The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum launches the second season of RDA Performs with “Movement,” a four-concert series blending music with cinema, culture, storytelling, theatre and dance. Alongside the 2026-27 concert season, the museum is expanding Rita Deanin Abbey’s legacy through documentary and feature films, forthcoming books and a national PBS appearance.
The night on April 8 couldn’t have been more ideal, with perfect weather by the lake as the intimate setting for a collaborative soiree of art, music, fine libations and delectable food. “Notes and Brushstrokes” debuted as a festive evening to support the third season of the Desert Roots Rising Stars Music Festival and Summer Academy occurring June 6–13 in partnership with the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The THIRD Street project in Las Vegas, billed as the city's first multi-venue, multidisciplinary arts and media incubator, has signed a 31-year lease to secure its future at 814 S. 3rd St. Originally built as a multi-screen cinema complex — formerly known as the Eclipse Theaters, Art Houz Theaters and Downtown Cinemas — THIRD Street is now ground zero for a spectacular new home for the arts.
After retiring as the founding music director and conductor laureate of the Las Vegas Philharmonic in 2007, Hal Weller didn't exactly lay down his baton. Two years later, he launched FAYM — the Foundation to Assist Young Musicians — as an organization to offer scholarships and mentoring to young, rising-star musicians pursuing their careers.
Acclaimed soprano Cecilia Violetta López takes the reins at Opera Las Vegas (OLV) in its 27th season as the first Latina general director of an American opera company. López comes full circle, having made her professional debut in Don Giovanni with OLV in 2012. She returned to perform more recently with the company in leading roles as Adina in L'elisir d'amore, Violetta in La traviata and the stand-out star in OLV's "Silver Anniversary Salute" at The Smith Center.
Hal Savar single-handedly carved out an astounding musical journey for himself as a talented artist. Growing up in Philadelphia and numerous locales across the country as an Air Force brat, music became his sanctuary—an outlet for self-expression and connection.
The Desert Roots Rising Stars Festival—featuring a weeklong musical extravaganza—returns after its spectacular summer debut last year. Concerts boast a dazzling repertoire of beloved classical masterpieces, contemporary favorites and even a colorful splash of pop-rock composers.
The new kid on the local musical block is the Las Vegas Sinfonietta (LVS), a professional chamber orchestra founded by a passionate group of local musicians who perform extraordinary classical repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.
Desert Quilters of Nevada (DQN), the first and largest quilt guild in Southern Nevada, was formed to promote, encourage and preserve the art of quilt-making by developing an appreciation for fine quilts. It sponsors and supports quilting activities, teaching techniques, the history of quilting and the future of modern quilt expressions.
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