See Hear Do: To The Gallery

The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in the Mojave Desert south of Las Vegas is a space where all of us can connect with nature. Also known as Spirit Mountain, it was designated as a National Monument in 2023 because of its significant cultural importance and great biological diversity.

Artist Alina Lindquist immersed herself in Avi Kwa Ame National Monument as the artist in residence at Mystery Ranch, an artist studio and and science research center. This special exhibition showcases the artwork she created there.

There is a reception with the artist June 26 from 5 to 8 pm with the her talk starting at 6:00.

Henderson's free Juneteenth celebration will include the Skip Martin Band, Marc Bamuthi Joseph performing spoken word, and a performance by the body percussion ensemble, MOLODI. there will also be vendors.

Seating is first come first served. The Water Street Plaza Amphitheater is an enclosed outdoor venue designed to keep the audience cool during with shade structures and ceiling fans.

Last winter, Harold Bradford had a major medical episode that rendered him unable to walk and turned his hands black and numb — a terrible scenario for an artist. He survived the episode, but recovery takes more than a year. And as the story goes, the medical professionals guiding him through that recovery keep telling him he has a purpose, given how he’d just willed himself through this scary ordeal. Bradford, who was nonetheless still creating art through his recovery, clung to the idea of his purpose, which he identified as the need to continue expressing himself and his talents through his art.

Note: Runs through June 28.



 

This is not some stridently political work. It uses family gatherings — and the family tension they can produce — as the vehicle to deliver its message. Catholics are the subject here, but the tension is centered around a universal theme: those who feel like outsiders to their family or church – in this case, the Black woman who is marrying into the family, and the family’s newly queer son. Those storylines merge seamlessly into themes of family and generational differences that every cultural group experiences.

Note: Open June 27 - 28.

A day later over at UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall, the Las Vegas Men’s Chorus will finish its 32nd season with its Broadway Our Way program, and yes, Wicked will be on the program. That’s some 100 men on stage, belting out showstoppers, with dancers complementing some of the numbers — Pride Month, what else ya got?

This display is an artistic exploration of our environment -- specifically, our land, hence the title -- and our connection to it. It looks at what we’re doing to the land, often irresponsibly. What we’re doing to save or protect it. And how we revere it.

Note: Display is open until July 10. Gallery is closed on weekends.