11/30/2022
Education and Outreach
This recognition should not have come as a surprise to Blanco, the founding director of LVHS’s mariachi program, as his accolades are many. These include being named a semifinalist for the 2022 Music Educator Award by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.
11/28/2022
Discovering The Smith Center
Being considerate of those around you helps everyone enjoy the show! Brush up on your audience etiquette with this quiz below.
11/18/2022
Performances and Artists
Of course, this Las Vegas-based group of electric violinists continue to shatter expectations for their instrument, by playing high-octane arrangements of rock hits from iconic bands like Pink Floyd, Queen, Metallica and Led Zeppelin.
11/17/2022
Education and Outreach
Corwyn Evans-Klock, or Mr. EK as his students call him, is still in shock that he was awarded a Heart of Education Award earlier this year. “The fact that my student nominated me and that if they hadn’t, I would never have even been able to apply still brings tears to my eyes as I think about it now,” he exclaims, adding, “tears of joy!”
11/15/2022
Discovering The Smith Center
Surprise your loved ones this holiday season with a gift that can inspire them, move them and help them forget their troubles: the experience of a night out at a thrilling show. For your holiday shopping, you can find something to suit the tastes of all your friends and family at The Smith Center, which offers electrifying shows spanning music, theater, dance, guest speakers and more.
11/8/2022
Education and Outreach
The teaching philosophy of choral teacher Kim Ritzer is simple: when words fail, music speaks.
11/4/2022
Entering Moulin Rouge! The Musical, you encounter a world like no other: sensual, mysterious, decadent. A hypnotic dance loop plays as aristocratic men in top hats circle seductive women in lace and bustiers. You take your seat and gaze at rich, red fabric on the walls, the neon sign, details in lamps on each table.
11/2/2022
Education and Outreach
The center’s new Links to Literature program this year provided approximately 3,000 preschool-to-5th-grade students with complimentary copies of the books that inspired the productions they saw at The Smith Center.
10/31/2022
Performances and Artists
In the coming year, Smith Center guests can step into history, explore African wildlife and venture into space. Southern Nevadans will experience all these eye-opening perspectives with the acclaimed National Geographic Live touring North America speaker series, which presents leading scientists, journalists, explorers and adventurers who share their mesmerizing experiences firsthand.
10/28/2022
Education and Outreach
Setting his disbelief aside months later, the kindergarten teacher at Crestwood Elementary School calls receiving a Heart of Education Award an honor. “I am humbled, because I feel like there are many teachers out there who work just as hard as I do,” he says. “Year after year we work without any recognition of our dedication and hard work. To have that recognized was unexpected and gratifying.”