Fine Art

'Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas' highlights the legacy of the city's African American community

"Rhythm and Resilience" is on display through August 20 at the new Civic Center Gallery.

'Three Generations of Polarized Light Art' turns viewers into participants at Sahara West Library

Austine Wood Comarow invented “Polage,” short for polarized collage, and brought it to Las Vegas in 1976, spawning a lineage of artistry.

'Soulful Creatures' unearths a centuries-old tradition at Bellagio Gallery

In Ancient Egypt, many animals were prized pets of royal families, worshipped and sometimes buried with their owners and mummified to join them in the ...

Checking out Area15's Art Quest, a fun and free walking gallery

With the recent 20-acre expansion of the Area15 campus, the art offerings have multiplied and you can enjoy them through a new app-based tour.

Light painter DariusTwin illuminates roads less traveled for 'The Neon in Nature Series'

The artist's first museum exhibition in the United States combines his playful light painting process with the barren beauty of the Nevada desert, showing at ...

Sacred surroundings: Nuwu’s 'Healing the Heart' exhibit praises the undeniable power of ecology

The exhibit invites viewers into a layered exploration of plant ecology that’s grounded in Indigenous knowledge, community care and lived experience.

Artist Nancy Good plays with perspective in Whitney Library exhibit

In "From What to My Wondering Eyes Do Appear,” Good invites us to experience the beauty of our interconnectedness through a vibrant new lens.

Theater and puppetry fuel Whitney Lehn Meltz’s artistic whimsy at Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart

Before crafting these new immersive exhibits for Meow Wolf, the artist spent years in entertainment and theater, designing sets and building puppets for Vegas Theatre ...

Brian Martinez’s ‘Cosmic Chicano’ at Nuwu gallery is too epic to be contained in frames

A member of the Scrambled Eggs artist collective, the local painter, sculptor, screen-printer and urban muralist presents a transcendent solo show at Nuwu Art Gallery ...

Barrick’s ‘Living Here’ exhibit examines Asian identity, memory and belonging

The multimedia exhibit on display through December 20 brings together 26 artists from East and Southeast Asian diasporas, all weaving personal experiences into a shared ...

Artist Alina Lindquist’s portraits of Avi Kwa Ame dazzle at Nevada Humanities

“Between Presence and Protection,” running through August 27, was created during a 30-day stint at Mystery Ranch, a desert research station and art residency.

Local artists celebrate Las Vegas’ iconic defunct motels in ‘Vacancy’ exhibit

David Cooper’s ink and mixed media drawings of vanished Vegas buildings are on display through April 24 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center.

Las Vegas artist Q’shaundra James goes beyond ‘The Veil’ at Left of Center Gallery

James restores agency to the subjects in her paintings, equipping them with artifacts that protect and connect them to their true selves.

The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum’s new exhibits further cement the legacy of its namesake

Abbey, a writer and UNLV educator as well as a pioneering artist, was a local figure who never sought out the spotlight but quietly shaped ...

A&E

Fabulous Fourth: Catch the fireworks and celebrate Independence Day Vegas-style

A synchronized fireworks display will be fired off at 9 p.m. from nine rooftops spanning the Strip.

A&E

Station Casinos turns 50: A month of fireworks, free shows and throwback Vegas value this July

Expect fireworks, a drone show, a stacked live-music lineup, vintage photo booths, collector's commemoratives and the kind of throwback prices that built Station Casinos' reputation ...

Features

Staycation season: Affordable local escapes for every Las Vegan

You already live in one of the world’s top vacation spots, and its famous resort properties are cutting summertime deals.

A&E

Summer Walker blends vintage burlesque with slow-burn R&B at T-Mobile Arena

Everything about this performance felt like a grand gesture. It was sexy, moody and a bit playful—much like Walker’s own music.

Taste

Chef Marc Marrone returns to Las Vegas with Diamond Spur, Butcher & Deli

As a longtime executive chef for Tao Group Hospitality, Marrone built menus for some of the city’s busiest iconic restaurants. Today, he’s focused on feeding ...

A&E

What to do in Las Vegas this week: July 2-8

Don Toliver at MGM Grand Garden Arena and Zouk Nightclub, the Las Vegas Lights play on the Fourth of July, Vicki Barbolak at Jimmy Kimmel’s ...

News

Street performers and buskers push for fairness at Fremont Street Experience

An update to the Fremont Street Experience lottery system is still early in the process, with any rule revisions ultimately subject to Las Vegas City ...

A&E

Reality TV icon Lisa Vanderpump completes her Las Vegas empire with her own hotel

Vanderpump set her sights on the Cromwell, reimagining the 188-room hotel-casino with lavender accents and vintage, romantic flair.

A&E

Your Downtown Las Vegas itinerary, from morning coffee to last call

Around early afternoon, the objective becomes clear: seek shade. And what better place to do that than in the dark of a matinee at the ...

Noise

Las Vegas can fight concert cancellations and stay connected to live music through smaller venues

We have venues smaller than arenas that can accommodate big-ticket artists willing to downscale, and a growing number of club venues that can be actively ...

Concert Reviews

5 Thoughts: ASAP Rocky at MGM Grand Garden Arena, June 26

The night was filled with hits and drama as the 37-year-old Harlem rapper continued the tour of his first project in eight years.