Review: Flogging Molly @ The Cosmopolitan

Review: Flogging Molly @ The Cosmopolitan

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Flogging Molly celebrated St. Patrick’s Day Eve in style last night with a wild, high-energy performance at the Boulevard pool at The Cosmopolitan. Dave King led the crowd in a traditional Irish-American party, complete with music, drinking, dancing, and storytelling. King obviously enjoys regaling the crowd with stories of the inspiration for his music almost [...]

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New York City Ballet @ The Smith Center

New York City Ballet @ The Smith Center

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Two sets of lithe limbs cross, touch, and float through a starlit night. The beauty and solemnity of professional dance once again descended on The Smith Center and made many Las Vegans happy to be Las Vegans.  The New York City Ballet Company came for a mid-week stint that only lasted two nights, but in [...]

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Field Trip Launches for iPhone

Field Trip Launches for iPhone

Last week, we announced that ArtsVegas had partnered with Field Trip, a popular geolocation-based app made by Google's Niantic Labs. We have even better news: you can now also get Field Trip for iPhone, for free! What exactly is Field Trip? It's your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: All In

Veteran in the Valley: All In

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a column focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. All In I realized this morning that all of my friends from the Army were gamblers. [...]

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50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic @ The Venetian

50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic @ The Venetian

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The Venetian continues a string of art-related offerings with a limited-engagement exhibition of The 50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic. Iconic images from National Geographic’s 125-year history are displayed throughout the large gallery, including Steve McCurry’s “Afghan Girl,” and Thomas Abercrombie’s birds-eye view of Mecca. To compliment this, videos throughout the exhibition feature documentary-style evidence [...]

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First Friday Gallery Highlights – March 2013

First Friday Gallery Highlights – March 2013

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Here’s a quick roundup of gallery offerings in the Arts District this month.  Above: detail from “Homegoing” by Casey Weldon @ Trifecta. Trifecta Gallery Casey Weldon returns to Trifecta for LOSE + FIND, which features multiple meanings: both hidden and obvious. Gallery owner Marty Walsh explains that “Lose + Find refers to a miniseries of lost [...]

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ArtsVegas partners with Google’s Field Trip

ArtsVegas partners with Google’s Field Trip

It’s been several months in the works, but we’re proud to announce that ArtsVegas has partnered with Google’s Niantic Labs in publishing content for the popular geolocation-based app Field Trip.  What exactly is Field Trip? It’s your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you. Field Trip runs in the background [...]

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Josephine Skaught Hairdressing

Josephine Skaught Hairdressing

With a lifelong devotion to being part of the local art scene and a new salon in the heart of the 18b Arts District, Skaught Gibson is a great example of someone who paid his dues and is now enjoying the payoff. It’s encouraging to see someone “arrive,” so to speak, who has a keen [...]

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Veteran in the Valley: Man Down

Veteran in the Valley: Man Down

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Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a column focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. Man Down I’m sitting at work right now, sick as a dog. I took a few [...]

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Million Dollar Quartet @ Harrah’s

Million Dollar Quartet @ Harrah’s

Million Dollar Quartet treats an unforgettable night when Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins all got together at Sun Records in Memphis to the (mostly) delight of rock production legend Sam Phillips. Unsurprisingly, the show itself is massively entertaining. Using real musician and onstage accompaniment, the quartet winds their way through hits [...]

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