People in the Arts

‘Chicks with Guns’: Photographing women who love their weapons

‘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.

Photo: Motley Crue performs during Crue Fest 2 at the Joi

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:

Photo: Local artist Terry Ritter works on a mural for the

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.

Photo: Ike Dweck followed his father and grandfather into

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.

Photo: The emergency room set that opened Motley Crue's s

Strip Scribbles exclusive: Las Vegas residency for Motley Crue at …: Monday, November 14, 2011; By Robin Leach; The 30th anniversary celebrations for Motley Crue are heating up, and it appears that they are set to become the first heavy metal group to sign a short-term ...

Photo: Nicole Moffatt, director of CENTERpiece, and Miche

New curators are named for First Friday art: Tuesday, September 27, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; The new owners of the First Friday Las Vegas trademark are wasting no time raising the standards of the monthly downtown event, including the major ...

Photo: Yarnstorming, also called yarn bombing or guerilla

Knitter cozies up to yarnstorming project: Saturday, August 27, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; Artist Diane Bush has a long history as a radical hippie, fighting the man, the war, the media and politics.

Circus Circus to house Chuck Jones animation exhibit

Circus Circus to house Chuck Jones animation exhibit: Wednesday, August 24, 2011; By Steve Green; The family-friendly Circus Circus in Las Vegas will soon offer another attraction for kids: an interactive exhibit themed after the animator who created the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon characters.

Photo: Dino Foxx, Adelina Anthony and Lorenzo Herrera y L

Poets to read from their collaborative book 'Tragic Bitches': Thursday, March 24, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; Clear your Thursday night schedule and prepare for some mind-blowing performance poetry. Adelina Anthony, Dino Foxx and Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano ...

CAC's 'Blur' will make you rub your eyes: Sunday, March 20, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; The Contemporary Arts Center brings in some heavy hitters for its new multimedia exhibit, It’s all a Blur, and you’re really going to ...

Photo: The Chest of Drawers comes with a gun encased in a

For Droog, home is where the Lego buffet is: Friday, March 18, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; If you’ve wandered into Droog at the Cosmopolitan recently, you’ll likely have noticed a new piece of furniture: a mid-century, modern-style ...

Hey, buddy, you got a light?: Thursday, March 17, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; Nearly eight months after being installed downtown, the Gateway to the Arts District project is in its final phase. Crews are working on the late ...

Photo: Derek Stonebarger got the idea for Theatre 7 while

The Arts District gains an art house with Theatre 7: Friday, March 11, 2011; By Josh Bell; The opening night of Theatre 7, a screening room and gallery in the arts district, is a low-key affair. There’s little fanfare as about 15 people sit down ...

And The Cosmopolitan’s new artist-in-residence is ...: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; Move over, Fab5Freddie and your kickass portraits of Swarovski-bedazzled pugilists and strippers. The Cosmopolitan’s new artist-in-residence is Steven Spann, a ...

Photo: Steve Diet Goedde's Dream Menagerie at Sin City Ga

Photos: Steve Diet Goedde’s 'Dream Menagerie' at Sin City Gallery: Wednesday, February 9, 2011; By Robin Leach; Downtown’s Sin City Gallery celebrated its grand opening with a 20-year retrospective from photographer Steve Diet Goedde over the weekend, ...

Artist Dennis Oppenheim dies, leaving unfinished sculpture in Las Vegas: Tuesday, January 25, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; Now that Dennis Oppenheim, creator of the controversial and incomplete $700,000 public art project in downtown, has died, the obvious question is, “What now?”

Photo: Cirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson's Immortal.

Cirque expands Michael Jackson tour dates -- more Las Vegas shows?: Monday, January 24, 2011; By Robin Leach; The first U.S. performance is in Detroit on Oct. 15. The theatrical company has now hit the 30-city mark for the tour, with dates extended to July 6, 2012, ...

The art of perfection: Legendary ballerina graces local dance scene

The art of perfection: Legendary ballerina graces local dance scene: Tuesday, December 28, 2010; By Kristen Peterson; Cynthia Gregory has been called many things during her dancing career: the Swan Queen, a luminary, a controversial artist and, as Rudolf Nureyev once referred to her, America’s prima ballerina.

Photo: Twyla Tharp's Sinatra: Dance With Me is at Encore

Photos: Twyla Tharp’s 'Dance With Me' a tribute to Frank Sinatra: Friday, December 10, 2010; By Robin Leach; Members of Frank Sinatra’s family will celebrate what would have been the American icon’s 95th birthday this weekend at the Wynn with tomorrow ...

Photo: Jabbawockeez at Rolling Stone's 2010 Hot Party at

53 things Las Vegas Weekly is thankful for this Thanksgiving: Wednesday, November 24, 2010; By Las Vegas Weekly Staff; From Harry Reid's win over Sharron Angle to KNPR to Jubilee! at Bally's to Larry Ruvo, there are many things to be thankful for in Las Vegas this year. ...

Photo: After 45 years, Marta Becket is preparing to close

Amargosa Opera House visionary Marta Becket prepares to bow out: Wednesday, September 8, 2010; By Kristen Peterson; “I’m not going to live forever. I can’t imagine the afterworld being as beautiful as this. I’d like to know what it’s like over there. I’m getting myself ready for that.”

Lurking in our midst: Sunday, April 11, 2010; Take time out to visit with Wegner’s Vdara wall work; By Kristen Peterson; Peter Wegner’s stacked paper installation could grace a gallery, but lives in a hotel lobby.

Photo: Las Vegas gets a new landmark with Frank Gehry's n

Frank Gehry likes Vegas ... or maybe not: Saturday, April 10, 2010; The world-class architect can’t seem to make up his mind about Sin City; Steve Friess, Las Vegas Weekly; The Greatest Living Architect has a soft spot for ... the Excalibur?

Who are some artists I should know?: Tuesday, March 16, 2010; Get to know four local artists making their mark in Las Vegas.

Photo: Bassist Paul Firak of the Las Vegas Philharmonic h

Late bloomer finds home on bass: Tuesday, December 1, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Karen McKenney watches a rehearsal Thursday of a p

Rainbow Company director like a theater mom: Tuesday, November 24, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Artist Sean Russell starts working in his studio a

A painter who explores nationalist symbols: Tuesday, November 17, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Sean Russell is known mostly for his large-scale paintings and public art projects.

Photo: Artist Noelle Garcia likes to work from old family

Noelle Garcia, visual artist: Art without faces: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; In her studio Garcia has a handful of decaying photos, Polaroids taken in the prison yard for $1 when she was a child and would go to visit her father.

Photo: Jeremy Bannon-Neches, a dancer for the Nevada Ball

Local man has the instinct to dance: Tuesday, November 3, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Mundo Juillerat, a guitarist with

Mundo Juillerat: 'Life in pursuit of guitar solos': Tuesday, October 27, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Juillerat started out playing ukulele in Hawaii and became a “shredder” — a rock guitarist who plays fast — in various bands and production shows.

Janis McKay: Spotlight on the bassoon: Tuesday, October 20, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; “Composers have started writing music without bassoon because there are not very many of us. That concerns me."

Photo: Todd VonBastiaans, sitting in his gallery/lighting

King of all things vintage, kitschy and camp: Tuesday, October 13, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; The November exhibit at his new gallery, Alios, at 1217 S. Main St., which also houses his business, coincides with the Vegas Valley Book Festival and features the work of Las Vegas artists who created “Drunk, a Comic About Bar Stories.”

Photo: Rodolfo Fernandez had little conducting experience

Chamber music man anchored in Las Vegas: Tuesday, October 6, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Born in Valdivia, Chile, Fernandez grew up listening to classical music on the radio and Victrola

Photo: Vikki Baltimore-Dale, a UNLV dance instructor and

Vikki Baltimore-Dale: The continuum of her life: Tuesday, September 29, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Bernard Gaddis founded the Las Vegas Contemporary

Won over by 'Zumanity,' now here to stay: Tuesday, September 22, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Classical guitarist Ricardo Cobo plays at his home

Ricardo Cobo: 'Guitar was bewitching': Tuesday, September 15, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Cobo debuted at 17 with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota, then went on to become an award-winning, internationally known classical guitarist. He toured nonstop, sometimes performing as many as 130 concerts a year — solo and with orchestras.

Photo: Religious iconography is an important element of t

Montana Black: Religious iconography plays a large role in work: Tuesday, September 8, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Early works included diners portrayed as holy places and triptychs of condiments and other diner ephemera — a coffee cup flanked by squeezable ketchup and mustard containers. Subjects in her figurative works are often surrounded by a glow or halo.

Photo: Candy Schneider, shown in a mock-up of a Smith Cen

Passionate about art education: Tuesday, September 1, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Before joining the Smith Center three years ago Schneider spent 31 years connecting youth with the arts in the Clark County School District.

Photo: Local artist Amy Sol inside her home studio in Hen

Artist Amy Sol: Experimenting with paint: Tuesday, August 18, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley: Sol’s work is impeccably clean, lyrical and illustrative. She merges manga, Japanese screen prints, children’s illustration and pure fantasy in finely detailed, imaginative landscapes, vignettes and portraits.

Photo: In a new suit, artist Jerry Misko poses in front a

Artist capturing the look of a Vegas night: Friday, August 14, 2009; ART: Bright lights and neon are dominant in native Las Vegan’s vibrant works; By Kristen Peterson; Artist Jerry Misko sits on the back of a 1970s gray velour coach in his home studio — an annex off his living room. A laptop is open in front of him.

Photo: Artist Danielle Kelley poses in her garage studio

Artist Danielle Kelly: Like Vegas, always evolving: Tuesday, August 11, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Michael Soli heads a solo acoustic series at the H

Singer-songwriter: 'It’s not overwhelming. It’s inviting.': Tuesday, August 4, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Ernie Curcio, who has written more than a dozen pl

Playwright: 'Everything I do comes back to this': Tuesday, July 28, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Bernice Fischer once said she would never live in

Bernice Fischer, arts patron: Tuesday, July 21, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Born in Brownsville, Texas, Fischer had little exposure to the arts. While in college she attended her first important concert: Brazilian opera singer Bidu Sayao and Spanish pianist Jose Iturbi.

Photo: Vicki Richardson, artist and owner of the Left of

Artist Vicki Richardson: Multiculturalism, front and center: Tuesday, July 14, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Violin maker Kevin Cardiff, shown in is home works

Kevin Cardiff, violin maker, repairman and restorer: Tuesday, July 7, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Cardiff played 12 years in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal violin. He knew as a child that he wanted a career as a violinist.

Photo: Shakeh Ghoukasian is dean of the Nevada School of

People in the Arts: Shakeh Ghoukasian: Tuesday, June 30, 2009; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; As a child, Ghoukasian was immersed in government-sponsored culture — ballet, opera, philharmonic. She attended music school until her family left Armenia in 1979 for Los Angeles.

Photo: Jazz legend Jimmy Wilkins in his Las Vegas home Fr

Going for 100: Tuesday, June 23, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: Conductor has no plans to retire at premature age of 88; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Toni Basil poses during The Showgirl Must Go On VI

"Mickey" songstress keeps close Vegas ties: Thursday, June 18, 2009; Music:; By Sarah Feldberg; Twenty-seven years after Toni Basil’s chant-song “Mickey” reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, the homegrown Las Vegan still has the red, white and blue cheerleader’s uniform she wore in the iconic music video. “The Hard Rock Cafe asked for my cheerleader sweater, but I’m not ready to give it up yet,” says Basil, and she’s not just holding onto it because she likes the cut of the skirt.

Photo: Justin Favela says his art is influenced by

Artist Justin Favela: Tuesday, June 16, 2009; People in the Arts: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Family, culture and television play out heavily in Favela’s art. His father is from Mexico, his mother from Guatemala.

Photo: Local saxophonist Phil Wigfall, who plays with the

Saxophonist interested in more than music: Tuesday, June 9, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; Phil Wigfall grew up on Nellis Air Force Base in a home filled with music — Motown, Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck and the like. Wigfall zeroed in on the saxophone, first enamored of its beauty, then taken in by its sound.

Photo: Dancer-choreographer Kelly Roth is shown in a danc

Preserving dance, one student at a time: Tuesday, June 2, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; Kelly Roth heads the College of Southern Nevada’s dance program. He is artistic director of Kelly Roth & Dancers and director of Dance in the Desert, an annual dance festival in Las Vegas.

Photo: Artist Biscuit Street Preacher of Boulder City loo

Biscuit Street Preacher: Tuesday, May 26, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Appliance yards, industrial offices and factories are prevalent in Biscuit Street Preacher’s narrative paintings.

Photo: When he's not driving a taxi, Angel Gadzhev plays

Bulgarian cab driver has a special gadulka song for you: Tuesday, May 19, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; Bulgarian folk music was on the radio and in the streets from morning to night when Angel Gadzhev was growing up in Rakovski, a small town near Plovdiv in southern Bulgaria.

Pete Contino: Blues accordionist is a travelin' man

Pete Contino: Blues accordionist is a travelin' man: Tuesday, May 5, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; Pete Contino likes to be on the road, sleeping past noon in a room blacked out by curtains, the air conditioning blasting and no alarm clock in sight.

Photo: Jerry Schefcik, director of Donna Beam Fine Art Ga

Jerry Schefcik, director of Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery: Tuesday, April 28, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; "I get emotional about the artists. They’re here for a purpose, to do something, get a degree, find out who they are. I see myself in support of them, of service to them."

Photo: JW Caldwell's art is displayed at the Trifecta Gal

JW Caldwell, artist and preparator: Wednesday, April 22, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Artist Elizabeth Blau, a Las Vegas native, works i

People in the arts: Elizabeth Blau: Tuesday, April 14, 2009; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Home and a sense of loss are themes in Blau’s recent work. She merges abstract and figurative styles, resulting in works that are contemplative and almost poetic.

Photo: De Ann Letourneau, the concertmaster (top violini

De Ann Letourneau, concertmaster for the Las Vegas Philharmonic: Tuesday, April 7, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Aaron Sheppard, a Master of Fine Arts candidate at

Artist Aaron Sheppard 'struck over the head by something heavenly that fell to earth.': Tuesday, March 31, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley. Aaron Sheppard is a Nebraska born-and-raised artist who embodies remnants from his various lifestyles — construction worker, art student, drag performer (Barbie Q), rocker.

Photo: Myron Martin is undeterred by criticism of plans t

Myron Martin, president of the LV Performing Arts Center Foundation: Tuesday, March 24, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Myron Martin, president of the Las Vegas Performing Arts Center Foundation, in a weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Oscar Carrescia opened his shop, Carrescia's Violi

Oscar Carrescia, musician, owner of Carrescia's Violin House: Tuesday, March 17, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Marty Walsh's Trifecta Gallery in the Arts Factory

Marty Walsh, artist and owner of Trifecta Gallery: Monday, March 9, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Miguel Rodriguez is seen with part of his exhibit,

Sculptor Miguel Rodriguez: Monday, February 23, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Masha Pisarenko began playing the piano at age 5 i

Masha Pisarenko: Monday, February 16, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Masha Pisarenko, pianist: A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Angela Kallus calls her acrylic-on-canvas-on-panel

People in the Arts: Angela Kallus: Monday, February 9, 2009; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Kallus, a natural wordsmith with a penchant for design, social commentary and wit, is not one to expound on herself or her art.

Photo: Chuck Jackson, music director of the Las Vegas You

Meet Chuck Jackson: music director, reformed tuba player: Monday, February 2, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS: One of our weekly snapshots of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley; By Kristen Peterson; Between Silverado High School and the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic, Chuck Jackson works with about 180 students a week. “As much as I loved playing the tuba, the greatest joy is walking into school every day and to rehearsals."

Photo: Writer and performer Kim Russell has earned an MBA

People in the arts: Kim Russell, arts advocate: Monday, January 26, 2009; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Rachel Julian started playing the snare drum in si

The 'music thing' trumps the 'practical thing': Monday, January 19, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Diane Bush holds a work that was created when she

"The arts will mature because the city is going to mature.": Monday, January 12, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Tattoo artist, painter, writer and musician Dirk V

“The only thing I have going for me is that I don’t sleep anymore”: Monday, January 5, 2009; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Pianist Philip Fortenberry performs last week at t

Like listening to Liberace: Monday, December 22, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Beth Lano was in junior high school when she first

"You can be doing the opera one day and Metallica the next": Monday, December 8, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Kyudong Kwak, former principal dancer with Nevada

Bold dance step: Monday, December 1, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Robert Dorgan looks out over a wooden model of dow

“You can’t travel across the country in style without a piano.”: Monday, November 24, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Cynthia Vodovoz plays the neurotic Franz Kafka in

“I want to stir people up. I want to be stirred.": Monday, November 17, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Artist Daniel Samaniego sits in front of his drawi

"You feel like you have a license to do whatever you want here": Monday, November 10, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Wes Myles says he would like to see the First Frid

Wes Myles, father of downtown Vegas art: Monday, October 27, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Doug Peterson, 82, retired from UNLV in 2003. As c

Doug Peterson: "My church is probably on the concert stage": Monday, October 20, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: UNLV oboe professor Stephen Caplan says he doesn't

STEPHEN CAPLAN: Monday, October 13, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Artist Catherine Borg is lit by a projection of he

Catherine Borg: Monday, October 6, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Dancer and choreographer Louis Kavouras, chairman

LOUIS KAVOURAS: Monday, September 29, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Local DJ Ginger Bruner started playing the tuba in

GINGER BRUNER: Monday, September 22, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Artist and UNLV adjunct professor Mark Brandvik re

MARK BRANDVIK: Monday, September 15, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Yoomi Lee, a principal dancer for the Nevada Balle

YOOMI LEE: Monday, September 8, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

Photo: Alexander Viazovtsev, trained in music in Russia a

Alexander Viazovtsev: Monday, September 1, 2008; PEOPLE IN THE ARTS:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Photo: Artist Erin Stellmon says her work as an artist de

Erin Stellmon: Monday, August 25, 2008; IN THE STUDIO:; By Kristen Peterson; A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley.

Like Rockwell, with a twist: Monday, August 4, 2008; Expatriate Vegas artist’s work raises questions about what’s real and what’s ideal; By Kristen Peterson; Casey Weldon is a storyteller whose twists on Americana break apart Rockwellian idealism to reveal the cleverly portrayed drama of reality.

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