An organizer for Tuesday’s We Make Events Red Alert campaign says, “This is a closed set, is is not a gathering place, it is not a protest. It is a visual installation. Period.”
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Smith Center President Myron Martin says of the We Make Events Red Alert campaign: “This is a plea for stagehands and artists who are not getting federal unemployment.”
In a pandemic, the Entertainment Capital of the World is a tough room. Las Vegas businesses that stage music along with food and drink are learning this the hard way.
Franky Perez, on his “Crossing The Great Divide” tour: “I played alleys, sidewalks, porches, venues, bridges, health-care facilities, corn fields, lobbies, parks, parking lots.”
Rock legend Bill Medley says, “I’m not an electronics guy, and I’m not interested in trying to reinvent a wheel I know nothing about.”
Citing coronavirus concerns, Barry Manilow has reset his Westgate residency to February.
Frank Cullotta said if he dwelled on his criminal past, “I’d wind up in my car with a gun in my mouth.”
We the Entertainment Community of Las Vegas — WE/EC Vegas in shorthand — is showing its solidarity Wednesday night with a car parade and walking/standing demonstration on the Las Vegas Strip.
Lighting director David Schulman says, “We are seeing the effects beyond just the production shows; it’s with all the stagehands who put on live performances everywhere in the city.”
About 275 Wynn employees who worked on “Le Reve” are now out of work.
DJ Ashba says of EDM “The one thing that I’ve noticed is … it lacks guitar.”
Brett Loudermilk, a multitalented performer from Las Vegas, survived the live quarterfinals of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday night.
Piff The Magic Dragon says of helicopter flying, “I have managed to avoid this, all my life.”
Matt Goss says, “I do believe there needs to be a certain level of respect for artists. This town will not survive on restaurants alone.”
Aerialist Alan Silva, sword swallower Brett Loudermilk, daredevil artist Johnathan Goodwin and mentalist Max Major are Vegas contestants still alive on “America’s Got Talent.”