Inside The Smith Center: Suzanne Chabre on Building Las Vegas' Cultural Cornerstone

In this Chic Compass conversation, Suzanne Chabre, vice president and chief experience officer for The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, reflects on the vision, partnerships and community commitment that helped shape one of Southern Nevada's most important cultural institutions. From world-class performances to meaningful arts education, her insights reveal how The Smith Center became far more than a venue — it became a home for the arts.

Inside The Smith Center: Suzanne Chabre on Building Las Vegas' Cultural Cornerstone2026-08-30T16:56:29-07:00

Nevada Preservation Foundation Hits a Home (+ History) Run

This year’s Home + History Las Vegas 2026 was something to write home about. The Nevada Preservation Foundation (NPF) recently presented its 11th annual four-day event in Las Vegas, continuing its mission to celebrate “the iconic lifestyle and architectural history of Southern Nevada.” The Las Vegas Valley once again transformed as the NPF spotlighted architecture, culture and community through more than 30 curated events for locals and visitors.

Nevada Preservation Foundation Hits a Home (+ History) Run2026-08-30T16:56:49-07:00

Healing Starts Here

For Ava Mucikyan, building The Salt Room — Las Vegas’ first natural Himalayan salt cave — has always been about more than just self-care. “When I first started The Salt Room, I was dealing with a significant life change and going through a very difficult period. I had just been fired from my job and my marriage was failing. I was in an identity crisis, just trying to understand what was happening in my life,” she said.

Healing Starts Here2026-08-30T16:57:00-07:00

Kevin Lepine: The Hypnotist Who Turns Audiences Into Stars

Kevin Lepine has built a career around a simple idea: entertainment should leave people feeling good. Best known as the star of "Hypnosis Unleashed" at the Four Queens Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Lepine has become one of the city’s most recognizable comedy hypnotists by combining quick wit, audience participation and a style that makes volunteers feel comfortable instead of turning them into the joke.

Kevin Lepine: The Hypnotist Who Turns Audiences Into Stars2026-08-30T18:51:33-07:00

Champagne, Couture & Community: Inside Anne Fontaine’s Elegant New Las Vegas Boutique

In a city celebrated for spectacle and reinvention, timeless elegance still has the power to captivate. Anne Fontaine has officially unveiled its stunning new boutique at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, expanding into a significantly larger space that perfectly blends luxury retail with hospitality and philanthropy.

Champagne, Couture & Community: Inside Anne Fontaine’s Elegant New Las Vegas Boutique2026-08-30T18:53:38-07:00

Welcome to The Happy Hours

Las Vegas local Heather McHardy felt there wasn’t a place for people her age to go out, dance, enjoy the music and have fun without the usual nightclub chaos. So she created one herself. McHardy is the founder of The Happy Hours, a monthly event launched in 2025 that’s built around throwback hits, earlier hours (7 to 11 p.m.) and a more relaxed nightlife atmosphere.

Welcome to The Happy Hours2026-08-30T18:54:34-07:00

Teach For America Brings Its 35th Anniversary Event to Las Vegas

Teach For America (TFA) is loading up its lesson plan and bringing tens of thousands of alumni from around the country to Las Vegas for its 35th Anniversary Summit in October. “Imagine a world where it’s part festival, part convening and part homecoming reunion,” said Niloy Gangopadhyay, vice president of the 35th Anniversary Summit.

Teach For America Brings Its 35th Anniversary Event to Las Vegas2026-08-30T18:54:46-07:00

Pole Fitness Studio: A League of Their Own

I met Fawnia Mondey at an eWomen Network event I attended recently. She graciously invited me to attend one of the classes she teaches. Her charisma convinced me to take her up on the offer. Now, let me tell you what her class was, and for those who personally know me, here is where you get to have a great laugh … pole dancing!

Pole Fitness Studio: A League of Their Own2026-08-30T18:58:10-07:00

Where Sound Meets Light

Sunlight pours through Rita Deanin Abbey’s monumental "Wall of Creation," scattering blues, golds and desert tones across the gallery walls. As the first notes of music rise into the room, the glass-like surface seems almost to breathe, with color shifting gently with rhythm and light responding to sound. There are moments in art when the boundaries between disciplines quietly dissolve.

Where Sound Meets Light2026-08-30T18:58:20-07:00

Cashman Photo: A City Remembered Through Light, Time and Human Presence

In a city that has mastered the art of reinvention, memory is crucial in defining the future, a fragile thing. Las Vegas is often described through spectacle — neon glare, desert heat, chance and excess — but beneath its mythos lies a quieter, more enduring story. It is a story written not only in architecture and entertainment but in faces, gestures, storefronts, celebrations and ordinary moments that once passed unnoticed. Few institutions have been as central to preserving this lived history as Cashman Photo.

Cashman Photo: A City Remembered Through Light, Time and Human Presence2026-08-30T18:58:28-07:00
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