The Guide

The annual Juried Student Exhibition has artwork by students in Art and Art History Program courses: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, metals, ceramics, jewelry, and design. The show opens with a reception, including refreshments, an awards ceremony, and a gallery talk. Also, the Salon de Refusés. That's on May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The judge for this year's exhibition was Scott Dickensheets, a long time Las Vegas art critic who was deputy editor of Desert Companion magazine and continues to be a contributor.

Left of Center is pleased to present Ephemeral Recomposition, artwork by Jeannie Hua. As seen through the eyes of an immigrant, starting from the age of eight, Jeannie Hua had worked to assimilate and strive for the American dream. Art had been her constant companion, an outlet to work through public and personal tragedies. Picking up the pieces after experiencing a breakdown, and piecing back together a life during recovery, Jeannie’s use of scraps of ephemera to make her images serve as an analogy, a parallel to the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle we are all a part of, each piece integral to the big picture.

Majestic is thrilled to present Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy in a very contemporary “in-yer-face” staging set "right here...right now." With high stakes and propulsive emotions, you’ll experience the classic story with fresh eyes… ”For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring!”

Technically, Juliana Noble’s The Will to Live debuted during 2024’s Las Vegas Fringe festival — and won Best of Fringe. But it was a shorter version of the play to fit that festival’s requirements. Vegas Theater Company just debuted the full version of it, and it will be staged through May 18.

Lists is a hilarious, and touching look at the toll Alzheimer’s takes on a parent-child relationship. It magnificently reveals the humor within the tragedy, without taking away from the seriousness of the issue. Ma cares about ribbons and bows, intransitive verbs and keeping to her rigid schedule. Dot uses a wicked sense of humor to sort out the tangle of her mother’s mind. Together they struggle with Ma’s inevitable decline, while Sis phones in her advice from afar. In and out of the sinewy webs of Ma’s fleeting awareness, retracing paths they have traveled countless times, Ma and Dot drive toward understanding and arrive with some sense of surprise at the destination of comfort.

Dates and times vary. Check the official website for more information.

Jean Anouilh's 1952 play within a play. Saint Jean of Arc reenacts her life, rebellion, and moments of divine inspiration as she awaits her trial by the English in jail.

Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right!

Shows run May 29-30, June 3-6, and June 10-13.

The annual Juried Student Exhibition has artwork by students in Art and Art History Program courses: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, metals, ceramics, jewelry, and design. The show opens with a reception, including refreshments, an awards ceremony, and a gallery talk. Also, the Salon de Refusés. That's on May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The judge for this year's exhibition was Scott Dickensheets, a long time Las Vegas art critic who was deputy editor of Desert Companion magazine and continues to be a contributor.

Left of Center is pleased to present Ephemeral Recomposition, artwork by Jeannie Hua. As seen through the eyes of an immigrant, starting from the age of eight, Jeannie Hua had worked to assimilate and strive for the American dream. Art had been her constant companion, an outlet to work through public and personal tragedies. Picking up the pieces after experiencing a breakdown, and piecing back together a life during recovery, Jeannie’s use of scraps of ephemera to make her images serve as an analogy, a parallel to the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle we are all a part of, each piece integral to the big picture.

Singer-songwriter Bryan Bielanski has audiences all over the world (he goes everywhere!) smiling at his catchy tunes. They're a mix of by rock and folk music performed in a unique style that sounds instantly familiar yet excitingly fresh.

Free, with a $10 suggested donation for the artist.