Just a few decades ago, Las Vegas was a tiny desert oasis with a reputation for fun-loving debauchery. Today we’re a world-class resort city with state-of-the-art amenities and awe-inspiring creative endeavors that visitor-driven economies elsewhere strive to emulate. Despite that brief history, Las Vegas has stories to tell. And what better way to connect with […]
Photographic artist Shay Velich (pronounced Shy) says it’s time to step away from your camera phone. Yes, put it down. Now look around. “Really look before you click again,” he advised. “You don’t need 500 photos. No one will ever sit down and browse through even 50 photos. You just need four or five good […]
The images created by James Stanford are mesmerizing. Built upon photographs of iconic — and often long-gone — Las Vegas signs and scenery layered upon one another, the photo collages resemble mandalas, representations of the universe found in Buddhism. And if using images of Las Vegas’ glitz to create almost spiritual iconography doesn’t represent a […]
It began with a sign. Not a metaphysical one, but an actual sign on a locker room door that read: Chalk Artist Wanted. University of California art student Jay Schwartz was ready for a little inspiration — and a different type of gig. He was a bit tired of doing pastel murals on paper, which […]
Martha Graham once said, “Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” If so, there will be a lot of soul onstage at “Art from Art: The 11th Annual Choreographer’s Showcase” celebrating music, movement and artistic collaboration. Three special fall shows will bring together artists of two leading Vegas cultural institutions: the […]
It was their Saturday ritual. Growing up in Toronto, Seema and Nisha Sadekar watched their father put his clubs in the car. “My sister and I would ask Dad, ‘Where are you going? It’s the weekend. It’s family time,’ ” Seema remembers. And off he’d go. That the two girls would develop an interest in […]
Mark and Jonnie Houston are the twin towers of L.A. nightlife. But these two hip-slick brothers, who are seeking to reshape the club scene on the Las Vegas Strip, do not always think alike. This was evident more than a decade ago, when Jonnie yearned to explore the nightclub industry. Mark had little interest. “I […]
A sold-out crowd attended Golden Rainbow’s Ribbon of Life at The Foundry at SLS Las Vegas. The event raised $85,000 for critically needed services for those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Hosted by Edie from “Zumanity” and Sean McAllister from FOX 5’s More Show, “The Show Must Go On,” featured performances by cast members […]
When you wrap something in 24-karat gold, what’s inside had better be good. Hidden beneath the 50 individual leaves of 24-karat gold on the outside of a Daniel Marshall Red Label 24kt Golden Torpedo, is a cigar rolled at Nicaragua’s Plasencia factory, from a blend of tobacco that’s been aged for at least five years. […]