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Friday, February 21, 2014

Inspire Theater in Fabulous Downtown brings out the best! Selene Luna's Dog and Pony Show!!!


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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of February 17...

Wednesday February 19th 7:30pm
UNLV Symphony Orchestra directed by Taras Krysa along with special guest
violinist Oleh Krysa (violin professor at Eastman School of Music) present a concert dedicated
"in loving memory of Tatiana" the program includes:
Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 and
Rimsky Korsakov's "Scheherezade" Ham Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$10, $8 seniors/staff/military/faculty, students with ID receive 1 free ticket
more info: 702-895-3332

Thursday February 20th 7:30pm
Chamber Music concert featuring Las Vegas Philharmonic Concertmaster De Ann Letourneau, UNLV professors of piano: Timothy Hoft, cello: Andrew Smith, viola: Jason Bonham and clarinet: Marina Sturm; program includes Haydn's Piano Trio No. 39, Brahms' Clarinet Trio in a minor, Turina's Piano Quartet in a minor, and Diego Vega's Piano QuartetDoc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$25, discounted senior/military/staff/faculty and student rush tickets available
more info: 702-895-2787

Friday February 21st 12:00pm
Cello/Vocal recital by Shana Tucker, she performs jazz/folk standards and her own original works on cello while singing. "You rarely see Joni Mitchell invoked as a reference point because her music is so uniquely individual. In Shana Tucker, we have a worth successor." -David Menconi, News and Observer, Raleigh, NC
Lloyd D. George US Courthouse - Jury Room
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas NV
Free and Open to the Public,
must have ID for entry
more info: 702-388-6355

Sunday February 23rd 4:00pm and 6:00pm
The Winners of next weekend's Bolognini competition for Young Classical Musicians 9-18 years of age,
will display their prize winning talents
Green Valley Presbyterian Church
1798 Wigwam Pkwy
Henderson NV 89074
Free and Open to the Public a voluntary donation will be received
more info: 702-454-8484

Sunday February 23rd 4:00pm 
Organ/Strings/Flute/and Voice Chamber Music recital featuring
organist Dr. Dorothy Young Riess, cellist Jeremy Woolstenhulme, bassist Bill Bailey, vocalists Kelly Bailey-Martinez, Kristi Bailey, Jonathan Mancheni, Nathan Van Arsdale, and Isabella Ivy and flutist Julie Ivy. The program includes Handel, Bach, Saint-Saens, and Wagner
First Christian Church
101 S. Rancho Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89106
Free and Open to the Public,  voluntary donation to benefit the Alzheimer's Association will be received
more info: 702-384-1544

Friday February 21st 7:30pm
Saturday February 22nd 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday February 23rd 2:00pm

Traditional Chinese Music, Dance and Costumes performed by the amazing Shen Yun performing group
Smith Center for the Performing Arts
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$53-183
more info: 702-749-2000

Sunday February 23rd 8:30am-7:00pm
Flute recital, and masterclasses hosted by the Las Vegas Flute Club featuring guest artist Alexa Still
9:00am Technique class with Anastasia Petanova (room 160), 10:00am Masterclass with Alexa Still(Doc Rando Hall) 1:00pm Improvisation workshop with Miguel Rodriguez (room 160)
Beam Music Center (BMC) room 160 
&Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$25 for non-members $15 for members
more info: 702-895-2787

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of February 10...

Monday February 10th 7:30pm
Classical Guitar recital featuring Nicholas Goluses, program includes Villa-lobos, Manuel deFalla and
Benjamin Britten Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Friday February 14th 7:00pm
Pianist/filmmaker Ophra Yerhushalmi will present and discuss her film "Liszt's Dance with the Devil" an exploration of the life and music of Franz Liszt
Christ Episcopal Church (homepage has the wrong date):
http://www.christepiscopallv.org/
2000 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89104
$15
more info: 702-735-7655

Saturday February 15th 6:00pm
Cellist Elizabeth Marshall performs her own arrangements that accompnay screenings of various movies dealing with love including: "Beyond the Rocks," "One Week," and "A Woman" (starring Charlie Chaplin as you've never seen HER before!) the whole show is entitled "Cinema L'Amour"
The Artifice
1025 First St.
Las Vegas NV 89101
$20
more info:
http://amour.brownpapertickets.com/

Saturday February 15th 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Las Vegas Philharmonic performs the musical score in real time for "Casablanca"
as this iconic film is shown on a large screen on stage with guest conductor
Francesco-Lecce Chong; Associate Conductor of MilwaukeeSmith Center
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$25-$94
more info: 702-749-2000

Saturday February 15th 7:30pm
Wind Ensemble concert by "Desert Winds" 
Community Lutheran Church
3720 E. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89121
$15
more info: http://www.thedesertwinds.org/index.html

Saturday February 15th 8:00pm
Classical Guitar recital by "Duo Siqueira Lima:" Uruguayan Guitarist Cecelia Siqueira and Brazilian
Guitarist Fernando Lima 
Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$41.50, $37.50 military/senior/students, student rush tickets available one hour prior to concert
more info: 702-895-2787

Sunday February 16th 2:00pm
Nevada Opera Presents a reception and concert, performers include Eduardo Villa; frequent guest artist with the Metropolitan Opera and Demetra George; two-time Grammy Nominee
Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$40- $75-(VIP Champagne Reception ticket)
more info: 702-895-2787



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Friday, February 07, 2014

First Friday in February will be filled with Poetry! TONIGHT!

The monthly Fete is expected to be an exciting one especially since it will be filled with lots and lots of poetry! In any case here is the monthly flier for this evenings art festival in Fabulous Downtown. So come down and get your Art On!!!

First Friday February 2014
Located on Art Way between Las Vegas Boulevard and Main
5pm till...

Also the after party will be starting at 10PM as DJ Jesse Saunders rocks the night away with some amazing House Music. Jesse will be set up on the patio of Bar Bistro at the World Famous Arts Factory!


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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of February 3...

Monday February 3th 7:30pm
Flute recital by masters student Jamie Leigh O'Neil, program includes Elliott Carter's "8 Etudes and a Fantasy for Woodwind Quartet," Jolivet's "Chant de Linos," performers include Albina Asryan, piano, Chris Fujiwara, oboe, Vander Wyst, clarinet, and Ashlea Sheridan, bassoon
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Tuesday February 4th 7:30pm
Chamber music recital by "Trio Southwest:" UNLV flute professor Jennifer Grim, UNLV viola professor Jason Bonham and harpist Kristie Smith, program includes Arnold Bax's "Elegiac Trio," Sofia Gubaidulina's "Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten," Milton Barnes' "Tango 99," and Claude Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3322

Thursday February 6th 7:30pm
Contemporary classical music concert entitled "Nextet" featuring composer-in-residence Daniel Asia along with the music of composers: Elliot Carter, Alvin Etler, Anthony Pateras; performers include Timothy Hoft, piano, Janis McKay, bassoon, Anastasia Petanova, flute, Maren Quanbeck, cello, Samantha Ciarlo, violin and Mark McArthur saxophone
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the public
more info: 702-895-3332

Friday February 7th 7:00pm
Pianist/filmmaker Ophra Yerhushalmi will present and discuss her film "Liszt's Dance with the Devil"
an exploration of the life and music of Franz LisztChrist Episcopal Church
2000 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89104
15$ 
more info: 702-735-7655

Sunday February 9th 3:00pm
Nevada Chamber Symphony performs a children's concert, introducing young people to the world of
symphonic musicClark County Library
1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas NV 89119Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-507-3459

Sunday February 9th 6:30pm
Lecture recital by doctoral trumpet student Justin Bland; program examines Philipp Jakob Rittler's (c.1637-c.1690) Sonatas a 18, and 17; performers include Jae Ahn Benton, piano, Micah Holt, Hazen Mayo, Allison McSwain, Kyle Overlay, and Kevin Tague, trumpets
UNLV HFA buidling
room 147
4505 Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3322
upcoming

Saturday February 15th 
2:00pm and 7:30pm
Las Vegas Philharmonic performs the musical score in real time for "Casablanca"
as this iconic film is shown on a large screen on stage with guest conductor
Francesco-Lecce ChongSmith Center
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
25$-94$
more info: 702-749-2000



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