Events
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
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Judith Klausner: (de)composed
Windmill Library 7060 W Windmill Ln, Las Vegas, NV, United States(de)composed features small sculptures depicting decomposing matter created through the appreciative lens of a disabled artist. Artist Statement Often when something has “gone bad,” it gives rise to something new, but it can be hard to appreciate new growth in the shadow of our disappointment. I like the idea of spending hours meticulously crafting something […]
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Nuwu Art Collective: Bridges
West Las Vegas Library 951 W. Lake Mead, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesThe Bridges exhibition consists of Nuwu Art Collective artists Juan Cuevas (Quetzal Visions), Xochil Xitlalli (Xochil Art), Sol Martinez, Brent Holmes, Ashanti McGee, Fawn Douglas, Avis Charley, and Danger Villao. Each of these exhibiting artists responds to the theme of building bridges in the community through art and materiality. The Nuwu Art + Activism Center […]
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From the Beginning to the End
Sahara West Library 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NevadaBiblically inspired paintings of the beginning and the end by Dayo Adelaja, Bill Bon, Harold Bradford, Dyron Boyd, Jeannie Earhart, Adolfo Gonzalez, Cecilia Lary, and Rita Maroun. Over seven years ago some of the artists from Left of Center Art Gallery started meeting on Saturday mornings to have morning prayer and breakfast at my home […]
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Shellise Berry: Creation, Promises, & Instructions
West Las Vegas Library 951 W. Lake Mead, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesShellise Berry creates vibrant paintings intended to emanate a sense of peace, hope, and serenity. Her process of layering colors by making marks produces a painting with the purpose of telling a story that is spiritual and thought provoking. Her art is a combination of three styles; the non-naturalistic color use of Fauvism, the spontaneous […]
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Lee Lanier: You Write the Story
Windmill Library 7060 W Windmill Ln, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesLee Lanier, of Lee Lanier Paints Art Gallery located in the Arts Factory, has created this interactive exhibit inviting viewers to write the narratives for his quirky, acrylic paintings. Lanier created the exhibit based on his opinion that visitors to LLPAG often had more interesting interpretations of his paintings than he did. The characters in […]
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Surface Tension: A Salon hosted by Black Mountain Institute
West Las Vegas Library 951 W. Lake Mead, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesJoin Black Mountain Institute, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District for Surface Tension: A Salon, an evening of art and community at the West Las Vegas Library. Surface Tension brings together local artists and performers on the stage at the West Las Vegas Library’s performing arts center, for one night […]
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“And Then They Came For Us” – Documentary Screening and Discussion
Clark County Library 1401 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NVIn recognition of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join Nevada Humanities and The Library District for a special screening of the award-winning documentary And Then They Came For Us (2017, NR, 40 minutes) about the unjust incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, followed by an open forum discussion […]
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Kwanzaa: UJIMA
West Las Vegas Library 951 W. Lake Mead, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesCelebrating the Third Day of Kwanzaa in the spirit of UJIMA: to build and maintain our community together, making our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems and solving them together. Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community and culture. Celebrated from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, its origins are in […]
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Black Weekend 2025: Kemet In The Desert Series
West Las Vegas Library 951 W. Lake Mead, Las Vegas, NV, United StatesThe 12th annual Black Weekend 2025: Kemet in the Desert Lecture Series in recognition of Black History Month is a cultural celebration of the African diaspora inclusive of dancing, music, spoken word and affirmations in afro-ritualistic traditions. KITD enlightens and awakens the community by presenting world-renowned master teachers of African & Egyptian history, culture and religion. […]
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“The Traveler” Creative Aging Writing & Storytelling Session
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District 7060 W. Windmill Lane, Las Vegas, NV, United States"The Traveler" Creative Aging Writing & Storytelling Workshops Travel is wherever your mind takes you and memories await you! The best way to memorialize your travels through life is to write about them and/or talk about them. In this fun, interactive writing and storytelling workshop for older adults, you’ll have the opportunity to do both. […]
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