In a valley packed with events, it’s never too early to start planning your year. Here’s a look at some of the entertainment happenings scheduled for 2014 including shows at The Smith Center, Helldorado Days, Electric Daisy and more.
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Robert Fejer was born in Hermosa Beach, Calif., and now lives in Henderson with his wife, Kathy, and daughter, MaryElizabeth. Fejer traveled the world as a technician in the entertainment industry. Many of his productions were tied to children’s theater. His love for children’s entertainment led him to write “Adventures of the Ant,” a picture book featuring illustrations by Yangtian Li.
Using verse to speak to young athletes, Lesynski highlights the excitement of the game and all its facets to kids for can’t get enough hoops. I liked the way author Loris Lesynski moves between spectator and player POVs here (for kids who are one or the other), and the action-packed cartoon drawings by Gerry Rasmussen just add to the enjoyment.
His road name is Nobody. That’s what he likes to go by. As president of Bikers Against Child Abuse of Nevada, his role is to be a support system for children who have experienced abuse.
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Question: The low temperatures affected the citrus trees. Most of my new growth is on the suckers. Should I remove them or just let the tree be?
A judge on Friday scheduled a bail hearing on Monday for an Arizona woman jailed on felony charges in a Christmas week shooting that left a motorist badly wounded on the Strip.
Las Vegas police are searching for a suspect in a stabbing in the 8200 block of West Flamingo Road on Friday.
Seonkyoung Longest, a self-taught home cook from South Korea, became executive chef of Jayde Fuzion after winning Food Network’s “Restaurant Express.” Now she is preparing her contemporary Asian dishes for us by combining Japanese, Chinese and Korean flavors.
A Las Vegas police officer suffered minor injuries when his squad car was rammed by a shoplifting suspect’s vehicle Friday morning.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the hiker who was found dead in the Frenchman Mountain area Dec. 28 as Daniel Stache, 27.
Bridge Mountain is one of the peaks surrounding Red Rock Canyon. Part of the Spring Mountains, it gets its name from the bridge-like natural sandstone arch, like those found in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, which can be found near the summit.
January’s First Friday arts festival is set to include an annual exhibition featuring Cirque du Soleil employees and continued runs of “The Male Mind” and “Dr. Seuss, A Tribute.”