The architect Joel Bergman worked on some of the most iconic resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, such as The Mirage. Now, that legacy is in the hands of his sons, Leonard and George Bergman. In this role, they’re creating resorts across the Midwest and West and updating rooms closer to home, at Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood.
Arts & Culture
CORE Academy offers mentor-based programs where young people can learn about being a chef, interior design, mechanical engineering, architecture and art.
Jeff Civillico underwent knee surgery on Halloween. He ends his hiatus in March in a new room (for him) at Paris Las Vegas.
Mario Basner’s exhibit is a result of five days spent in Germany in 1994, at a long-abandoned hospital compound of roughly 60 buildings on more than 200 acres.
Sharon Gainsburg gently suggests newcomers’ next steps and helps more experienced students reveal in the stone what’s in their mind’s eye.
Gloria Mancilla turned 90 on Sunday, but the longtime showgirl is still kicking.
Vanessa Williams called her friend David Weinreb of the Howard Hughes Corporation to perform a couple of numbers to close the annual Nevada Ballet Theatre Black & White Ball at Aria.
Members of The Killers were once bounced from a bar by an employee of Jesse Garon, who this week portrayed Elvis in a promo clip starring … The Killers.
Fairey is perhaps most widely known for his now-iconic 2008 “Hope” poster of Barack Obama. More recently, his contribution to a “We the people” series for the inauguration of President Donald Trump included an illustration of a woman wearing a red, white and blue hijab that appeared often during last weekend’s women’s march on Washington.
Downtown Las Vegas welcomed the Year of the Rooster with a parade, performances and an after-party Saturday during the sixth annual Las Vegas Spring Festival.
The museum will use three exhibits and a lobby display to show how it developed from natural history to fine art.
Most recently a three-day event at Las Vegas Festival Grounds, the Academy of Country Music’s “Party for a Cause” is branching out to such locales as Hard Rock Hotel, Red Rock Resort and Toby Keith’s joint at Harrah’s.
Our arts picks this week include the “Rescue” interactive exhibit at Discovery Children’s Museum and “Drumline Live” at The Smith Center.
The Academy of Country Music’s “Party for a Cause” charity festival is all partied out at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
It’s a dinner show starring a couple of magicians, but the new “Jarrett & Raja” show isn’t quite interactive theater in the spirit of “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding.”