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Trinity & Brett @ Artifice in Downtown Las Vegas.



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Feeding the Beast @ Trifecta Gallery and the Arts Factory...

Preview Thursday in Downtown is happening quite nicely with Jennifer Henry and JW Caldwell at Trifecta. Nick San Pedro at Sin City Gallery. Both located inside the Famous Arts Factory in Downtown Las Vegas...

All this amazing art is definitely s the stage for an awesome First Friday.


Works by JW Caldwell


Jennifer Henry with her famous works that were part of MTV's The Real World Vegas...


Nick San Pedro creating his next work of art...
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Preview Thursday has arrived... TONIGHT!!!

With the weather finally beginning to show signs of life in Las Vegas, Preview Thursday and its sister First Friday are expected to bring out the masses. Though tonight will be much more tame then Friday it is a perfect opportunity to muse with great art, good friends and something that is truly Las Vegas Culture at its best. So please make sure to get out of the house this evening and come Downtown for a great time...

Preview Thursday festivities take place in and around the 18b neighborhood (Las Vegas Arts District). Beginning at 6pm...

Artist JW Caldwell @ Trifecta Gallery

Trifecta Gallery inside the Arts Factory

107 East Charleston Boulevard #160

Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

702-366-7001

http://www.trifectagallery.com/

Brett Wesley Gallery
1112 Casino Center Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
702-433-4433
http://www.brettwesleygallery.com/

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this linkhttp://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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Too much of a good thing is Wonderful!

Mae West said it and boy was she so right, too much of a good thing is wonderful. In this case lots of Arts and Culture to entice the creative side in all of us. Here is a pretty good list of what is happening culturally in Southern Nevada as we march towards April and First Friday festivities at the end of this week. I have combined Laraine Kaiser's weekly musical roundup and a slew of art receptions and events so that you can get the full gamut. As more information comes in I will post accordingly. You can also check out KNPR's website for a more concise list of community happenings.

Also stay tuned for my rant regarding New York Art critic Julia Halperin's attack on Las Vegas Cultural Art Scene coming tonight.

And they say there is no Art and Culture in Las Vegas? Stay informed and stay enculturated!

Those We Call Century Exhibition Art By Chad Brown
@ the Clark County Government Center

Concerts for the Week of March 28

Friday April 1, 5:00pm
Master Class with Cuban Pianist Jorge Luis Prats
CSN
Recital Hall (room 1430)
Cheyenne campus
3200 Cheyenne Ave.
Las Vegas NV
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-651-4659

Friday April 1, 6:00-10:00pm
First Friday Vegas' Art and Music street festival!
Galleries all open to the public, food and fun!
downtown Las Vegas Arts District Funk House 1228 Casino Center
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 384-0092

Friday April 1, 8:00pm
Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, jazz rock and pop
Pre-Concert activities at 5:00pm food and crafts
presented by "ArtBeat"
Henderson Events Plaza
200 S. Water St.
Henderson, NV 89015
more info: 702-267-2171

Friday April 1, 7:30pm
Madama Butterfly UNLV Opera
UNLV
Ham Hall
4505 Maryland Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89119
Tickets $25, $15 for seniors
UNLV faculty and staff $5
more info: 702-895-2787

Saturday April 2, 3:30pm
New Muisc (Nextet) Artist in Residence Matt Sargent, composer and laptop
UNLV
Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3011

Saturday April 2, 9:00am
Piano Competition local young pianists
CSN
Recital Hall (room 1430)
Cheyenne campus
3200 Cheyenne Ave.
North Las Vegas NV
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-651-4659

Saturday April 2, 7:00pm
R. Carols Nakai, the world's premier Native American Flutist-
he recorded two gold records
Winchester Community Center
3130 S. McLeod Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89121
Tickets $12 $10 in advance
more info: 702-455-7340

Saturday April 2, 7:30pm
Madama Butterfly UNLV Opera
UNLV
Ham Hall
4505 Maryland Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89119
Tickets $25, $15 for seniors
UNLV faculty and staff $5
more info: 702-895-2787

Saturday April 2, 7:30pm
Master's Recital Tamara Leake, Oboe
UNLV
Doc Rando Hall (Beam Music Hall)
4505 Maryland Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3011

Sunday April 3, 2:00pm
Madama Butterfly UNLV Opera
UNLV
Ham Hall
4505 Maryland Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89119
Tickets $25, $15 for seniors
UNLV faculty and staff $5
more info: 702-895-2787

Sunday April 3, 2:00pm
Chamber Music Concert string duos, quartets etc.
CSN
Recital Hall (room 1430)
Cheyenne campus
3200 Cheyenne Ave.
North Las Vegas NV
Tickets $5 supports the String Studies Program
more info: 702-651-5483

Sunday April 3, 7:30pm
Bright Light City Bassoons
UNLV
Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3011

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this linkhttp://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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New York Art Snob gives Vegas the Snub...

It was just over a week ago that Kristen Petersen at the Las Vegas Weekly reported about New York City art critic Julia Halperin's scathing article in ArtInfo, claiming that "Whatever art is left in Vegas won't be there for long." It is obvious that this journalist did not do her due diligence and research her topic before she came to Las Vegas and attack this communities art scene. Halperin's article 5 Indications That Las Vegas's Glitzy Art Gamble Has Gone Bust is a hastily written assessment on a fraction of Las Vegas ever expanding arts community. My question is did Halperin really come to Las Vegas on vacation or was she sent here on assignment? Basically she came to Vegas looking for trash and trash is what she wrote.

Ms. Halperin's assessment of our community's art scene is stereotypical of east coast elitism especially by reporters with ulterior motives. Another example I remember all too clearly was when Alan Elsner, a reporter from Reuters, came to Las Vegas in 2001 looking for dirt about the Liberace Museum. Not just did he misquote me but he basically alluded that the museum was still keeping Liberace in the closet, which of course was farthest from the truth. I was the museums collections manager at the time and remember clearly Elsner's own comments about how much he despised Las Vegas.

For over a century Las Vegas has grown against all odds, in an arid climate, with little water and little chance at success. But time and time again this radiant city has proven it has come back stronger and better. Kick us while we are down and we will spring right back up. We have been doing it that way for 106 years and nothing will stop us. Maybe Las Vegas does not fit Julia's or Alan's standards of arts and culture but its not supposed to. Las Vegas is its own city with its own customs and mores. Las Vegas was built on the idea, as so eloquently put by Frank Sinatra, "We did it our Way."

BPA-

To contact the editors ar ArtInfo please email them at newseditors@artinfo.com 

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Painters and Poets Jam at the Arts Factory... TONIGHT!!!

Boy oh boy is tonight at the Arts Factory going to be fabulous. With the line up alone you are in for a treat. Put Harry Fagel and Dayvid Figler in the same room and you are definitely going to be launched into poetic hyperspace. Tonight events begin at 7pm with lots of poetry, art, music and a slew of fun libations and eats So don't miss out on what will be a memorable night. And its FREE!

Painters and Poets Jam Special Feature with Harry Fagel, Dayvid Figler, Trish Martin, and Rodney Lee and much more!

The Arts Factory

107 East Charleston Boulevard

Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

http://barbistroaf.com/

http://brnrsd.com/

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this linkhttp://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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The Literati descend upon the Contemporary Arts Center... TONIGHT!

Under the leadership of Princess Anne Mulford and her team the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) continues to push the gauntlet as the last surviving non-profit Contemporary art gallery in Las Vegas. With a good slate of thought provoking shows and events the CAC has become the beacon for many artists and patrons alike who study and enjoy new genres of art. Of course I am completely biased due to the fact that I sat on the board of the CAC for 8 years and I make no qualms that I am a major fan of the organization. The CAC has survived when other much better funded Contemporary art spaces have come and gone, ahem NICA (Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art), LVAM (Las Vegas Art Museum)... But I digress.

As a survivor, the CAC continues to amaze the masses with a slate of events that keep the organization fresh and make Las Vegas' art scene ever more interesting.

This evening the CAC will host Neon Lit a collection of poets, writers and special guests that will entertain and amaze with the written word. The doors will open at 6 pm so that everyone can enjoy the organizations latest exhibition It's a Blur with readings beginning at 7pm.

The Contemporary Arts Center
107 E. Charleston Boulevard #120
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
http://www.lasvegascac.org/

About The Contemporary Arts Center
The Contemporary Arts Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 art organization dedicated to presenting new, high quality, visual, and performing art, while striving to build, educate, and sustain audiences for contemporary art.The CAC strives to provide a place where artist can learn about best practices, test new ideas in the public arena, and connect with fellow artists within and beyond our own community.

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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University Students Converge in Carson City...

It is so heart warming to see students rise up against draconian cuts that they understand will decimate the university system in Nevada for at least a generation. At a time when we should be investing in our educational infrastructure to help rebuild our economy into something more than what it is today, Governor Brian Sandoval stands firm against investing in Nevada's future. He marches lock-step with his party and refuses to do what is right. What seems more important to Governor Sandoval is his party rather then Nevada and I even suspect his political aspirations beyond Carson City.

There was a time when elected leaders worked together for the good of the state, but sadly partisan politics and twisted ideologies have decimated what was once a collegial relationship. We elected leaders not because of there party affiliation but rather by their ability to lead. It is sad that today this is no longer the case. What our future holds is anyones guess but if we keep electing leaders like this, then we are as much to blame. Everyone knows that the only way we can grow as a society is by investing in our future and if you look at the rest of the world, they are doing a pretty good job beating us at our own game.

I have published both letters that were presented to the Governor and the State Legislature by the students of Nevada this week.

Letter to Governor Brian Sandoval

March 21, 2011

Dear Governor Sandoval:

As a Nevada student, I am the future of our state, and I know that a good education is the cornerstone of opportunity for my family, friends, community and me.

Your proposed cuts to my school will stop us from building the kind of state we want and limit my chances of success. Your proposals will cut down the future of my peers and extinguish our hopes and dream in very real ways: How do you expect me to learn in a classroom of 45 students? How do you expect me to get into college without any sports or extracurricular programs? How do you expect me to work a second job to pay tuition? And how exactly do you expect me to earn my degree if my classes are full or not even offered?

You promised during your campaign not to raise taxes. But the budget situation has gotten worse and we need a broader solution. Cuts alone, as you have proposed, will cripple Nevada for a generation. It’s shortsighted and it’s not leadership.

In this time of crisis, we are looking to you and legislators to guide us to a better future. We are watching to see if you will lead us forward. We’re looking for you to bring Democrats and Republicans together to find that balanced solution. If we need cuts, then balance them with new revenue so my school isn’t devastated.

You are the leader of our state. I call on you to set politics aside and do what’s right for my future, my community’s future, and Nevada’s future.

Sincerely,

Student representatives from across Nevada

Letter to the State Legislature


Dear Legislator,

We are in Carson City today to ask you to work for a balanced solution to Nevada’s budget crisis. We realize that there will need to be cuts in state government, but we also know that business and industry must pay their fair share if we want the kind of education system that will allows us to succeed and build a strong state.


In many ways, we are here as representatives of the future. We are the next generation of Nevada leaders, and we need you to give us the tools and opportunity to succeed. High school classrooms of forty students won’t lead to success. College programs being eliminated won’t lead to success. Teachers being laid off by the thousands won’t lead to success. Limiting access to higher education won’t lead to success.


The cuts the governor has proposed won’t lead to a bright future. We are looking to you to put Nevada on a better path. We are counting on you, and years from now, when you look back at this time and see Nevada thriving, you will be proud to say that you had the foresight and wisdom to be part of the solution.


As a token and reminder of our visit, we are presenting you with this poster. We hope you will hang it in your office as a reminder of our message today.


Sincerely,
Student representatives from across Nevada

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The Kaiser Report... Musical happenings for the week of March 21...

Photo provided by Laraine Kaiser

Here is a list of what is happening in the musical arts in Las Vegas thanks to our friend and awesome violinist Laraine Kaiser. So make sure to get out and support our local musicians and enjoy some great music at the same time.

Have a great week every one...

Monday March 21, 7:30pm
Concert to Benefit Japan performers include Jonathan Troy, Clarinet Baritone Tod
Fitzpatrick and some of the best organists in Vegas
First Christian Church Disciples of Christ
101 S. Rancho Dr.
Las Vegas, NV
Free to attend a voluntary donation will be collected for
DOC Week of Compassion - Japan fund - 100% of which goes directly to the relief effort

Friday March 25th, 11:30am
Alexander Viazovtsev performs Prokofiev Sonata Op. 94 last two movements
At his Master Class which will be attended by the UNLV studio of Dr. Jennifer Grim
Doc Rando Hall (Beam Concert Hall)
Beam Music Center, UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 895-3011

Saturday March 26th, 8:00pm
Las Vegas Philharmonic Pops: Lynnette Chambers, Derrick Davis, Larry Morbitt and Joan Sobel with LV Master Singers perform selections from “The Sound of Music”, “Carousel”, South Pacific”, “The King and I” and more
Artemis Ham Concert Hall UNLV
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
tickets$37.50-$75 $31. 50 for students/seniors
more info: 895-2787

Sunday March 27th, 2:00pm
Henderson Symphony Young Artist winners’ concert!
Henderson Pavilion
200 South Green Valley Parkway
Henderson, NV 89012-2301
Free and Open to the Public, Donations accepted
more info: 702-267-2171

Sunday March 27th, 3:30pm
Senior Recital Alex Hayashi Oboe
Doc Rando Hall (Beam Concert Hall)
Beam Music Center, UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 895-3011

Sunday March 27th, 5:30pm
UNLV Faculty Dr. Karen McCann, Piano with Lenka Hajkova, Violin and Mert Sermet, Cello perform Smetana and Dvorak Piano Trios!
Doc Rando Hall (Beam Concert Hall)
Beam Music Center, UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 895-3011

Sunday March 27th, 7:30pm
UNLV Masters Composition Recital Neal Facciuto including string quartet Manchurian Crane
Doc Rando Hall
Beam Music Center, UNLV
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 895-3011

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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Painters & Poets on the Patio... LIVE...

Reporting LIVE from Painters & Poets at the World Famous Arts Factory in Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas...

Arts Factory
107 East Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

Poets & Painters make great pets...

Eric Amblad at Painters & Poets
The Arts Factory...

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Artist Barbara Yoerg TONIGHT at the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art...

The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art Presents new paintings by Barbara Yoerg with an opening reception this evening. "Reflections in Abstract" the exhibition is sponsored by the museum and curated by long time Las Vegas resident and art consultant Debbe Sussman. The exhibition runs from March 18th through April 2.

The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art
Located inside Neonopolis
450 Fremont Street
The reception will be Friday, March 18
5:30pm to 8:00pm
RSVP 702-382-2926 or 702-526-6468

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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Folk concert at the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse...TODAY!

Did you know that the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse has an active public art program? Whether its art or music you can go down and enjoy the cultural arts for free in an amazing building right in the heart of Downtown. So make sure and enjoy some great art, architecture and music today!

Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South
For more information - 702-229-3515
www.artslasvegas.org 

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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One great night, two awesome receptions and a little green beer...

Well if you didn't know what to do tonight for St. Patrick's Day let me suggest a few things. You can begin your evening at the Historic 5th Street School for the opening reception of Rhythm Repetition Movement. After that you can head over to the Contemporary Arts Center located at the Arts Factory for the opening of the It's a Blur a wonderful exhibition in partnership with SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco. And after all that you can stay at the Arts Factory for a St. Patrick's Day party with plenty of GREEN beer to go around.

So there is plenty to do in Downtown so you have no excuses for staying home. Besides its St. Patrick's Day!

Historic 5th Street School
401 South 4th Street
Reception begins at 5:30 FREE

Contemporary Arts Center
107 East Charleston Boulevard
Reception begins at 6:00pm FREE

Shamrock-O-Rama
St. Patrick's Day Party @ The Arts Factory
107 East Charleston Boulevard
12pm to 12am

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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Rock Star Artist Aaron Shepard to speak at CENTERpiece Gallery...

If there was one word to describe Las Vegas artist Aaron Shepard it could be; Fabulous, Awesome, Cool, Nice, Twisted, Mad, Crazy, Decadent and I could go on an on. My experience with artists in general has either been hot or cold but with Aaron it has been hot hot hot, not to mention he is a damn nice guy. So a few weeks ago when I mused with his newest collection at CENTERpiece gallery, I was blown out of the water yet again by his thought processes and his creative mind. Besides I don't think there is any artist on the planet that could put me in heals like Aaron has. But I digress...

So on Wednesday March 16, CENTERpiece Gallery and MCQ Fine Art Advisory presents a special evening with The Rock Star of the local Contemporary Art Scene, the one and only Aaron Sheppard. This one is not to be missed!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
6:00pm-8:00pm
CENTERpiece Gallery is located along the lower level of Crystals Place, situated inside Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas porte-cochere.
Event is free of charge and open to the public.

Gallery Director Nicole Moffatt

(702) 739.3314

www.centerpiecelv.com

Sheppard’s current exhibition at CENTERpiece Gallery will run through April 10, 2011, during normal business hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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The Contemporary Arts Center & the Barrick Museum Presents... It's a Blur artist talk.....

After 22 years the Contemporary Arts Center keeps moving forward by bringing great and thought provoking art to Las Vegas. This time they have teamed up with the Barrick Museum at UNLV and SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco to present a new exhibition. Its good to know that this survivor of the Contemporary Art world is still going when so many others have disappeared. Makes you want to be a part of it doesn't it?

It’s All a Blur is a multi-media exhibition featuring three prolific and highly influential California masters who are simultaneously professional visual artists, educators and community activists with three distinct but mutually informed bodies of work spanning over 75 combined years of investigative artistic production, analysis and cultural criticism.

Meet the artists from the new exhibit opening at the Contemporary Arts Center, "It's All A Blur", who will be giving a special talk open to the public on March 15th from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV. Come out to meet the artists, hear about the creation process, ask questions and engage in discussion on art and the creative process.

Artist Talk for “It’s All A Blur” the new exhibit premiering at the Contemporary Arts Center

March 15th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV

4505 S Maryland Parkway, 

Las Vegas NV 89154

For inquiries contact: 

Dustin Wax at the Barrick Museum (702) 895-3381 http://barrickmuseum.unlv.edu/

Denise Crouse at the CAC (702) 382-3886 http://www.lasvegascac.org/

Artist reception at CAC Gallery March 17, 6 - 8pm, and talk by curator Justin Hoover and artists at 7pm Artsits: Tony Labat, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Dale Hoyt, In Partnership with SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco.

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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Neon Lit at the Contemporary Arts Center...

The Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas's only non-profit contemporary art gallery and last Grand Dame of the same genre, is shaking things with poetry and literature. 

As the say at the CAC come for the literature. Stay for the snacks.

In March the CAC will be hosting  2 readings!

Monday, March 21st

Poets Noah Eli Gordon, Sommer Browning and Aaron Belz will be reading.
Doors open at 7pm. Reading starts at 8pm.
This is a real treat for Las Vegas! Three wonderful poets on one night.

Friday, March 25th

NeonLit reading. 

Doors at 6pm. Reading at 7pm.

The Contemporary Arts Center

Located at The Arts Factory

107 East Charleston Boulevard, Suite 120. 

702-382-3886 or via e-mail at info@lasvegascac.org

www.lasvegascac.org 

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5 or by appointment.
First Friday 6-10

About the Contemporary Arts Center
The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a non-profit 501(c)3 art organization dedicated to presenting new, high quality, visual, and performing art, while striving to build, educate, and sustain audiences for contemporary art. The CAC strives to provide a place where artists can learn about best practices, test new ideas in the public arena, and connect with fellow artists within and beyond our own community.

Nevada Public Radio

For more information on the Cultural Arts in Las Vegas please visit Nevada Public Radio. NPR has detailed listings of many cultural and civic events hosted by area non-profits click on this link http://www.knpr.org/common/psa/listNEW.cfm and if you are planning an event in the next few months, be sure to get your free listing in Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine by submitting the information here at http://www.knpr.org/culture/eventaddnew.cfm

Have You donated to KNPR? Pledge Now at http://www.knpr.org/index.cfm

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