The concert halls are decked for some not-so-silent nights. Las Vegas’ rich tradition of community holiday music, all of it reasonably priced, continues with shows as diverse as the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the “Razzle Bam Boom Family Christmas Show.”
Ah, cassettes, those relics of the past. But one of the best things about cassettes was the ability to record yourself. Over at www.sweetthunder.org/tapes/, they’ve collected a mishmash of things found on those old tapes. There seems to be a lot of examples of kids singing, but the true gold lies in those ’80s answering machine messages.
Rodeo enthusiasts whose appetite for all things equine hasn’t yet been sated by the National Finals Rodeo have another option this weekend: The World Series of Team Roping — along with several other cowboy-oriented events — at the South Point Equestrian and Events Center.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a wildly funny Oscar Wilde farce, and on occasion, the Nevada Conservatory Theatre’s production calms down enough to capture the humor. But director Paul Barnes makes the mistake of being too aware of the jokes. The actors seem to wear a sign that announces “Aren’t we silly?,” and that’s about as off-the-mark with Wilde as you can get.
It’s tough to do a straight-faced “Cinderella” these days. Parents don’t seem all that interested in teaching their daughters that a handsome prince will one day make them happy. Or that stepmothers are evil. So it’s no surprise that Rainbow Company’s musical version is a humorous take-off on the original story. What is surprising is how funny this umpteenth version is.
With all the obstacles theater folk have to overcome to be successful, it’s depressing when you see an artist creating his own barriers.
Resort collections started as a means for designers to dress customers during post-holidays vacations. The new spring lines hadn’t come out yet and the old ones were just that, old. In order to make everyone happy — the customers with new clothes and the designers with new profits — high fashion labels produced fabrics that packed well and designs that stood out on a yacht.
No matter how hard you think she is to buy for, there’s always a gift that’s just right. Leave it to us to do the thinking for you. With this list you can forget about the gift cards and throw away the IOU letters. We’ve covered every woman you know, no matter how discerning her taste.
Morgan Reynolds, professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, served as chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor during President Bush’s first term, in 2001 and 2002.
Turns out Detroit’s car makers aren’t the only ones with their hands out when it comes to the auto bailout.
Phone service to as many as 60,000 Embarq Corp. customers, including all state offices in Southern Nevada, will be disrupted for as long as two days because of a construction mishap, the phone company said Wednesday.
A second local casino company is cutting into its employees’ retirement funds to battle the slowdown in customer spending.
Neither a recession nor trouble for General Motors could stop a big regional car dealer from taking a chance on a shuttered northwest Chevrolet dealership.
Las Vegas visitation fell 10.2 percent to 3 million people in October, the biggest drop since a 14.1 percent decline in September 2001.
At a time when many commercial developments have halted construction or gone bankrupt, the 123-suite Element by Westin is substantially complete and scheduled to open Dec. 18 in Las Vegas, near the Las Vegas Beltway and Town Center Drive.
