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Taylor Swift at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Celebrity preview: Tiger Woods, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Prince, Madonna and Kid Rock

May 17, 2013 (6 p.m.)

It’s one of the fiercest and most competitive entertainment weekends Las Vegas has ever seen, even with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and their country ...

Joe Downtown: TV series to showcase Las Vegas arts scene?

May 16, 2013

By Joe Schoenmann

Just beyond the doors of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a film crew is focused on Charles Ressler. Living in Las Vegas the past two years, Ressler, a New York native, has thrown himself into various roles supporting and bolstering connections between the arts, culture and community in downtown Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic’s fireworks are back — easier said than done

May 15, 2013

By Kristen Peterson

The Phil's 15th anniversary party at Symphony Park is expensive—for the Phil.
Strip Scribbles: Hulk Hogan’s new wrestling show at The Orleans; ‘Billy Elliott’ at The Smith Center; ‘Le Reve’ wins award

May 14, 2013

By Robin Leach

Championship wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Kenny King plan to bring TNA Impact Wrestling to The Orleans Arena. Hulk will present a TNA championship ...
Weekend celebrity preview: The Rolling Stones, Ne-Yo, Calvin Harris, Jerry Lewis and Molly Ringwald

May 10, 2013

By Robin Leach

Rumors that ticket sales are sluggish and deep discounting is under way for The Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” Tour are untrue. The Stones and AEG Concerts West President John Meglen say “those reports are totally inaccurate.” In fact, the top broker ticket price Thursday night was $8,229, while the cheapest — for side-view, nosebleed seats — was $254.
Celebrity preview: Pamela Anderson, Coco Austin, Mario Lopez, Tiesto, Diddy, Paramore and Carmen Electra

May 3, 2013

By Robin Leach

Mint juleps for all! It’s Kentucky Derby weekend, but since we’re in Las Vegas, we’ll forget that sport of kings and concentrate on the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. Our Las Vegas pugilist takes on Robert Guerrero in the WBC welterweight championship at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Robin Leach’s celebrity preview: Prince, Zac Brown Band, Hakkasan, Nobu and Black Eyed Peas rivals

April 26, 2013

By Robin Leach

It’s another blockbuster weekend for Las Vegas even though the city is going to the dogs. It’s the annual “Best in Show” with ...
Q+A: Jackie Evancho prefers Celine Dion and Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber and One Direction

April 22, 2013

By Robin Leach

“I still have my school friends who are actually friends. ... They don’t think much about my singing career. ... I’m still just the schoolgirl from next door.”
Renowned radio host Ira Glass on storytelling, sucking at poker

April 20, 2013

By Ed Komenda

Fans of stories about real people moving through high-stakes situations and changing along the way have likely heard of Ira Glass. Known for his quizzical voice and empathetic storytelling, the host of public radio’s “This American Life” has changed the landscape of American broadcasting. Now, on the first stop of a national tour, Glass will bring his show to the Smith Center for the Performing Arts on April 27 as part of the Audi Speaker Series.
Robin Leach’s celebrity preview: Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Jeff Bridges and Postal Service

April 19, 2013

By Robin Leach

Also this weekend in Las Vegas: the sneak preview opening of Hakkasan at MGM Grand, UNLVino through Sunday, "Beauty & The Beast" at The Smith Center, plus, Common, Avicii, Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Lil Jon and much, much more.
Strip Scribbles: Steve Wynn’s new show ‘Funhouse’ is in limbo; 3,000 shows for ‘Menopause’

April 16, 2013

By Robin Leach

Hotel tycoon Steve Wynn confirmed exclusively to Vegas DeLuxe that his new show “Funhouse” is in limbo, with neither a green-light go nor a red-light no-go. “It’s still a work in progress,” he admitted. “I want the most unique and unusual show ever produced for Las Vegas. We’re not far enough along to get there just yet.”
Photos: Thirteen-year-old Jackie Evancho mesmerizes at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center

April 14, 2013

By Don Chareunsy

It was apropos that 13-year-old “America’s Got Talent” star Jackie Evancho (she celebrated her birthday last Tuesday) would end her 90-minute ...
Robin Leach’s weekend celebrity preview: Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Jackie Evancho, Keep Memory Alive and comedy kings

April 12, 2013

By Robin Leach

Also in Las Vegas this weekend: Def Leppard, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Garbage, Vampire Weekend, Avicii, Benji Madden, Tommy Trash, Nervo, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Don Rickles, Robert Davi and much, much more.
Celebrity preview: Academy of Country Music Awards, Michael Jordan, David Guetta and Snoop Dogg

April 5, 2013

By Robin Leach

Also in town this weekend: Calvin Harris, John Legend, Opportunity Village Celebrity Poker Tournament, Whoopi Goldberg, T-Pain, Heart, Def Leppard and much more.
Las Vegas Philharmonic recruits local high school students for upcoming concert

March 29, 2013

By Andrea Domanick

The Las Vegas Philharmonic will give 32 high school musicians a chance to play with the big leagues, inviting members of the Clark County School District Honor Brass Ensemble to perform with the orchestra at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts on April 6.