Home + History Las Vegas organizes four days of events that celebrate Southern Nevada’s captivating iconic heritage, prominent figures, significant architecture, and built environments. These events share the stories that have shaped Las Vegas into the world’s most iconic city. Enjoying The List? Become a member today!
Mr. Freeze, from the Rock Steady Crew, displays his personal archive and photography collection sharing his experience through 40 Years Of Hip Hop History. Featuring an immersive, interactive, experience through the elements of hip hop. Curated by Shannon Dorn.
Benny Binion. Jackie Gaughan. Ross Miller. Bob Bailey. Legends of gambling and entertainment from the golden age of Las Vegas. Their sons, trailblazers in their own right, will tell stories and reflect on how their fathers helped shape Las Vegas. This conversation will deliver rare insights into how a desert whistle-stop became the world’s greatest […]
It’s time to celebrate the history and art influenced by the Clark County Fair in this exhibit produced in partnership with 4-H Youth Development. It includes juror Jesus Solis-Leon, of their University of Nevada, Reno Extension Program. At the County Fair features the following artists: Aileen Manriquez, Cleopatra Sandoval, Daniel Kekipi, Dreams of Thread, Emma […]
A one-day family friendly event featuring Vendors, Food, Culture, DJ/Music, Drum Circle, Dance, Face Painting, Resources, Storytelling and a Kidz Korner. Taste and experience a wide variety of authentic African as well as African influenced dishes and beverages that are local to the continent, listen and dance to African sounds, buy some African artisan crafts […]
"And Then They Came For Us" demonstrates the civil rights violations against persons of Japanese ancestry during WWII in America, and how history is repeating the pattern against Muslims post-9/11. As the documentary demonstrates, the registration and incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII by Executive Order 9066 was one of the worst violations of constitutional […]
This is a screening and discussion of a 15-minute documentary about the revitalization of Las Vegas’ historic Commercial Center: built in 1963 as Las Vegas’ first outdoor shopping center, this historical epicenter of Las Vegas culture experienced a downward decline beginning in the 1990s. But now Clark County is embarking on a mission to reclaim […]
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