Topic: Arts and Culture

The Midtown Men
Arts and Culture | January 28, 2015

Stars from the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys perform the music of the 1960s, including The Beatles and The Four Seasons.

Beam Music Center
Arts and Culture | January 21, 2015

Bassoonist Janis McKay and cellist Andrew Smith will perform music by Beethoven, Glinka, Cassadó, Lars Erik Larsson, and Vivaldi.

acoustic guitar
Arts and Culture | January 21, 2015

Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist Scott Tennant and award-winning guitarist Ricardo Cobo join together in a powerful tribute to legendary virtuoso Spanish guitarist, Andres Segovia.

McKay
Arts and Culture | January 13, 2015

The UNLV Chamber Music Series presents members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic performing 20th century masterworks, including pieces for wind instruments by Poulenc, Françaix, Loeffler and Martinu.

Tango Buenos Aires
Arts and Culture | January 7, 2015

One of the most authentic and uncompromising tango performance groups, Tango Buenos Aires presents a dance and musical journey through the life of the Argentinean working class hero.

Anthony LaBounty
Arts and Culture | December 15, 2014

The longtime director of bands shares his thoughts on making his Carnegie Hall compositional debut.

The jumpsuit may have originated as standard issue for airplane pilots in WWII, but its constant reinvention proves that utilitarian comfort can mesh with haute couture. This early piece by French designer — and Sidney favorite — Thierry Mugler features patch pockets and a drawstring waist but is made with hand-printed silk. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)
Arts and Culture | December 7, 2014

The Dec. 8 University Forum Lecture explores fundamental themes in 20th Century fashion.

Forty-Three Days 43 Names on display in the Barrick Museum
Arts and Culture | November 21, 2014

This project by Javier Sanchez is in conjunction with the UNLV Barrick Museum in solidarity with the disappearance of 43 students who attended the Normal University in Ayotzinapa, a rural school in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.

U.N.L.V. sign
Arts and Culture | November 20, 2014

"Reflecting and Projecting: Twenty Years of Design Excellence," Dec. 10-Feb. 28, presented by Las Vegas chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in collaboration with the UNLV School of Architecture, UNLV Galleries, and Barrick Museum.

Guitarist Denis Azabagic
Arts and Culture | November 14, 2014

Azabagic, performing as part of the Allegro Guitar Series, was the youngest musician ever to win one of the most prestigious international guitar competitions sponsored by the Jacinto and Inocencio Gurerrero Foundation in Madrid.