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    Fifth Street

    January 21, 2021

    Jan 21, 2021
    Bringing Everyone In at Nuwu Art | History for (Ventriloquist) Dummies | The Inauguration Poet | Hip Hop and Mass Incarceration
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    Hong Wang's Music of China And Everywhere

    Jan 26, 2017

    Las Vegas-based musician Hong Wang blends traditional Chinese music and music from around the world. 

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    Nevada Ballet's Fall Season

    Oct 12, 2010
    The Nevada Ballet Theatre revives the spirit of dancer Robert Joffrey this fall. Former members of the Joffrey Ballet share the stage with our local dancers.
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    First Friday

    Feb 15, 2010
    It's time again for the downtown arts festival. This time we meet Enrique Nevarez whose work is a little political and a little comic.
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    NOMO

    Feb 10, 2010
    The six piece future-jazz, afrobeat ensemble NOMO brings their driving danceable music to the Aruba Hotel Showroom, Saturday February 6. We talk with NOMO leader, multi-instrumentalist (and van driver) Elliot Bergman about the band's creation process.
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    The Taming of the Shrew

    Feb 09, 2010
    The Utah Shakespearean Festival will be presenting public performances of Shakespeare's classic tale of the battle between the sexes. This new production has been touring schools throughout the West and has been given a "Wild West " theme.
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    Othello

    Jan 21, 2010
    The Insurgo Theater Company has mounted a new production of Shakespeare's Othello in its new space on East Karen Avenue. It's an unusual venue for a classic play but then Insurgo is not the typical theater company.
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    Elvis and Vegas

    Jan 11, 2010
    And today Elvis Presley would be 75 years old. That means there's no better time to hear again Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Geoff Schumacher's take on the King in Las Vegas.
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    Big Friendly Corporation

    Jan 11, 2010
    Veteran Las Vegas band Big Friendly Corporation is enjoying a great 2010. The group was named one of the top ten acts to follow by the Las Vegas Sun and they're launching a new CD with an appearance at the Aruba Showroom tonight.
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    Bill Cosby

    Jan 01, 2010
    He's been amusing Americans since the 1960s with his stand-up routines, television shows and innumerable guest appearances on the talk show circuit. He's coming to Treasure Island this Saturday for one performance.
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    Rick Faugno

    Dec 31, 2009
    Broadway singer and dancer Rick Faugno is about to launch his one-man show, "Songs My Idols Sang (And Danced)" this Sunday at the Southpoint Hotel and Casino. This weekend's show is already sold out but Faugno gives us a preview in a special music edition of the show, taped in Studio One.
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    Rat Pack

    Dec 30, 2009
    Sandy Hackett has created a new show about the glory days of Las Vegas at the Sahara. The show is playing at the Sahara and the cast joins us in the studio to talk about the new show and the old memories.
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    David Hopkins

    Dec 28, 2009
    David Hopkins is an Irish singer-songwriter who now lives in Las Vegas. He toured with rock legends The Who as their keyboardist for 2001's acclaimed "Quadrophenia" tour, and is a friend and contemporary of Damien Rice.
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    Lion Princes and Princesses

    Dec 24, 2009
    They just can't wait to be king. The four middle-schoolers who play "Young Simba" and "Young Nala" at the Las Vegas production of "The Lion King" join Las Vegas Sun entertainment writer John Katsilometes to talk about how they got into show business, their fledgling careers and what they do when they're not on stage.
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    Neon Reverb Music Festival

    Dec 22, 2009
    This weekend marks the return of the Neon Reverb Festival on East Fremont Street and at other venues in town. We talk with the organizers - James Woodbridge, Thirry Harlin and Jason Aragon.
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    Frank Caliendo

    Dec 21, 2009
    He plays John Madden, Sir Charles Barkley and, of course, Dr. Phil.
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    Pan de Sal

    Dec 17, 2009
    This Las Vegas band describes itself as "a world-beat experimental pop band that formed in the winter of 2006 as a collective where different musicians from many genres can come together to create music not found anywhere else." So they came to the studio to show us what that means.
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    Elvis and Vegas

    Dec 15, 2009
    CityCenter's Aria Hotel is about to reincarnate Elvis Presley. He's the focus of the latest Cirque De Soleil show.
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    The Nutcracker

    Dec 14, 2009
    If it's Christmas it must be time for time for Tchaikovsky's favorite holiday ballet - the Nutcracker. The Nevada Ballet is presenting the classic at the Paris Las Vegas from Friday through Christmas Eve.
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    Garth Brooks Tickets

    Dec 11, 2009
    Garth Brooks and Steve Wynn have made it very clear to would-be profiteers that they will not tolerate people profiting off the shortage of tickets for the country megastar's Las Vegas concerts. Wynn Las Vegas has instituted an elaborate procedure to ensure that only genuine concertgoers buy tickets and we talk to writer and blogger Steve Friess about the new plan to stamp out scalpers.
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    Holiday Concert

    Dec 11, 2009
    The Las Vegas Philharmonic will be playing its Christmas concert this weekend. We talk to David Itkin about the concert and the music they will be playing.
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    The Rumble Returns

    Dec 11, 2009
    The indie-rock circuit tour The Rumble returns to the Aruba this Sunday. We hear the music of Las Vegas band, the Lazystars, and talk with them about how their creative process works.
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    Lion Princes and Princesses

    Dec 10, 2009
    They just can't wait to be king. The four middle-schoolers who play "Young Simba" and "Young Nala" at the Las Vegas production of "The Lion King" join Las Vegas Sun entertainment writer John Katsilometes to talk about how they got into show business, their fledgling careers and what they do when they're not on stage.
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    David Hopkins

    Dec 09, 2009
    David Hopkins is an Irish singer-songwriter who now lives in Las Vegas. He toured with rock legends The Who as their keyboardist for 2001's acclaimed "Quadrophenia" tour, and is a friend and contemporary of Damien Rice.
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    The Vibe Performing Arts Company

    Dec 04, 2009
    The Vibe Performing Arts Company performs in an warehouse in the southeast part of the valley. It chooses odd times for its performance - like midnight tonight - because it's performers come from Cirque de Soleil shows and are literally moonlighting.
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