Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Dr. Michael Green's Suggested Events!

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May 2013 Event Schedule

 

Continuing:

“Bodies” and “The Titanic,” Luxor

“The Chuck Jones Experience,” Circus Circus

“50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic,” Imagine Exhibitions Gallery, First Floor, The Venetian

“Warhol Out West,” Bellagio Fine Arts Gallery

 “Museums on Us”—Bank of America sponsors free admission on the first weekend of every month to the Springs Preserve, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, and the Discovery Children’s Museum

Through May 3—“Barbara Beccue:  Fun Part of Life,” Henderson Multigenerational Center

Through May 4—“Rainer Bertrams:  Spirit Journeys,” Charleston Heights Arts Center

Through May 5—“Rapunzel!  Rapunzel!  A Very Hairy Tale,” Rainbow Company, Charleston Heights Arts Center, http://artslasvegas.org/events/register.htm

Through May 5—“Michael Davies:  Into the Light,” Rainbow Library Art Gallery

Through May 7—“Musheera Nagazi:  The Art of Ebru and Suminagashi,” Spring Valley Library Art Gallery

Through May 10—“Krystal Ramirez,” Winchester Cultural Center Gallery

Through May 11—“Camelot,” Summerlin Library Theatre, http://signatureproductions.net/tickets.html

Through May 12—“Map Your Financial Future, Have a Plan,” Windmill Library Art Gallery

Through May 12—“CSI:  Crime Scene Insects,” Las Vegas Springs Preserve, http://www.springspreserve.org/apps/event/details.cfml?id=454

Through May 12—“Hope Rises:  Chilean Mine Exhibit,” Henderson Convention Center

Through May 12—New Works Competition, Las Vegas Little Theatre, http://lvlt.org/

Through May 15—“The Real George Washington,” Discovery Children’s Museum

Through May 16—Pinnacle Gallery Children’s Art Exhibit featuring Bob Miller Middle School, 203 South Water Street in the Water Street District, Henderson

Through May 17—“Stop the Car, Dad!” Beatty Museum and Historical Society

Through May 19—“Steven Dansky:  18b Aerosol Paintings of Las Vegas,” Sunrise Library Art Gallery

Through May 19—“Death of a  Salesman,” Cockroach Theatre, http://flavors.me/cockroachtheatre#c92/custom_plain

Through May 21—“The Louis J. Hendrickson Memorial Photo Contest,” Whitney Library Art Gallery

Through May 24—Fred Mitchell, Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery

Through May 25—“Pyroclasm by Zak Ostrowski,” Brett Wesley Gallery, http://www.brettwesleygallery.com/

Through May 30—“Glass Sculpture by Barbara and Larry Domsky,” Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery

Through May 31—“Kimberly Johnson:  Emergent Environment,” UNLV, Richard Tam Alumni Center

Through June 1—“Las Vegas Deconstructed,” Harvey Lloyd, ArtisticLifestyles, http://www.artisticlifestyles.com/

Through June 5—“Mesquite’s Teen Art Exhibit,” Mesquite Library Art Gallery

Through June 9—“Art in Action:  Spring Break Teen Art Camp Art Exhibition,” Clark County Library Art Gallery

Through June 11—“John T. Stephens II:  Black Extravaganza:  A Cultural Awakening in Las Vegas,” West Las Vegas Library Art Gallery

Through June 14—Galleria at Sunset Children’s Art Gallery

Through June 16—“Art in Action:  Spring Break Teen Art Camp Art Exhibition,” Sahara West Library Art Gallery

Through June 16—“Sustainable Style:  Fashion and Photography,” Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Big Springs Gallery, Through July 25—Henderson City Hall Art Gallery Exhibit

Through June 19—“Digital Art by Fran Lin Wiggins,” Laughlin Library Art Gallery

Through June 23—“Art in Action:  Spring Break Teen Art Camp Art Exhibition,” Enterprise Library Art Gallery

Through July 18—“Our Las Vegas Project Exhibit,” Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery

Through July 25—City Hall Gallery Art Exhibit, Henderson City Hall

Through September 30—“Art in Motion:  The Kinetic Art of Mark White,” Springs Preserve Botanical Gardens

May 1—“Explorations and Implications of Cisgenderism,” UNLV, Greenspun Hall, Dean’s Office, Fifth Floor Conference Room, 1 p.m.

May 1—Concert on the Grass, Mesquite City Hall

May 1—Las Vegas Youth Orchestras & Symphonic Band, The Smith Center, Reynolds Hall, 6:30 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/las-vegas-youth-orchestras-symphonic-band/

May 1—UNLV Community Band Concert II, Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., http://www.unlv.edu/event/unlv-community-band-concert-ii?delta=0

May 1—UNLV Latin Jazz and Guitar Ensembles in Concert, Alta Ham Fine Arts, Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m., http://www.unlv.edu/event/unlv-latin-jazz-and-guitar-ensembles-concert?delta=0

May 1—Sin City Winds, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

May 1-8—Vegas Indie Film Festival, http://www.vegasiff.com/

May 1-30—“Mark Mellon:  Singularity,” Sin City Gallery, http://www.sincitygallery.com/sincitygallery.com/Future_Exhibitions.html

May 2—“Survival Strategies on the Street:  Homeless Gangs’ Social Structures, Cultures, and ‘Shadow Work’ in Italy and Colombia,” UNLV, CBC, B-225, Noon

May 2—“Experience Rapa Nui:  Discover the Mystery of Remote Easter Island,” CSN West Charleston, B-105, 2:30 p.m.

May 2—String Chamber Recital, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 5:30 p.m.

May 2—Diversity Leadership Forum, UNLV, Greenspun Hall Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.

May 2—Boulder City High School Sixth Annual Short Play Festival, $7, 7 p.m.

May 2—“Creating the UNLV Solar Decathlon House,” UNLV, Marjorie Barrick Museum/Harry Reid Center, 7:30 p.m.

May 2-4—“Exquisite Corpse,” Las Vegas Contemporary Art Center, http://www.lasvegascac.org/programs

May 2-25—“The Topography of Place,” RTZ Vegas, http://rtzvegas.com/

May 2-28—“Mark Mellon:  Singularity,” Sin City Gallery, http://www.sincitygallery.com/Current_Exhibition.html

May 2-June 28—“Charley Harper,” Trifecta Gallery, http://www.trifectagallery.com/

May 2-July 6—“Annual Juried Show,” Las Vegas Contemporary Art Center, http://www.lasvegascac.org/past-exhibitions

May 2-July 9—“Herb Russel:  Hares to You … and More!” Centennial Hills Library Art Gallery

May 3—Flute Studio Recital, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 5:30 p.m.

May 3—First Friday, Downtown Las Vegas, 6-10 p.m.

May 3—Cinco de Mayo Mariachi Concert, Clark County Library Main Theater, 7 p.m.

May 3—UNLV Concert Singers and Chamber Chorale, Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., http://www.unlv.edu/event/unlv-concert-singers-and-chamber-chorale?delta=0

May 3—Henderson Symphony Orchestra, “Season Finale,” Henderson Pavilion, 8 p.m.

May 3—Mighty Mo Rogers, Henderson Events Plaza, 8 p.m.

May 3—Clint Holmes, The Smith Center, Cabaret Jazz, 8:30 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/clint-holmes/

May 3 (7 p.m.)-4 (2 p.m.)—Spring Dance Concert, CSN Cheyenne, Horn Theatre, $8 or $10

May 3 (7:30 p.m.)-4 (1 and 7:30 p.m.)—Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater Spring Concert Series 2013, West Las Vegas Library Theatre, http://www.lvcontemporarydancetheater.org/

May 3-5—“Rapunzel!  Rapunzel!  A Very Hairy Fairy Tale,” Rainbow Company Youth Theatre, Charleston Heights Arts Center (May 3-4, 7 p.m.; May 4-5, 2 p.m.)

May 3-11—“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Onyx Theatre, http://www.onyxtheatre.com/

May 3-11—“Astronaut,” “Origins of Life,” and “Molecularium,” CSN Planetarium, Cheyenne, http://www.csn.edu/pages/2609.asp?item=16174

May 3-12—“Urinetown,” UNLV, Judy Bayley Theatre, http://www.unlv.edu/event/urinetown?delta=0

May 3-19—“Good People,” Las Vegas Little Theatre, http://lvlt.org/

May 3-31—“Art 298 Portfolio-Student Show,” CSN Fine Arts Gallery, Cheyenne

May 3-June 8—Alex Krasky art Exhibition, West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery

May 4—Viva Ska Vegas Music Festival, Henderson Events Plaza, Noon-10 p.m., http://vivaskavegas.com/

May 4—Faculty Recital-Jennifer Grim, Flute, with the Las Vegas Flute Club, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 3:30 p.m.

May 4—Xyachimal “Cinco Folklorico,” Winchester Cultural Center, 6 p.m.

May 4—Las Vegas Philharmonic, Masterworks V:  “Celestial Bodies,” The Smith Center, Reynolds Hall, 8 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/las-vegas-philharmonic-celestial-bodies/

May 4 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.)-5 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)—Boulder City Spring Jamboree, Bicentennial Park, Wilbur Square

May 4-5—Art at the Market Festival at Tule Springs, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

May 4-5—Spring Dance Concert, CSN Cheyenne, Horn Theatre, http://www.csn.edu/pages/104.asp

May 5—“A Taste of Japan & Okinawa:  Concert,” Clark County Library Main Theater, 2 p.m.

May 5—Jazz Combos, CSN Cheyenne, BackStage Theatre, 2 p.m., $5-8, http://www.csn.edu/pages/104.asp

May 5—DMA Chamber Recital-Jonathan Baltera, Bariton, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 3:30 p.m.

May 5-6—Boulder City Spring Jamboree, 401 California Avenue, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

May 6—Japanese Calligraphy Experience and Origami Creations, CSN, West Charleston, D Building Lobby, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

May 6—Faculty Recital-Bill Bernatis, Horn, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Room 160, 6 p.m.

May 6—COLAB Lecture:  Architect David Baker, Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Arts, 6 p.m., http://www.amandaharrisgallery.com/Amanda_Harris_Gallery_of_Contemporary_Art/Current.html

May 6—Orchestra, CSN Cheyenne, Horn Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $5-8, http://www.csn.edu/pages/104.asp

May 7—DMA Recital-Carrie Wachsberger, soprano, University United Methodist Church, 7 p.m.

May 7—Concert and Mariachi Bands, CSN Cheyenne, Horn Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $5-8, http://www.csn.edu/pages/104.asp

May 7—Nextet Concert VIII, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

May 7-July 7—“Lamar Marchese:  Pow Wow Portraits,” Rainbow Library Art Gallery

May 8—“Pathways to Progress:  A Las Vegas Historic Preservation Tour and Lecture,” 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., http://www.nevadahumanities.org/programs/pathways-progress-tour

May 8—Jazz Convocation, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 4 p.m.

May 8—Nevada Ballet Theatre:  Dance Discovery Spring Concert 2013, West Las Vegas Library Theater, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

May 8—DMA Recital-A.J. Merlino, Percussion, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 6 p.m.

May 8—UNLV Jazz Concert Series:  UNLV Jazz Combos, Clark County Library Main Theater, 7 p.m.

May 8—Wednesday Night Jazz Band, CSN Cheyenne, Horn Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $5-8, http://www.csn.edu/pages/104.asp

May 8—“Evolution of the Xylophone and Marimba Band in the United States,” UNLV, Marjorie Barrick Museum/Harry Reid Center, 7:30 p.m.

May 8—Guitar Ensemble, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

May 9—DMA Recital-Clint Williams, conducting, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Room 160, 2:30 p.m.

May 9—“Learning from Las Vegas:  Addiction, Limbic Capitalism, and Pleasure Meccas,” UNLV Special Collections Reading Room, Lied Library, Third Floor, 3:30 p.m.

May 9—Woodwind Trio, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 5:30 p.m.

May 9—Civic Orchestra Concert, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Room 160, 7:30 p.m.

May 9—Spring Choral Concert, CSN Cheyenne, Horn Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $5-8, http://www.csn.edu/pages/104.asp

May 9-indefinitely—“The Burden of the Elite,” Braunstein Gallery, Barrick Museum, UNLV

May 9-July 14—“Lawrence Totaro:  The Mirror of Life,” Spring Valley Library Art Gallery

May 10—Master’s Recital-Bonita Bunt, Soprano, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

May 10—The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Smith Center, Symphony Park, 8 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/the-fabulous-thunderbirds/

May 10-11—Las Vegas Academy Spring Dance Concert, 7 p.m., http://www.lvadance.org/concertinfo.html

May 10-11—Molly Ringwald and Her Trio, The Smith Center, Cabaret Jazz, 7:30 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/molly-ringwald/

May 10-July 6—“Annual Juried Show,” Las Vegas Contemporary Arts Center, http://www.lasvegascac.org/programs

May 11—Stage to Screen Recital Performance, West Las Vegas Library Theater, 2 p.m.

May 11—Las Vegas Wind Quintet Meets Sierra Winds and Friends,” Winchester Cultural Center, 2 p.m., $10/12

May 11—DMA Recital-Lillian Ogbuefi, soprano, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 3 p.m.

May 11—“Tonight from Broadway,” West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery, 3 p.m.

May 11—“Area 51 Special Lecture:  The Phoenix Lights,” National Atomic Testing Museum, 6 p.m., http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/images/Phoenix%20Lights%20Lynne%20Kitei%20Flyer.jpg

May 11—“8:  A Dramatic Reading,” Clark County Library Main Theater, 7 p.m.

May 11—Jazz in the Park with Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Las Vegas Academy Jazz Combo, Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, 7 p.m.

May 11-12—Art Festival of Henderson, Henderson Events Plaza & Henderson Convention Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

May 11-12—Nevada Ballet Theatre:  “Romeo & Juliet,” The Smith Center, Reynolds Hall, http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/romeo-juliet/

May 12—Dances of India:  From Tradition to Pop Culture, Sahara West Library Multipurpose Room, 2 p.m.

May 12—Oboe Trio, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m.

May 12—DMA Recital-Daniel Hunter, Tenor, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 5:30 p.m.

May 13—DMA Recital-Otto Ehling, Piano, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

May 13-16—White (Weisse) Rose Exhibit, UNLV, Lied Library, First Floor

May 13-17—Bristlecone Storytelling Festival (5/13-14, Sunrise Library Auditorium, 5 p.m.; 5/14-15, Windmill Library Auditorium, 5 p.m.)

May 13-June 14—“Sharon Menary:  Mixed Bag,” Henderson Multigenerational Center Gallery

May 14—Vanguard University Guitar Ensemble in Concert, Clark County Library Main Theater, 7 p.m.

May 14—Horn Recital-Tom Frauenshuh, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

May 14-19—“Billy Elliot,” The Smith Center, Reynolds Hall, http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/billy-elliot-the-musical/

May 14-September 22—“Jane Asari:  Journey of the Heart,” Windmill Library Art Gallery

May 15—Composers Showcase of Las Vegas, The Smith Center, Cabaret Jazz, 10:30 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/the-composers-showcase-of-las-vegas/

May 15-17—“Void.  Power.  Solitude.  Recent works by Amanda Haymond, Mark Combs, and Holly Vaughn,” UNLV, Archie C. Grant Hall Gallery, 1st Floor

May 17—Red Rock Ramblers, Lloyd George Federal Building, Noon

May 17-18—“Lisa Hilton:  American Impressions and More,” The Smith Center, Cabaret Jazz, 7 p.m., http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/lisa-hilton-american-impressions-and-more/

May 17—Cello Recital-Rebecca Gray, UNLV, Beam Music Center, Rando Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.