The Las Vegas Adventurer

Craving some star gazing but don’t want to travel to LA or New York? Madame Tussauds may be able to fill the need!
The wax museum has been a part of Las Vegas since 1999 when it opened one of its half dozen worldwide locations on the Strip. It’s located on the moving walkway between the Venetian and Las Vegas Blvd just off Spring Mountain.
The Las Vegas museum focuses mainly on celebrities, whereas other locations around the world feature celebrities, sports stars, historical figures, world leaders and in the case of the London location, a Chamber of Horrors! Each figure …read more

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Mark your calendars, UNLV’s performing arts season kicks off in just one month!
It begins with “The 5 Browns” on September 8th. The Browns, a family of piano virtuosos from Utah, have been hailed as the next big classical music sensation.
On October 3rd, The New York Stage & Beyond Series opens with multi-award-winning performer Rita Moreno. The American Ballet Theatre II will perform October 29th and The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa on November 19th. “Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz in Concert” debuts on January 31, the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra on March 12, Neil Berg’s “100 Years …read more

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Blue Man Group is one of those of those shows that you can’t help but wonder how it got started. Who came up with the crazy idea of covering three guys in blue paint, black clothes and have them beat on drums, pipes and tubes and throw paint and food around?
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Blue Man Group was actually started in 1988 by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman as a street show in New York. The Vegas show started at the Luxor in 2000 and ran until 2005, when it then moved to the …read more

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Schools all over Clark County released hordes of excited kids this afternoon – it’s the last day of school!
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Contrary to common perception, there are lots of families in Las Vegas, and many of those families have young kids! But the thing about summer break in Las Vegas is that it’s not as simple as just telling the kids to go outside and play for hours on end until they come in exhausted – it’s just too hot for that.
So, many libraries, movie theaters, community centers and even stores are offering fun …read more

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To celebrate its first year, the Springs Preserve is throwing an all-you-can-eat ice cream party this Sunday, June 8th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m! Activities will include improv comedy, live music, Celtic dancers, and tours.
Tickets are only $6 and include admission to all museums and galleries.
In its first year, the Springs Preserve has produced enough electricity from its 2,200 solar panels to power 80 homes for a whole year! It has also saved 2,500 cubic yards of landfill space by coordinating the recycling and mulching of 19,000 Christmas trees. It’s saved more than 1 million gallons of …read more

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Mother’s Day is only five days away and while family and mom may not be the first things you think of when Vegas crosses your mind, those of us who live here have an opportunity to experience it in a uniquely Vegas way!
Now, it’s well-known that Liberace loved his own mom, and as he would have been 89 years old just a few days after Mother’s Day on the 16th, the Liberace Museum is hosting the 2nd Sunday Mother’s Day and Birthday Event by offering free admission starting from …read more

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Nevada Garden Clubs will be sponsoring their annual spring flower show, “Dancing Into Spring,” this Saturday from 11:30am to 4pm, and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. The event takes place at the Nevada Garden Club Center in Lorenzi Park.
The Hawaiian Civic Club will also have a demonstration of lei making and will performance Hawaiian dances from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday. Admission is free!
Dancing Into Spring Flower Show
Lorenzi Park
3333 W. Washington Ave
242-9259 for more info
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Though the face of Las Vegas is constantly changing and updating itself, the sign just south of the Strip that welcomes visitors to Las Vegas looks the same today as it did when it was first created nearly half a century ago.
The landmark was created in 1959 by Betty Willis for Clark County, Nevada. Willis and her family were one of the first in the Las Vegas valley, arriving by horse-drawn wagon in 1905. Willis’ father, Stephen Whitehead, was employed as Clark County’s first assessor. Willis studied at an art school in LA before returning to Las Vegas where …read more

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Once a month, the North Las Vegas Library hosts “Poetry Open Mic” for all types of poetry.
The poetry reading happens every second Thursday (tomorrow!) from 6:30pm to 8:30pm with sign up at the door. Guests must be 16 years old or older, and two poems, songs, pieces of writing or five minutes of mic time are allowed per participant. It must be noted if you are reading the work of others. Refreshments will be served.
North Las Vegas Library
2300 Civic Center Dr, North Las Vegas
633-1070
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ReJAVAnate Coffee Lounge prides itself on being the “One and ONLY Independent Community Coffee Shop in ALL of Las Vegas!” It’s owned by John and Hercules, whose joint vision of a community built around the coffee house has culminated into a retreat for poets, musicians, artists, and comics.
Everyone is welcome – whether you’re there to perform (in which case you get free space with equipment!) or just relax on comfy sofas and be part of the audience. If participation of any kind isn’t your thing, there is free reading material, artwork, internet access, and of course coffee, tea and …read more

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