In The News: College of Fine Arts
Thursday, the Secretary of Energy is coming to Las Vegas.
The Jazz Aspen Snowmass two-week intensive workshop taking place July 11-25, will be followed by the highly-acclaimed JAS Academy "Individual/Big Band Sessions," from July 25 - Aug. 8, led by JAS Academy Artistic Director & multi-Grammy winning Bassist Christian McBride
UNLV’s Jazz division is getting some big national recognition, the winner of nine DownBeat student music awards this month. The awards are the most prestigious for students in the world, and they tell a lot about the growth and success of UNLV’s jazz program.
Many years ago, a few of us in the Las Vegas entertainment scene started posting #TromboneSolo on Twitter. This was in the earlier days of social media, just as we figured out the value of hashtags.
When most people think of viewing art standard venues such as museums, galleries or public displays come to mind. But Southern Nevada is also home to examples of what's called "Land Art”; sculpture on a grand scale reshaping portions of the earth itself.
The evolution of Las Vegas has been nothing short of spectacular.
The UNLV Film School is boasting a huge honor: a student sold her film to a film company, a first for the school.
As Southern Nevada continues to struggle in the grip of an ongoing drought, water officials have asked the state Legislature to consider banning ornamental grass.
Melissa Del Rosario, a Filipino Spanish American woman, couldn’t identify with movie stars growing up because actresses who looked like her typically weren’t featured on the big screen.
As Southern Nevada continues to struggle in the grip of an ongoing drought, water officials have asked the state Legislature to consider banning ornamental grass.
Enjoy the talents of UNLV Opera Theater, Nevada Conservatory Theatre and the UNLV Film Department from the comfort of your living room couch. A $15 ticket gets you a onetime stream of this self-described “pastiche production,” featuring the female-centered Royal Flush, a new one-act opera about a familial poker game by Frank Pesci. Scenes from beloved operas Carmen, Manon Lescaut, Manon and Le Cid round out Sur la Table. The title refers to the exciting results of women finally taking their well-deserved seat at the proverbial table.
A team of students and faculty from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas competed against eight other international university teams during a Solar Decathlon Build Challenge from April 16-18.