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Poet and author begin UNLV residencies

By Kristen Peterson · August 28, 2008 · 5:39 PM

Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku and authors Mary Palevsky and Robert Rosenberg begin their nine-month residency at UNLV this semester where they will write new works and interact with students via the Diana L. Bennett Literary Arts Fellows Program of the Black Mountain Institute.

Speaking of the demise of live oldies music . . .

By Jerry Fink · August 27, 2008 · 3:29 PM

On the day a feature story ran in the Las Vegas Sun about the dance band Deja Vu, lamenting the fact that there are fewer places for older folks to dance, the band received notice its engagement was being cancelled.

Palms parties in Playboy fashion

By Melissa Arseniuk · August 18, 2008 · 2:30 PM

Though the Palms is about 283 miles from the Playboy Mansion, Las Vegas’ N9NE Group brought Hugh Hefner’s infamous Midsummer Night’s Dream party to the Palms on Saturday night.

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Black Music Awards to honor Las Vegas performers

By Jerry Fink · August 15, 2008 · 10:33 AM

Some of Las Vegas’ most outstanding performers, musicians and producers will be honored Saturday night at the third annual Las Vegas Black Music Awards. Rick Warren, president and founder of ...

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SRO heads picks for the weekend

By Jerry Fink · August 14, 2008 · 3:13 PM

Take a nostalgic trip with the show band SRO Saturday night at Charlie’s Down Under. The seven-piece band performs rock, R&B, soul and blues from the ‘60s through the ‘90s. ...

Las Vegas singer Steve Lawrence brags a bit about his son

By Jerry Fink · August 12, 2008 · 4:56 PM

It’s a big week for Las Vegas singer Steve Lawrence. Tonight he shows up as a guests star on “The Cleaner” (10 p.m., A&E), the hot series starring Benjamin Bratt. ...

Criss Angel ‘loyals’ get first glimpse of theater

By Melissa Arseniuk · August 7, 2008 · 8:03 PM

Hundreds of Criss Angel fans dropped what they were doing across the continent and came to Vegas this week to meet the famous illusionist.

Lon Bronson and band go prime time and nationwide

By Jerry Fink · August 5, 2008 · 2:57 PM

Las Vegas band leader Lon Bronson and his All-Star Band will get some national exposure Thursday night when the sensational jazz and funk band opens the show that will be ...

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Orchestra debuts symphony of Grateful Dead music

By Jerry Fink · July 30, 2008 · 6:54 PM

OK, this has nothing to do with Las Vegas entertainment except Deadheads are everywhere. On Friday the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will turn into Uncle John’s Band. The orchestra give the ...

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More than candles blown out at Slash-A-Palooza

By John Katsilometes · July 24, 2008 · 9:47 AM

Maybe this all didn’t happen Wednesday night. Maybe, on my walk through the parking garage leading to The Mirage, someone flung a brick at my head and knocked me cold, and the whole tableau played out in my concussed consciousness.