Kristen Peterson

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New Yorker and Californian make Pop Up Art House anniversary show memorable
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Artists' divergent styles prove to be complementary.

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Artist explores language’s strange evolution at Trifecta
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
LA-based Thomas Lee Bakofsky enchants with Yes No Maybe.

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Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend brings together past and present legends
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Get ready for a blast of burlesque this weekend

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Artist Stephen Hendee returns with "The Pinpoint Remains"
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
We know Hendee from his glowing futuristic environments made from translucent polypropylene and fluorescent lights, and his Downtown public sculpture, “Monument to the Simulacrum.”

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Thinking about 'Saturday Night Live,' James Bond and more
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Also, Downtown is about to get soaked.

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Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater celebrates its fifth anniversary with works by Rennie Harris and Ulysses Dove
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
How about a little hip-hop and Tudor tale with your contemporary dance?

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Top secret! Atomic Testing Museum pulls back the curtain on Area 51
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
They've even got an Avrocar. Wait, what's an Avrocar ... ?

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City's Aerial Gallery moves to First Street as part of Downtown's Art Trail
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The city is moving the Aerial Gallery over to First Street as part of its Art Trail project, designed to stretch from Boulder Plaza behind the Arts Factory to the Golden Nugget on Fremont Street.

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R.I.P. Meow: Examining the pet obesity epidemic
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Nevada is one of the worst states in the nation for pet obesity.

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Brian "Paco" Alvarez, a Las Vegas original
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
There’s nothing more rewarding for a geek like me than reading the missives between two individuals debating the name of Las Vegas, should it be Las or Los.

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Cosmo's 'Right Amount of Wrong' meets 'Golden Age of Glam'
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Curator Brian "Paco" Alvarez took into consideration the hotel’s motto, “Just the right amount of wrong,” while digging through the vast photo archive of Las Vegas’ past.

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Nevada Ballet Theatre to celebrate 40 years—and its move to Smith Center
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A lot has changed—for Las Vegas and NBT—since the company formed in 1972.

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Biscuit Street Preacher gives us the beach
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
In Santa Monica, opening May 3 at Trifecta Gallery, the Preacher does something completely different.

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Wes Myles' planned departure marks the end of an era in the Arts District
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Arts Factory owner has decided to sell the popular Downtown space.

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Jesse Smigel gets to gnome you in the Arts District
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
What's with the giant gnomes in Boulder Plaza?

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Old favorites find new life at Galaxy Foam
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Vinyl, tweed, suede - you name it, Galaxy's got it.

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Infatuation meets art at 5th Wall's Oshima exhibit
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Daniel Oshima has extracted nearly everything from his bedroom and brought it into the small gallery space, arranging it accordingly: the unmade bed, the lamps, the television, the stereo, notebooks, sketch pads.

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The Las Vegas Science Festival is back
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Weeklong events turn the Vegas Valley into a science laboratory.

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Mickey D's gets hip on the Strip with Metro McDonald's
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The usual grub meets contemporary design at the new Strip-side space.

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Build a block Downtown: the fantasy and reality
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Bringing the community together for neighborhood change is a well-traveled road in these parts.

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Time to go beyond the pot: six products to save you from planter monotony
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Add some flair to your gardening!

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Main Street in full bloom
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Downtown's Main Street is building the foundation of a diverse business district.

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Wetlands Safari: exploring Clark County's desert oasis
Thursday, April 19, 2012
We forget where we are until we spot the Stratosphere in the distance or catch a glimpse of Sam Boyd Stadium.

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What do we say when schoolyard tactics enter the adult world?
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
We bully without even knowing we’re bullies.

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Tea time with artist Mai Ueda at Cosmo's P3 Studio
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
As with traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, we’re leaving the real world behind, but we’re watching ourselves do so.

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The loaded past and present of the F Street closure
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"Residents charge that blocking off F Street, a decision made in 2006, was racially motivated."

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Fabulous vintage Downtown Las Vegas
Brian "Paco" Alvarez exhibits historic photos of local Las Vegas at Emergency Arts
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
For all the talk of the small town that Las Vegas is, and most certainly was, the 1952 photo of Sixth and Fremont

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Siegfried & Roy unveil the Save Vanishing Species postage stamp at the Mirage
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The stamp's proceeds benefit conservation efforts for specific species facing endangerment.

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Charlie Chaplin and Tony Hsieh onstage with the Las Vegas Philharmonic?
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Phil is already touting next season, which begins in October with the return of pianist Navah Perlman and cellist Zuill Bailey, performing Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano with violinist Philippe Quint.

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Kung Fu master: "It's a way of life"
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"Once you learn how to hurt someone, you don’t want to."

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Doug Pedersen’s intriguing mix of the futuristic and primitive at TastySpace gallery
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The thoughtful and colorful photographs of mass-produced toys altered by crayons are stunning romps with American consumerism.

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Eva Steil's riveting self portraits and the stories they could tell at Blackbird Studios
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Callous, seductive and haughty, she holds in her hand a shutter release and offers a look that says she could have you any way she wants.

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Absurdity and peace in the line for Mega Millions tickets
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Also, your odds of winning the $600 million lotto.

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Sheldon Adelson's Eurovegas scheme has Spaniards protesting
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
"Few people want Las Vegas showing up in their town or city."

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Thinking about puppies, Sarah Palin's guest hosting on 'Today' and more
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Also, the new Wynn website.

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With Wendy Kveck's 'Party's Over,' seeing is understanding
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Make sure to check out Wendy Kveck's exhibit before it closes

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Checking out the beastly vehicles during Mint 400 festivities
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Mint 400. It just never gets old

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Las Vegas Phil's first Smith Center performance a smash
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Smith Center seems designed to showcase orchestras

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Virtual library helps the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District stay current
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It seems Kindles and the like haven't made libraries obsolete.

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'Once in a lifetime': Las Vegas Philharmonic makes its Smith Center debut
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
This has been a week like no other for the Las Vegas Philharmonic.

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Clay Arts Vegas opens in Downtown's old Art Bar
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Scrappers had stripped out electrical wiring and air-conditioning parts, and the stage on which bands had performed sat in pieces in the corner. But the artists had resources.

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Las Vegas pitches in to support a local business on National Cash Mob Day
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
"The group shopping spree is designed to support the local community and economy."

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Food (truck) fight: Could a turf war incite new regulations?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Restaurants see food trucks poaching business. But do they have it wrong?

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Thinking about musical lawn fertilizers and more
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Also, Tennessee's new proposed abortion law.

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Nevada Ballet Theatre goes flash mob
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Classical performance art, meet cavernous shopping mall on the Strip.

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The Bumbys dole out fair (and silent) fashion critiques
New York performance artists appraise your appearance at Cosmo's P3 Studio
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Bumbys tell you how you look

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Oscar Goodman honored with bronze bust in Symphony Park's Tribute Plaza
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Rub its nose for...uh, good luck?

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Website converts dead Mormons to homosexuality
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Simply search for a name, type it in and press the "convert" button!

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Smith Center 101
Key details about the Valley’s new performing arts center
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Key details about the Valley’s new performing arts center.

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Can the Smith Center connect the cultural dots?
It's built and paid for. Now, Downtown's performing arts centerpiece opens its doors
Thursday, March 8, 2012
It's built and paid for. Now, Downtown's performing arts centerpiece opens its doors.

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