Why is Core Contemporary, one of the city’s most vital art galleries, closing? Owner/gallerist Nancy Good told “KNPR’s State of Nevada” that Clark County’s handling of the Commercial Center redevelopment — to say nothing of unwanted intrusions in the complex by non-patrons — has left some tenants no choice but to leave. So Good is ending Core’s run with not only the SOMA exhibit by multidisciplinary artist Laura Esbensen, but also a funeral — specifically, a Jazz Funeral & Wake — on December 13. The affair will acknowledge both the death of her gallery as well as its life — and the life it helped breathe into the local arts community — complete with a proper funeral procession through New Orleans Square and a party at the gallery after. Dress up for this one, folks.

Note: Gallery is also open to appointment times.