Head to the West Las Vegas Library Theater for the annual Kwanzaa Celebration. Kwanzaa is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African American culture. The event will feature the graduates of the Boys and Girls Rites of Passage Program and honor local community leaders, highlighting […]
Opera Las Vegas celebrates the African-American operatic legacy and honors the triumphs of beloved singers and composers, framed in a narration that recalls the often-challenging route to inclusion. Local singers (like soprano Sheronda McKee-Dollar and tenor Christian Shelton) will star, performing musical selections paying homage to mega-stars (Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Shirley Verrett); famous composers […]
Vegas City Opera presents a concert celebrating the intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship with works centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. Two performances are planned, and both are free and open to the public.
The 15th annual Black History Month Festival at the Springs Preserve and Nevada State Museum is set to celebrate the contributions of African-Americans to Southern Nevada's rich history and culture. Expect family-friendly educational activities, live music, dance performances, arts, crafts, historic photo exhibits, and African-American cuisine. Admission to the festival includes free entrance to the […]
Vegas City Opera presents a concert celebrating the intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship with works centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. Two performances are planned, and both are free and open to the public.
Las Vegas Stories is a lecture series that examines the history, people, places, and things that make Vegas home. Between 1910-1970 roughly 6 million African Americans left their homes throughout the South to rebuild their lives in states throughout the North and the West. Escaping segregation and an exploitative labor regime, Black people often sought […]
Vegas City Opera presents a concert celebrating the intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship with works centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.
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