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Ali taught Tyson about fame; boxing came later

Mike Tyson met Muhammad Ali when Tyson was admitted to a detention center. The young Tyson was impressed by Ali’s fame before he was enamored of boxing.

Il Divo: A pack of buddies cavorting on the Strip

Il Divo will perform at Venetian Theater, where the Sands once stood and where the Rat Pack once held court, and their banter and stage performance will hearken to those days.

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Queen of the Reno arts scene, Christine Fey, retires after 20 years

She helped to start the Reno Arts Commission, which soon after founded the month-long, citywide arts festival now known as Artown. She was also instrumental in creating the McKinley Arts and Culture Center.

First Friday to debut tweaks to street closures

This month, the footprint of First Friday’s closed-street portion will shift as only areas north of Charleston Boulevard will be closed to traffic.

Harvest Festival set to bring local and regional talents, crafts to Las Vegas

Many tourists think of Las Vegas as the home of glitz and glamour, not homemade arts and crafts. For at least one weekend each year, denim, handcrafted items and music played on the banjo and washboard return to the Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Gallery shows still going despite First Friday July hiatus

First Friday Las Vegas LLC, the organization that puts together the monthly First Friday arts festival, is taking a month off in July, but that doesn’t mean the artists and galleries will.

Film fun on track for March First Friday arts festival

First Friday organizers invite Las Vegas filmmakers to participate in a First Friday film competition. Cinematographers can submit a three-to-five minute film with the theme “Secrets of First Friday,” all shot during the March festival.