May is dazzling with its dance shows, film, and narrative-rich art
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Earlier this month, the Department of Government Efficiency ended operational funding for the country’s 56 humanities organizations. Nevada Humanities awards hundreds of thousands in grants annually to local artists, organizations, and other groups. -
One academic area in which Las Vegas excels is music education, and a lot of the credit goes to teachers like Stephen Caplan. -
Through a collaboration with Vegas PBS, Nevada Public Radio brings you selected interviews from their Nevada Week In Person televised series on KNPR's State of Nevada. -
The showmanship. The bottle juggling. The drink in your hand at the end. There’s something very Las Vegas about flair bartending. -
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, people still talk about it. There are pre-pandemic and "post-pandemic" conditions, especially when it comes to social, economic, and political changes. -
Spring is a busy time for the arts, especially as theater companies and universities pack their calendars before the usual May season ending. But it’s also a prolific time for the literary world, where not only events but book releases abound. -
Right now, by the estimates of some business owners — and they are happy about this — maybe seven out of every 10 customers in the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas are tourists. -
It’s been relatively status-quo for Las Vegas Strip entertainment this year. But some recent developments bear exploring. -
The resounding trumpets. The warm acoustic guitar undertones. The beautiful Spanish vocal harmonies. That’s the unmistakable sound of a mariachi band. -
Today, maybe more than any time in recent memory, the arts are taking center stage because of potential cuts to funding throughout the country, including Nevada.
