The 1960s: Geopolitical Tension and Innovation

National Atomic Testing Museum 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV

Alan Chavez discusses how theΒ 1960s was a period where geopolitical tensions led the greatest minds at the time to push the boundaries of nuclear physics, quantum theory, and engineering designs. From design schematics to historical recollections, this presentation will seek to bridge the gap between the history of the Polaris missiles and the science that […]

Free

Neon Lit

The Beverly Theater 515 S 6th St, Las Vegas, NV

This edition of the Neon Lit reading series featuring writing talent from UNLV features Lars Horn and Roberto Lovato, plus other talent.  

Free
Event Series Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Vegas Theatre Company at Art Square 1025 South 1st Street #110, Las Vegas, NV

This classic American drama gets the Majestic treatment. Audience members be immersed in the middle of a steamy courtroom showdown in this play based on the controversial 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial - a battle for freedom of thought. Inherit the Wind is as relevant and crucial today as when it premiered seventy years ago. Enjoying […]

$40

Touch-a-Truck

Downtown Summerlin 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Las Vegas, NV

This is a hands-on experience where children can climb-on board and interact with their favorite vehicles. There will be the opportunity to explore more than 60 trucks including fire trucks, trash trucks, constructions trucks, school buses and more, as well as entertainment and activities for the whole family.

$6

I Am Neuro-Beautiful

Fergusons Downtown 1028 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV

"I am Neuro-Beautiful" is an all ages event ran in collaboration with artist Bug Universe and Melissa from Future Makers. This festival is to raise awareness and appreciation for the Neurodiverse community. Enjoying The List? Become a member today!

Free

Kizuna Spring Festival

Lorenzi Park, Sammy Davis Jr. Plaza 3333 W. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV

The Kizuna Japanese Society, a community-oriented, non-profit, volunteer organization, puts on its spring festival celebrating Japanese art, food, language, and promoting Japanese culture. This event will feature tea ceremonies, kimono fittings, origami, taiko drumming, ikebana, calligraphy, and more.  

Free

Sunset Garden Club Spring Flower Show

Paseo Verde Library 280 S. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, NV

Assuming Mother Nature cooperates, there will be prize-worthy blooms aplenty at the Sunset Garden Club's annual Spring Flower Show. Expect cut flowers and tree branches, container-grown plants and more arranged artfully in fun themes. The club, founded in 1992, is federated with the Nevada Garden Clubs, Inc, and affiliated with National Garden Clubs, Inc., the […]

Free
Event Series Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Vegas Theatre Company at Art Square 1025 South 1st Street #110, Las Vegas, NV

This classic American drama gets the Majestic treatment. Audience members be immersed in the middle of a steamy courtroom showdown in this play based on the controversial 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial - a battle for freedom of thought. Inherit the Wind is as relevant and crucial today as when it premiered seventy years ago. Enjoying […]

$40

James Baldwin Abroad

The Beverly Theater 515 S 6th St, Las Vegas, NV

This is a program of three newly-restored documentary shorts that were made, walking and talking with the legendary author in intimate moments from 1968 to 1973, self-reflexive and in the middle of battle. The shorts are presented as a single, powerful 84-minute screening. β€œAll three films show Baldwin uniting creation and activism in an overarching […]

$10
Event Series Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Vegas Theatre Company at Art Square 1025 South 1st Street #110, Las Vegas, NV

This classic American drama gets the Majestic treatment. Audience members be immersed in the middle of a steamy courtroom showdown in this play based on the controversial 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial - a battle for freedom of thought. Inherit the Wind is as relevant and crucial today as when it premiered seventy years ago. Enjoying […]

$40

Nature & Ecopoetry Workshop

James I Gibson Library 100 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Hednerson, NV

Plant your roots and pen. Discover something compelling about the environment living, thriving, or surviving around us. Follow acclaimed local poet, Heather Lang-Cassera, on a hike through the natural world, using prompts and exercises to better understand our surroundings. Heather Lang-Cassera (she/her) is a full-time lecturer with Nevada State College, a 300 Days of Sun […]

Free

“Building Materials” reception

Centennial Hills Library 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV

Talia J. Dudley's work focuses on the architecture of the unconscious and subconscious mind. It explores different techniques, such as long gestural strokes juxtaposed with bold mark-making, which helps the artist to create a disoriented mindscape. How does the human brain process emotion and trauma? What is revealed when we evaluate the unseen aspect of […]

Free

Las Vegas Poetry Slam

The Art House Hookah Lounge 5661 W Sahara Ave #104, Las Vegas, NV

This is a recurring open mic poetry slam that features a variety of talent and prizes for the best performers. (Note: visit event website for additional dates.) This edition features Maxsim Ealy.  

Free

“Musicians & Athletes”

Whitney Library 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV

Ralph Megginson is a figurative artist from Lansing, Michigan who now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. He especially enjoys drawing and painting sport and music imagery, among other subjects. Megginson started drawing as a child after seeing his mother doodling. Before focusing on sports imagery, the artist used to draw from photos of animals that […]

Free

Barry Friedman: Jack Sh*t

The Writer's Block 519 Sixth Street #100, Las Vegas, NV

This is the first volume of Friedman's conversations, arguments, buffets, and philosophical musings with his father from the years 2004-2014. Topics include "The Mob," the survivor's group of those who buried their spouses, the bowling, the possible death of Bernie, the coupons, the long-suffering Jeannette "who buried two husbands. Did you ever? Two!" An essayist, […]

Free

Voices of Juvenile Justice

The Mob Museum 300 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV

For a powerful presentation, tasting and photography exhibit exploring young people’s experiences inside the criminal justice system, join The Mob Museum for an evening with Las Vegas’ own Chef Jeff Henderson of The Chef Jeff Project and Richard Ross, a photographer known for his compelling Juvenile-in-Justice series. Hear Ross’ firsthand encounters with youths in the […]

$30

“The Planets” Music Experience

CSN Planetarium 3200 East Cheyenne Avenue, North Las Vegas, NV

The "Planets" 3D Music Planetarium Show offers an immersive experience, combining Gustav Holst's famous orchestral suite with an awe-inspiring visual fulldome display of the planets. The show takes place in a planetarium, where the audience is surrounded by a 360-degree projection of stars and planets, moving in sync with the music. This show is perfect […]

$25

Nely GalΓ‘n

UNLV Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV

The Barrick Lecture Series features Nely GalΓ‘n, who discusses Becoming Self Made. With stories from her book about inspiring women who started and grew businesses out of ingenuity, opportunity and need, GalΓ‘n empowers women (as well as the men and the organizations that support them) to take financial control of their own lives with a […]

Free

Little Richard: I Am Everything

The Beverly Theater 515 S 6th St, Las Vegas, NV

Director Lisa CortΓ©s’ Sundance opening night documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard’s complicated […]

$10