Autumn de Forest’s signature includes a heart hovering over the second “U” of her first name. Considering that she turned 15 a few weeks ago, that’s not much of a surprise.
Arts & Culture
As a kid, Justin Favela hated pinatas. “I was a very calm, quiet kid who didn’t want any conflict,” he says.
The dance company celebrates a milestone Friday at The Smith Center with a performance blending old and new. But the 10th-anniversary season launch almost became a final bow.
Art lovers in the tiny town of Baker are lashing out at the Nevada Department of Transportation for hauling away sculptures from a roadside exhibit launched by the locals almost two decades ago. An NDOT crew cleared out much of the metal artwork from state Route 488 on Nov. 1, citing safety concerns along the five-mile route between Baker and the Lehman Caves Visitor Center at Great Basin National Park.
The annual collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and NBT begins a three-performance run Sunday afternoon in Treasure Island’s Mystere Theatre. This year’s theme is “Unity Through Art.”
Our arts picks this week include Broadway in the Hood’s production of “Steel Magnolias” at The Smith Center and Hiromi: The Trio Project at UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall.
If the phrase “Schweddy balls” strikes a chord, you know Ana Gasteyer.
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.
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.
Rock in Rio was presented imiginatively and the acts were among the biggest and best in the business. But the festival lost millions, and MGM Resorts officials are not expecting a return.
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 one-night-only event, at Art Square’s Victor Xiu Gallery, will showcase more than 20 artworks inspired by the election, as well as other pieces created for previous “Dishing It Out” events sponsored by Las Vegas artist/activist Diane Bush.
The Thomas & Mack is a great fight venue, and this card reminds of the effective partnership of the venue and Wynn Las Vegas, co-promoting the evening’s fistic activity.
The American German Cultural Exchange Fellowship begins with Saturday’s Smith Center concert, where award-winning German violinist Tobias Feldmann will join the Las Vegas Philharmonic to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major.
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