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Bluegrass Celebration May 25 At Charleston Heights Arts Center

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Lonesome Otis, Stuck In Reverse And Out Of The Desert To Perform

 

        Save the date now for the Bluegrass Celebration Saturday, May 25, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Charleston Heights Arts Center, located at 800 S. Brush St. Tickets for a concert by the Lonesome Otis band at 5 p.m. in the center’s Jeanne Roberts Theatre are priced at $10 and on sale now. A pre-show by Out of the Desert and post-show by Stuck in Reverse bands in the center’s ballroom, as well as information booths and the opportunity to bring your own instrument and join in the music making during “porch picking” are all free. A food-and-beverage vendor will be available on site. Stay late and dance to more live music with the Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers until 10 p.m. Use your concert ticket stub to receive half off contra dance admission. For tickets and information, call (702) 229-6383 or visitwww.artslasvegas.org.

 

        Out of the Desert will perform at 3:30 p.m. This band is comprised of award-winning instrumentalists who sing four-part vocals. Mark Sanders (banjo, vocals), Rick Seligman (fiddle), John Lundmark (guitar, vocals), Brian Burns (bass, vocals) and Jon Meek (dobro, fiddle, mandolin, vocals) perform with polish and energy. Bring an instrument to join in the 4 p.m. porch-picking fun. For more information on the band, go online to www.facebook.com/outofdesert.

 

        Based in Southern California, the Lonesome Otis band specializes in classic bluegrass, but also has an appreciation for slightly more contemporary songs. Steve Stout (banjo, fiddle, vocals), Chris Ruud (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Chris Cerna (bass, mandolin, vocals), Celeste Cerna (bass) and Gilbert Hancock (banjo) will perform traditional, gospel, contemporary, and original songs written by the band members themselves. For more information on the band, visit www.LonesomeOtis.com.

 

        Stuck in Reverse will perform 6:30-7:30 p.m. The popular Las Vegas band's five members are Peggy Ruesch (guitar, vocals), Jan Ruesch (bass), Vera Vann-Wilson (banjo), Leon Evans (guitar) and Tom Flagg (mandolin). This band has played together for 13 years with a repertoire that includes traditional, gospel and original music. For more information, contact band leader Peggy Ruesch at (702) 361-2116.

See New Art Exhibitions And Meet The Artists This May

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Three City Of Las Vegas Galleries Invite You To Meet-The-Artists Receptions

The public is invited to meet the artists and enjoy the exhibitions at three different city of Las Vegas galleries this May.

 


Meet Ukrainian artist Alex Krasky Friday, May 3, at a 5 p.m. reception at the West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery, located at 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Krasky, now a Las Vegas resident, left Ukraine in 1997, journeying for three years through seven countries to make his way to the United States. At the urging of his wife, Krasky took oil painting classes after he was laid off from his job in 2009. It was the first time he held brushes in his hand. After four classes, his instructor urged him to just go home and paint; she had nothing else to teach him. He has not stopped painting since. Krasky and his art have been featured on television news shows, magazine and newspaper articles, and acknowledged by the President of the United States and other elected officials. His works will be on exhibit at the center through June 8, and also may be seen on his website, www.kraskyart.com. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (702) 229-4800.

 

Meet participating Southern Nevada artists Friday, May 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Celebrating Life! reception and awards ceremony as the new exhibition opens at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Residents age 50 and better  were invited to submit one artwork to this juried competition, sponsored annually by the Las Vegas Arts Commission and the city of Las Vegas to recognize the talents of Southern Nevada artists. This year’s jurors are K.D. Matheson, Linda Alterwitz and Lynda Whitehair. Admission is free to the reception and exhibition. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 24-July 13. Call (702) 229-1012 or 229-6383 for more information, or go online to www.artslasvegas.org.

 

Greet a variety of artists participating in the “Our Las Vegas” exhibition Thursday, May 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery, located on the second floor at 495 S. Main St. The exhibition will feature works from artists with studios and galleries inside of Emergency Arts in Las Vegas. The Chamber Gallery is open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., closed holidays. Admission is free. “Our Las Vegas” is a project of the Las Vegas Arts Commission. The exhibition is supported, in part, by a donation from the Downtown Project. For more information on the Web-based "Our Las Vegas" project, go to http://ourlasvegas.wordpress.com or call (702) 229-1012.

NEON MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF MOULIN ROUGE WITH SPECIAL PROGRAM, THURSDAY, MAY 23

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LAS VEGAS (April 2013) – On Thursday, May 23, the Neon Museum will host a special program commemorating the 58th anniversary of the opening of Las Vegas’ famed Moulin Rouge casino. The Moulin Rouge sign, designed by Betty Willis, is one of more than 150 neon signs preserved and viewed by thousands of visitors each year in the Neon Museum’s Neon Boneyard exhibition area.

 

 

 

On the evening of May 23, noted Las Vegas filmmaker Stan Armstrong will screen portions his latest project, the documentary titled “The Misunderstood Legend of the Las Vegas Moulin Rouge,” at the Neon Museum. Also on hand will be Claytee White, director, Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries. Dr. Michael Green, professor of history, College of Southern Nevada, will serve as the panel moderator.

 

 

 

The evening will begin with a meet-and-greet with the panelists for Neon Museum members only at 5 p.m. Doors will open to the public at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin promptly at 6 p.m.

 

 

 

What follows is an excerpt from the book, “Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas Neon,” authored by Melissa Johnson, Carrie Schomig and Dorothy Wright and published by the Neon Museum, about the Moulin Rouge:

 

 

 

At a time when all of the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip were racially segregated, the Moulin Rouge Casino opened in West Las Vegas in May 1955. In the Las Vegas Review-Journal, advertisements billed the Rouge as “the nation’s first major inter-racial hotel.”

 

 

 

Unlike the other casinos, black entertainers and guests could stay at Moulin Rouge. Heavyweight champion Joe Louis greeted visitors, and from the start, the club had sold-out shows that attracted A-list entertainers such as Pearl Bailey, Harry Belafonte, Tallulah Bankhead, Nat King Cole, and Sammy Davis, Jr. The Moulin Rouge’s sign featured stylized, cursive script and was designed by Western Neon’s Betty Willis. Despite the casino’s success, the Moulin Rouge shut down after only five months of operation under uncertain circumstances. After remaining shuttered for nearly fifty years, the building burned in 2003. The Moulin Rouge’s characteristically stylish neon signage, however, survived the blaze and is in the Neon Museum’s Boneyard.

 

 

 

Moulin Rouge sign designer Willis is best known for her iconic 1959 design for the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada” sign in the median of South Las Vegas Boulevard. The sign has become the symbol of Las Vegas ever since its installation at the south end of the Strip, and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

 

 

For more information about this special event at the Neon Museum, go to www.neonmuseum.org or call (702) 387-6366.

 

SIN CITY GALLERY’S MAY EXHIBIT IS ‘SINGULARITY’ - SOLO EXHIBIT OF NEW PAINTINGS ON CANVAS AND CONCRETE SCULPTURES

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The Presenting Artist Will Be Mark Mellon From Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Artist Mark Mellon will present "Singularity" - Solo Exhibit of New Paintings on Canvas and Concrete Sculptures at Sin City Gallery May 2-27. On Thursday, May 2, there will be an artist's preview from 7-10 p.m.  

Mellon's description of his work is poetic. "We all are but wanderers existing within the universe searching for the one that makes each individual whole. It is in that moment two lives converge into one singular entity, fated to exist together now and in every spectrum of time.

Mellon's work explores the condition of man exploring our past, present, future looking for the connections between harmony and the universe. His distinctive style is a mash up of surrealism, abstraction and primitive art. By merging the three into an unlikely harmony, Mellon demands the audience's attention and creates imaginative conversation.

Mellon is a self-made artist who works out of his home studio in Las Vegas. He was accepted early on into the School of Visual Arts in New York but opted out. He believes that the disciplines of being an artist are something you experience and not something that can be taught. With an unyielding vigilance, he has spent the last 15 years independently studying art, mythology, sociology and history, among other things.  He has made his success accountable only to himself.

"Mark Mellon creates in varied mediums with his exploration of man's condition," said the gallery's curator, Dr. Laura Henkel. "It is his quest that intrigues the onlooker and moves the pendulum of creativity once again for Las Vegas."

Sin City Gallery is located off the Strip in the famous Arts Factory, situated in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas' thriving 18b Arts District, at 107 E. Charleston Boulevard, Suite 100. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 1 to 7 p.m., and by appointment during the day. The gallery's TV exposure includes the Travel Channel's "The Ethical Hedonist" episode featuring Las Vegas.  The gallery was recently named one of the best 25 galleries in America by the American Art Awards.

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FERRARO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR ANNOUNCES MEZZANOTTE, ITS NEW, ENTICING LATE-NIGHT FINE DINING EXPERIENCE

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Full Menu Offered Until 2 a.m. Every Night of the Week 

 


 

LAS VEGAS (April 2013) – For those who can’t pull themselves away from the tables until midnight or who don’t have time to catch dinner before a show, Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar offers a delectable option for late-night fine dining: the Mezzanotte experience. The restaurant, which presents an authentic Italian culinary experience in an elegant, family-run atmosphere, serves its full dinner menu every night until 2 a.m. From 11 p.m. until 2 a.m., guests receive 50 percent off all food items and 25 percent off of drinks.

 

 

 

Italian for “Midnight,” Mezzanotte (MEHTS-tsah-NOHT-the) will entice late-night diners with Ferraro’s signature family-recipe meatballs, house-made sausages, legendary osso buco, light gnocchi, savory risottos, perfectly prepared all-natural meats, Safe Harbor® seafood and freshly made pastas and sauces. In addition, Chef Mimmo Ferraro, the second generation of the Ferraro family to helm the bustling kitchen, has enhanced the classic menu with contemporary dishes inspired by authentic Italian tradition. Guests love dishes such as Pappardelle Mimmo—served with scallops, lobster, asparagus, butter, sage and truffle oil—as well as his willingness to accommodate virtually any special dietary request.

 

 

 

To accompany the restaurant’s cuisine, wine connoisseurs will delight in Ferraro’s 12,000-bottle wine collection emphasizing Italian wines selected especially to complement the menu.  Its wine list features 18 wines by the glass, several half-bottle and large-format selections, as well as an additional tasting list including more than one dozen rare labels available in one-, three- and five-ounce pours. While Ferraro’s wine selection places special emphasis on presenting a broad and deep range of Italian wines, it also includes an extensive selection of wines from California and France. Ferraro’s has been recognized with Wine Spectator’s “Best of Award of Excellence” and the Wine Enthusiast award.

 

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