The UNLV Performing Arts Center and UNLV School of Music welcome the Pacifica Quartet at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22. Winners of the 2009 Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance, the quartet is recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often-daring repertory choices. It has gained international stature as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today.

Tickets to the Pacifica Quartet are $30 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office at 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $10 each (not inclusive of the facilities fee), and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student I.D. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $1.25 facilities fee, in addition to the ticket price, is charged on all Performing Arts Center tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Information about all of the season’s performances can be found on the Performing Arts Center website. 

For information on purchasing a season subscription, please call 895-ARTS (2787) or visit pac.unlv.edu.

UNLV PAC Facts

Arts organizations, like the Desert Chorale, Las Vegas Master Singers, and Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society, have longstanding traditions here.

With productions by the College of Fine Arts, including productions presented by the Nevada Conservatory Theatre and the dance and music departments, Southern Nevadans can enjoy the arts nearly every day of the year.

The PAC continues to be a good community citizen:

• hosting more than 50,000 Clark County School District (CCSD) students yearly for productions, concerts, and festivals;
•  donating more than $100,000 in production costs to the CCSD Fine Arts division to give students a quality performance experience at limited expense;
•  and granting fellow not-for-profit organizations major discounts on facility rental fees.

Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV is Southern Nevada’s original performing arts venue, celebrating 40 years of arts in Las Vegas. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances and is home to the Charles Vanda Master Series. At the UNLV PAC, Southern Nevadans can enjoy the arts nearly every day of the year. The Performing Arts Center is home to productions presented by the Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV, the UNLV School of Music, dance department, the Desert Chorale, and the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society. The Center also hosts more than 50,000 Clark County School District students yearly for productions, festivals and concerts.