First Friday back in business in downtown Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Vendors and patrons enjoy the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The festival resumed after several months off to reorganize. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas Academy senior Paige Johnson works on her Chinese New Year themed Guerrilla Kage art panels during the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The festival resumed after several months off to reorganize. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Kimberly Johnson, left, and Robert Harp work on their Guerrilla Kage art panels during the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jeffrey Trower of Community Productions, left, leads a drum circle during the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The festival resumed after several months off to reorganize. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Noelle Chiodo performs during the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The festival resumed after several months off to reorganize. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nine-year-old Emily Thornton feeds a St. Croix Sheep at Youth Outdoor Unity‘s petting zoo during the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The festival resumed after several months off to reorganize. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Bryan Damasco, a junior at Las Vegas Academy, left, and Paige Johnson, a senior at the academy, work on their Chinese New Year themed Guerrilla Kage art panels during the First Friday arts festival in downtown Las Vegas‘ 18b Arts District Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. The festival resumed after several months off to reorganize. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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February 5, 2016 - 8:33 pm

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