She may be a stone sculptor, but Sharon Gainsburg attempts to reach artists across every platform with classes in her downtown Las Vegas Arts District studio.
Downtown
There’s Bart, meandering down the sidewalks of my neighborhood. He’s in no hurry. Come to think of it, Bart never moves as if he’s in a hurry. Maybe that’s because he’s got no place to go. Bart is my neighbor, and has been since I moved into this neighborhood in 2007. We’ve never spoken. We never even make eye contact. Actually, I’ve never seen him make eye contact with anyone.
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Las Vegas resident Antonio Grimaldi lived in Latin America for eight years, five of which were spent in Panama as an economics professor at the National University.
Fashion students from six local high schools are scheduled to strut their stuff on the Fashion Show mall’s runway at 2 p.m. Saturday as part of the Junior League of Las Vegas’ Fashion Forward: Prom Party Fashion Challenge.
Las Vegas-born and -raised artist/author Ashlee Fletcher put her illustration bachelor’s degree from Laguna College of Art & Design to work in her first book, “My Dog, My Cat,” published by Tanglewood Books.
Everybody loves being first.
Native American culture and the spirit of the contemporary powwow are the subjects of the newest exhibit at the Clark County Museum. The exhibit, “What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition,” is on loan from the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative and runs until May 6 at the museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway.
Clark High School hosted a Hawaiian-themed dance for students with disabilities Feb. 17. For many of the special education students, it was their first dance and a chance to interact as their typical education peers do.
The Las Vegas chapter of Brandeis University National Committee plans to welcome former showgirl and author Betty Bunch as the guest speaker at its 15th annual Book and Author Luncheon, planned for March 11 at Spiedini Ristorante.