’t dampen the spirits of dancers who tapped throughout the afternoon Sunday at Craig Ranch Regional Park, capping a three-day festival.
