SAY, “I DO” TO A NEW TAKE ON NUPTIALS
’Tis the season to tie the knot, but if you are looking to forgo the trappings of a traditional ceremony, have I got some untraditional “I do” ideas for anyone thinking outside the wedding box!
The Art of Niki J Sands
When self-taught painter Niki J Sands first put oil to canvas in the mid-90s, she was ready to give up. “I took the painting and said, ‘Oh God, that is just awful,’ admits Sands. “So, I rolled it up and threw it in the garbage.”
From Liverpool to Los Angeles: A Magical Mystery Tour with The Beatles
The Beatles in Los Angeles is the brainchild of veteran television producer Jeremy Louwerse, with a little help from his friend and fellow award-winning producer, Tom Weitzel.
50 and Fabulous
On Friday, Carmina Burana!—a massive production with over 120 operatic singers, dancers, and musicians, will make its official debut. The Las Vegas Master Singers are sending over 59 choristers who will remain on stage for the entire production. There will be a live orchestra featuring members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, conducted by Donato Cabrera, and the company’s 18 dancers will be joined by three veteran vocal soloists flying in from Salt Lake City.
Portrait of an Artist
It never fails. Whenever portrait artist Neal Portnoy meets someone, they always ask, “Can you do me?” In just six short years, the Boston native has made his felt-tip mark in Las Vegas and realized his dream of becoming the “Illustrator to the Stars.”
Project Marilyn - A Mission with Dignity. Period
Menstruation has gone mainstream. TV and film tackling the once-taboo subject of a woman’s period are now on-trend. Project Marilyn wants to end this often-overlooked cycle of “period poverty.” Period.
Illuminarium - Bringing Dreams to Life
Illuminarium Las Vegas just made a spectacle of itself. Spectacle, as in, an endless array of unique and stunning visual experiences.
Fancy Like...
In February, this year’s 46th Winter Food Fest marked the first “in-person” show in two years and a return to Las Vegas after nearly 50 years in San Francisco! Founded in 1952, the SFA represents importers, retailers, and distributors and has helped companies launch name brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Popchips, and ZICO Coconut Water. Sound familiar?
Rail Explorers - All Aboard the Valentine Express
Rail Explorers Las Vegas, the year-round, all-ages, outdoor-adventure attraction, begins and ends at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City. That is just one of four locations in the U.S. that provides tandem and quad-Explorer pedal-powered rail bikes (with the help of custom-built electric motors for those pedal-challenged).
The Trailblaze Challenge
Completing the inaugural 25-mile Trailblaze Challenge for Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada was an exceptional, life-changing journey for Stacey Gualandi. If it were easy, everyone would do it, right?