A&E
Concerts
Concert Review: The Rolling Stones
MGM Grand Garden Arena, May 11
May 15th, 2013
Twenty years from now, some guy will brag to his twenty-something peers that he saw the Rolling Stones play at their 50 & Counting tour stop in Las Vegas. Or so his parents hoped when they bought a ticket for their small child, decked him out in protective earmuffs and lifted him into the air along to the beat. Read more »
Mixed Media
Artist Todd DiCiurcio draws live performances—literally
May 15th, 2013
Artist Todd DiCiurcio draws live performances—literally. Read more »
Showstopper
A Son’s Success, a Dad’s Pride at 'Legends in Concert'
May 15th, 2013
Dawdling at the Flamingo Showroom … ten minutes till curtain-up on the 30th anniversary performance of Legends in Concert … fiddling with my phone … minding my own beeswax. … “Can I tell you an interesting story, sir?” Read more »
Bookini
Follow this ‘Guide’ on a Literary Exploration of the Circle of Life
May 15th, 2013
The stories in Ramona Ausubel’s new collection, A Guide to Being Born, will appeal to readers who are willing to make a certain intellectual commitment, appreciate lyricism and delight in the absurd. Read more »
Art
How to Celebrate ‘Celebrating Life!’
May 15th, 2013
Time again to honor Las Vegas’ creative seniors as the annual Celebrating Life! exhibit returns to the Charleston Heights Arts Center, featuring the work of Las Vegas’ 50-and-older visual artists. Read more »
Art
New Sin City Gallery Exhibit is Strong and Sexy
Artist JK Russ’ video celebrates female empowerment
May 15th, 2013
“There are lots of amazing women here doing amazing things and they don’t get held back as much as in other places,” says JK Russ, a contributor to Sin City Gallery’s current Behind Closed Doors exhibit. “That’s why women have a domination in my work. It’s my acknowledgment and appreciation of what I see women doing here in Las Vegas.” Read more »
Soundscraper
Venerable Music Mag Honors Local Student Musicians
May 15th, 2013
Students in the UNLV Music Department’s Jazz Studies program are keeping Las Vegas’s musical legacy intact. Pick up the June 2013 issue of longtime jazz publication DownBeat and you’ll notice the UNLV kids earned a few Outstanding Performance recognitions from the magazine’s 36th annual Student Music Awards. UNLV Jazz Ensemble I was honored in the Large Ensemble category, UNLV Latin Jazz Ensemble earned distinction in the Latin Group class, and John Summers received a Best Arrangement nod for his take on Michael Brecker’s “African Skies.” Read more »
Do the Twist
He was homeless for a while and famous for a moment. Then San Francisco contortionist/dancer Alonzo Jones arrived in Vegas to make the Strip his ‘Turf.'
May 14th, 2013
Somewhere, a chiropractor hopes to hit the patient jackpot. Read more »
TV
La Más Guapa
Vegas resident Marisela Demontecristo hopes to be crowned the most beautiful Latina in the country on Univision’s smash hit Nuestra Belleza Latina.
May 11th, 2013
