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The Sound of Giving Back: The UNLV Community Concert Band
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UNLV students and residents come together for the love of music and to support Las Vegas organizations.

Arts in the Center Welcomes Popular NCT Parking Lot Plays April 12
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The Parking Lot Plays are a a site-specific experience featuring five 10-minute short plays written by UNLV theatre students.

UNLV Chamber Music Society Presents 'Stephen Caplan & Friends: Get on Board!' April 17
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This recital features oboist Stephen Caplan, one of Nevada’s most celebrated classical musicians, who will be retiring after 38 years as professor of music at UNLV.

NCT Presents Hansol Jung's Provocative 'Wolf Play' March 28-April 6
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Witness a young boy's journey to find his true pack in this heartfelt exploration of family bonds and belonging.

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UNLV Dance News From the 2025 South-Central Region American College Dance Association Conference
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UNLV Dance attended the American College Dance Association Conference South-Central Region at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas and took three works to the festival. Two for the adjudicated concert: Jason Hortin and Hayley Meier’s co-choreographed, States of Form Reorganized (Faculty Work) Tiera Salas, Do You See Me? (Undergraduate Student Work) Each of…
UNLV Architecture Student Selected to Participate in CriticalMass 2025 Event
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Congratulations to architecture student Tyler Addie who has been selected as a participant in this year’s CriticalMass 2025 event at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). Tyler will travel to Charlotte in April to participate in this incredible opportunity to present her thesis project, engage in critical discourse on architectural research and design, and connect with other…
UNLV Music Faculty Named Recipient of the 2025 Regents' Creative Activities Award
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Congratulations to UNLV School of Music composition professor, Dr. Jennifer Bellor, who was recently named the recipient of the 2025 Regents' Creative Activities Award. "This honor is so well deserved," said Dean Nancy Uscher. "Dr. Bellor contributes to our college and community, as well as to the national and global arts communities, in such generous and special ways. Congratulations and brava!"
Inaugural Alumni Mini-residency Begins with Violist Rizwan Jagani April 11
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The inaugural alumni mini-residency, this year in the School of Music, will rotate among academic units each year. Friday April 11, 2025  Doc Rando Recital Hall 10-10:40 a.m. Masterclass with students from the UNLV String Division  10:45-11:30 a.m. Viola Recital  Rizwan Jagani, viola  Katie Leung, piano     
Celebrating the 2025 UNLV Lunar New Year Concert: A Night of Cultural Splendor
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On February 20, at 7:30 PM, the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall transformed into a vibrant stage of global artistry during the 2025 UNLV Lunar New Year Concert. Directed by Tianxi Wen—a dedicated doctoral candidate in orchestral conducting, conductor, Yangqin performer, and one of the concert’s composers—the evening was a groundbreaking celebration of cultural diversity and creative collaboration.…
Creativity & Agency in the Age of AI: an a2ru Webinar Featuring Joshua Vermillion, March 6
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Generative AI—love it or hate it—is transforming the creative landscape. It challenges long-held notions of control, agency, and creative burden, while amplifying core elements of creative work like iteration and divergent thinking. The interactive conversation in this a2ru webinar featuring UNLV architecture professor Joshua Vermillion, on a panel with other experts, invites participants to…
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