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A large orchestra performing on stage
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This evening will celebrate the university’s top soloists, demonstrating the talent cultivated within the UNLV School of Music.

two actresses in the stage production
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Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, the play unfolds as a fantasia set within a neocolonial landscape where a fragile friendship is placed under extraordinary strain.

NWFFest Festival Strategies Class
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UNLV students work behind the scenes to produce upcoming Nevada Women’s Film Festival.

woman holding guitar while walking on the shore
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The winner receives $5,000 and is invited to work with College of Fine Arts students in the fall.

mariachi musicians playing on stage
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The festival brings a full day of vibrant music, culture, and extraordinary performances to the UNLV Performing Arts Center.

illustration of woman in green dress with fireworks behind her
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The classic Baroque opera seria dazzles with vocal fireworks and larger-than-life mythic figures.

four musicians playing string instruments on stage
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Formed in 2013, the musical group brings an equal passion to the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike.

four members of the quartet
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All four are prize-winning soloists who performed with the Philharmonic and appeared regularly at David Geffen and Merkin Concert Halls, with acclaimed appearances worldwide.

two actors in costume on a stage
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Shorts: The Worker — where everyday lives, unseen battles, and quiet triumphs take center stage.

musicians on stage celebrating Lunar New Year
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Now in its fourth year, this large-scale annual event has become a signature cultural celebration in Las Vegas, bringing together music, movement, and cross-cultural dialogue on one stage.

actresses in costume performing on stage
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At the heart of this tale is a love story: a beautiful schoolgirl loves the romantic wandering minstrel, but she is engaged to the executioner.

A large orchestra performing on stage
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The UNLV Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the orchestra's artistic director Taras Krysa.

figures part of an installation showing tops of ceramic heads with mohawks
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MFA Candidates present a public solo thesis exhibition project at the Donna Beam Gallery their final semester.

An illustration that reads "20 Years of Black Mountain Institute"
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Long-standing literary organization welcomes the public to events for writers and the Las Vegas community.

Sérgio and Odair Assad, holding their guitars, look towards the camera. They are in a springlike setting.
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Brazilian-born Sérgio and Odair Assad who return to Las Vegas in their final tour together.

Catherine Cardwell, dean of University Libraries at UNR, and Jarret Keene during award ceremony
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Jarret Keene on the prestigious honor, Las Vegas as a genre, and becoming a ‘pop scholar.’

nighttime photo of the Las Vegas Sphere and Strip
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Inductees include 10-year Linq headlining magician Mat Franco; entertainment luminary Cindy Doumani; and filmmaker and educator Francisco Menendez (posthumously).

An illustration that reads "20 Years of Black Mountain Institute"
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BMI’s literary fellows lead a season of free community events in Las Vegas.