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The Vegas Fringe Festival, the valley’s own two weekend live theater festival, is returning to Las Vegas Little Theatre for its third year.
Clark County School District mariachi students performed with the school district’s ballet folklórico program and a 90-piece student symphony orchestra at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts after a workshop and rehearsal with professional ensemble Mariachi Cobre from Disney World.
Las Vegas Accordion Club members play for free at various spots around town, including The Mad Greek Cafe on Sahara Avenue.
As Las Vegans ponder the continuing revitalization of downtown, one rule has become clear: Even starving artists need to eat, and art galleries alone don’t make a neighborhood.
This week’s event highlights include Strawberry Fest at Las Vegas Farmers Market, Richard Hampton’s tribute to Kenny Rogers, Jazz on the Terrace at Brio Tuscan Grille and Earl Turner at the Suncoast Showroom.
For a bead or glass maker, every day they go to open the kiln, or oven, to see their finished creation is like Christmas, according to bead maker Darlene Hayes. “You get to see what you created for the first time,” Hayes said. “You never know how it turned out.”
The Art Festival of Henderson returns for Mother’s Day weekend offering new entertainment and art vendors.
Event highlights this week include a free photography class led by Diana Peterson, a Centennial Hills Library exhibit curated by Susanne Forestieri of drawings by University of Nevada, Las Vegas students and Wow! That’s Engineering!, a program for girls in grades 5-8.