News: Performing Arts Center

a flutist and pianist
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The festival's featured ensemble is the New York-based House of Time.

Student Union at dusk
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Founded in 2003, the hall honors people who have made significant contributions to the visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.

woman and man
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Excluded as a black man from the major leagues during his prime, Troy Maxon's bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife and son.

Michio Kaku
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Kaku — a best-selling author, physicist and futurist — is one of world’s most recognized figures in science; tickets are free.

Ken Navarro
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Grammy award-nominated Navarro’s impressive discography includes 23 top-charting albums.

Wei-wei Le
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The concert also includes the world premiere of "Evening Rainbow" by Charles Halka, as well as works for winds and strings by Mozart and Schulhoff.

man playing trumpet
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The Essentially Ellington organization is focused on the perpetuation of jazz in schools, promoting jazz as a true American art form.

event flyer
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Hickey has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Art News, Art in America, Artforum, Harper's Magazine, Vanity Fair, and many others.

detail of "Strange Journey" artwork by Walter Robinson
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The selection of drawings and paintings is curated by art professor Jeff Burden.

Young man wearing a black suit playing a trumpet
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The festival features the award-winning UNLV Jazz Ensembles, as well as acclaimed guest saxophonist Bob Sheppard.

Ghost of Christmas Present and Ebenezer Scrooge
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This magical journey reminds Scrooge — and every one of us — of the transformative power of love, friendship, and generosity.

Montreal Guitar Trio. Three men pictured. One holding a guitar by it's neck pointing toward camera. The other two posing for the camera.
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MG3 has released six albums and is winner of the 2011 Opus Award for Concert of the Year in the Jazz & World Music category.