Kristen Peterson
Story Archive
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A&E
Why Suzanne sizzles: Suzanne Somers on her Vegas show, her new book and organic food
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Bad things happen to all of us. You can let it do you in or you can use it like judo and make it work for you, using forward energy to win.
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Art
Artist Kim Johnson's 'Wunder Kammer' considers our interactions with the world around us
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 The awe and wonder.
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Mount Charleston
Mount Charleston’s new visitor center makes the outdoors into art
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 The new campus opened last week with light art, sculptural benches and more.
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As We See It
Thinking about Cosmo's Dive-In movies, where to find legit shrimp empanadas and more
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Plus, headline therapy from the online Daily Mail.
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Site Feature
Vegas Story: A mysterious disappearance and the questions left behind
Thursday, May 28, 2015 A personal history from Melissa Petersen: Native Las Vegan and Arts Advocate.
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Art
Opening dialogue: A Downtown space explores all things photography
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 A darkroom, a gallery and two seasoned photographers
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A&E
21st Century Symphony: The Las Vegas Philharmonic evolves and rebrands
Thursday, May 21, 2015 The Philharmonic is reaching out to untapped ears: “I want to break down all of these walls. I want them to feel they can go to a Philharmonic concert just as easily as a Lady Gaga concert.”
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Art
Murals in progress: Sush Machida brings his Japanese-inspired contemporary style to Child Haven
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 The Las Vegas artist transforms the walls of Child Haven
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A&E
Motels and motor courts: Saving Las Vegas’ mid-century gems
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 "Their preservation and activation is vital to downtown's revitalization."
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Community
Almost naked: Skin City strips to celebrate equality and diversity
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 “I’m watching the layers strip off, physically and metaphorically."
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As We See It
Why is Bar+Bistro’s patio suddenly off-limits?
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Don't expect to dine al fresco at the Arts District eatery until late this summer.
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Art
‘Helen: A Literary Magazine’ publishes its music issue packed with amazing art
Friday, May 8, 2015 The beat, the melodies, the sound waves and experiences.
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Animals
The Hydrant Club cuts the leash Downtown
Thursday, May 7, 2015 At this doggie daycare, Dobermans and Chihuahuas make unusual playmates.
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Dance
Love conquers all in ‘Giselle’
Thursday, May 7, 2015 Nevada Ballet Theatre puts on the story ballet for its final performance of the season.
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Art
Zap! goes on: tagging won’t stop urban beautification
Thursday, May 7, 2015 Artists have volunteered to touch up their vandalized works.
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A&E
The Atomic Testing Museum goes 'Radioactive' with dance video
Thursday, May 7, 2015 The local institution recently took on the Canadian Museum of Immigration.
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Art
Urban walls: writer Ed Fuentes talks Las Vegas street art
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 The 100 Centennial murals are great.
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Art
‘Benchghazi’: Bench designs planned for Main Street stir public art debate
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Arts writer Ed Fuentes humorously dubbed it “Benchghazi.”
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On the Strip
Riviera memorabilia: The sweet nectar of Tony Orlando chips and Dean Martin menus
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Casino closures bring personal stories, drunken toasts and other Vegas rituals. But then there's eBay.
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Art
Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s ginormous rock totems in the Nevada desert
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 "It really synthesizes who we are."
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As We See It
Vegas’ faux moth infestation: They don’t even have mouths to bite
Friday, April 24, 2015 What's up with all the moths?
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Art
Theater director Troy Heard is Neon Museum’s next artist in residence
Friday, April 24, 2015 Heard brings his theater-focused “Dramatic Signs: Bringing Neon to Life” event to the museum in May.
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Community
Reasons to celebrate Arbor Day even in drought-stricken Las Vegas
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Trees de-stress the mind, stabilize the soil and more.
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Music
Mao and the foxtrot and other thrilling musical rides. Thank you, LV Phil
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 The symphony closes its Masterworks series Adams, Rachmaninoff and Tch
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Art
Broadcasting from the Neon Boneyard: artist David Sanchez Burr’s community radio
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Artist residency begins at the Neon Museum.
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First Friday
First Friday doesn’t need to expand, because it already has
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 There were rumblings that First Friday would announce changes to the festival’s footprint.
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Art
Las Vegas Arts Commission is accepting donated funds for a public art project
Thursday, April 16, 2015 The city has $145,000 set aside for the art.
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Art
Chance reactions: Beauty in the disjointed at Wasteland Gallery
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Going for the full collision.
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Art
Nurturing the visual arts at Las Vegas Academy
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 In-depth training and studio practices ready them for futures in art.
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As We See It
‘Little Sweden’ in Las Vegas? Furniture giant Ikea breaks ground in the Valley
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Swedish flags were waving, local Swedes dressed in yellow and blue and Governor Brian Sandoval sported the colors of the Norse country's flag. Ikea is coming!
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Art
The fight to preserve Michael Heizer’s land art in the open desert hits home
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Dave Hickey and Michael Govan discuss Heizer's "City"
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Art
Slow Art Day honors the idea of truly taking it all in
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 So many images, so little time -- literally.
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Art
Holding onto the art: Gentrification and the Arts District
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 The sale of Art Square and other tales.
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Features
A dance with the Colorado River—four kayakers, one current
Thursday, April 2, 2015 No destination other than “up-river.”
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Site Feature
Bird and Hike’s Jim Boone on exploring—and championing—Southern Nevada’s wilderness
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Modern-day explorer
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Art
‘Recombinations,’ impermanence and other tales of landscape in Las Vegas
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Looking at the bi-product of transience in this town
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Art
Beautiful deterioration: Local artist brings ‘Urban Decay’ to the Funk House
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Printed on metal, Jay Scott's photos are a rich and thoughtful nod to beautiful decay.
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Art
Going beneath the surface: Artist Nancy Good’s unmasking
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Transparency in digital composites.
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Art
Out of the galleries and into the streets: 10 years of Zap! in Vegas
Thursday, March 26, 2015 What a difference a painting makes.
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Art
The memory, history and myth behind Deborah Aschheim’s drawings
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Looking at the people looking at the Kennedys.
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Art
Following David Sanchez Burr’s itinerant radio/art experience
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Sanchez Burr is the Neon Museum's first artist in residence.
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Art
Car Show: Remembering Tupac, Selena and the OJ spectacle
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Three iconic tragedies of the ’90s involved cars that became celebrities themselves.
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Art
Weekly Q&A: Emmanuel Ortega on the visual history of Mexico
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 “Tourists want to see Frida Kahlo with a monkey on her shoulder.”
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Art
Contemporary Arts Center kicks off book club with Dave Hickey’s ‘Pirates and Farmers’
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 After film screenings and a pop-up exhibit, CAC starts a new art-ed adventure with the former notable resident's essay collection.
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Art
Clark County’s public art program will brighten up Child Haven facility with creative flair
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Three artists will present their proposals next week for the art renovation project.
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Art
Artist Jska Priebe highlights local musicians in ‘Composition’
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Priebe takes the digital immediacy out of an image-based industry by painting oil portraits of Las Vegas talent.
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Art
Michael Light’s aerial photography looks at the luxury and ruins of Lake Las Vegas and Black Mountain
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Shot mostly from a helicopter (occasionally a small fixed-wing plane) Light’s work is among the most compelling and awe-inducing visual representations speaking to the audacity of the Valley’s famous building boom.
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Art
Yoko Ono brings her activist art back to the Cosmopolitan
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Spot it on the marquee and in the registration lobby.
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Museums
The Nevada State Museum fights for visibility at Springs Preserve
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 The institution is located in the opposite direction of many popular Springs Preserve attractions.
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Riviera
Dear Riviera, you’re breaking my heart
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 Like an old museum with a bad curator, the Riviera has its historic charm and bad updates.