Art

Hispanic Museum of Nevada settles into new home: Saturday, February 11, 2012; New events, workshops added as museum enters 20th year; By Tovin Lapan; The Hispanic Museum of Nevada traces its humble beginnings to an empty display case with broken glass at the St. Christopher Catholic School. It was 20 years ago, and teacher Lynnette Sawyer wanted to display some items for her students.

Weekend best bets: Styx, International Beer Festival and UNLV basketball: Thursday, February 9, 2012; By Andrea Domanick; Not quite recovered from Super Bowl weekend? No worries. The weekend ahead is packed with plenty of low-key, but nonetheless tantalizing, performances and events. From Itzhak Perlman to Styx to USA Sevens Rugby and UNLV basketball, here are our best bets for the weekend ahead.

Man saves '60s Vegas party house, fills it with treasures: Thursday, February 9, 2012; Former county official ardent advocate of neighborhood preservation; By Kristen Peterson; Steve Evans has gone out for the evening. He’s meeting friends at Oscar’s steakhouse and shows us how to lock the door when we leave. Suddenly, we have the run of the place, and before we finally head out, we take one last look in amazement.

‘Chicks with Guns’: Photographing women who love their weapons: Friday, February 3, 2012; Six questions for Lindsay McCrum:; By Tom Gorman; A landscape artist-turned-portait photographer, Lindsay McCrum enjoys exploring gender-based stereotypes. She has photographed young boys playing in military costumes with toy guns and young girls dressing up in their mothers’ fancy clothes.

Weekend best bets: Motley Crue, Super Bowl XLVI, George Strait, Moksha and closing of Studio 54: Thursday, February 2, 2012; By Andrea Domanick; From Motley Crue to First Friday to Super Bowl XLVI, the weekend is packed with enough events to make even the most seasoned Las Vegan’s head spin. Lucky for you, we’ve managed to parse through them! Here are 10 arts and entertainment offerings to kick off February:

Photos: Katy Perry, Paris Hilton, Chris Evans at 1 OAK grand opening: Saturday, January 28, 2012; By Don Chareunsy; The official Friday-night grand-opening party for 1 OAK at the Mirage was a star-studded affair, with David Arquette, Patricia Arquette, ...

Celebrity preview: Katy Perry, Kid Rock, Brad Paisley, Miss Nevada USA: Friday, January 27, 2012; By Robin Leach; Newly single pop princess Katy Perry leads an all-star party parade this weekend as she celebrates the new 1 OAK’s official grand opening at the

Couple spends 20 years traveling, working with children in Las Vegas: Thursday, January 26, 2012; Education:; By Gregan Wingert; Ron Feller took a pair of scissors to a piece of bright purple construction paper Friday morning and began to cut, a skill he had practiced as a 4-year-old under the gaze of Shriners Hospital nurses. This time, instead of cutting paper on a hospital bed, Ron — joined by his wife Marsha — entertained an audience of first- and second-graders at Neil C. Twitchell Elementary.

From showgirl to showcase: Terry Ritter's art sets the scene at McCarran's new terminal: Sunday, January 22, 2012; The Arts:; By Kristen Peterson; Artist Terry Ritter gradually removed the furniture from her spacious living room and replaced it with three panels of a 50-foot canvas. Her mission was to create a painting that says Las Vegas like nothing else can: a stage scene of leggy ladies decked with ostrich feathers, jeweled neckwear and fan-shaped headpieces.

Celebrity preview: Porn stars, Lingerie Football, Zac Brown Band, Wyclef: Friday, January 20, 2012; By Robin Leach; The bare-all, shock-all, ribald and risque 2012 AVN Awards with comedian Dave Chappelle and hosts Bree Olson and Sunny Leone take center ...

NYC artist brings his message of love to Cosmopolitan: Thursday, January 19, 2012; By Kristen Peterson; It’s been an amusing and educational year inside the Cosmopolitan’s P3 Studio where visual artists spend a few weeks working on projects and visiting with tourists. The hotel, which hands over the small space to select artists, has kept the experience acutely contemporary.

Strip Scribbles: 500 requests rejected to cover 2012 AVN Awards: Tuesday, January 17, 2012; By Robin Leach; “We just had to cut it when it got too much,” one of the publicity people said. “We turned down over 500 media outlets requesting access, ..."

Skin is Charlie Spencer's business: Monday, January 9, 2012; Business:; By Erin Ryan; When Swedish contortionist twins came calling, Charlie Spencer didn’t even flinch. The “old man” of Studio 21 Tattoo Gallery has worked on rock stars, actresses, doctors, artists, firemen, footballers and the Qatari prime minister’s personal bodyguard.

The beauty of running a family business: Monday, January 2, 2012; Q&A with Ike Dweck:; Caitlyn Belcher; Ike Dweck went to school to be a restaurant manager, but his family tie to a Las Vegas business pulled him in another direction.

Hopeful predictions for a likely disappointing 2012: Sunday, January 1, 2012; J. Patrick Coolican:; By J. Patrick Coolican; I have a warring nature: I’m an optimist who expects the worst to eventually happen. So here’s what I’m hopeful about this year, though I’m sure it will be terrible.