The UNLV Performing Arts Center celebrates Valentine's Day with the St. Petersburg State Ballet Theatre performing "Giselle" - the tale of never-ending love - at 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, as part of the Charles Vanda Master Series.

The St. Petersburg State Ballet Theatre, founded as the first Theatre of Ballet in Russia in 1966, is the younger sibling of the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet Theatres and is led by State Prize Laureate of Russia, Yuri Petukhov.

Tickets to "Giselle" are $40, $55, and $85 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 $13 each 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 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 web site, located at pac.unlv.edu.

Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV continues to be Southern Nevada's premier performing arts venue. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances each year in three distinct series - the Charles Vanda Master Series, the New York Stage & Beyond Series, and the UNLV Classical Guitar Series. UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.