Jazz at Lincoln Center, which runs one of the world’s largest jazz education program networks, has tapped UNLV to compete in the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship on January 10-11 in New York City. Only nine other colleges were chosen to participate.

Scroll down to meet this year’s candidates and submit your online voting form.

The UNLV Jazz program has been selected to compete in a two-day competition at Lincoln Center in New York.

His status as an art-world outsider, and as a staunch defender of “beauty” in art, drew him legions of fans and enemies alike.

Dave Hickey, a critic, popularly known for his book "Art Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy," has passed away at the age of 82.

Art critic Dave Hickey, known for his sharp wit and brash writing, died at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, of heart disease November 12 at the age of eighty-two.

The author of landmark books such as "Air Guitar" and "Invisible Dragon" died of heart disease.

Ukrainian-born, American conductor Taras Krysa has made a name for himself here in Las Vegas, throughout the United States and in Europe.

Dave Hickey was Las Vegas’ resident genius for two decades.

The celebrated Fort Worth writer and entrepreneur spent most of his life in exile from his home state. But it never lost its grip on his imagination.

In this week's Community Calendar we showcase two theatrical events and a small business pop-up.

Recipients range from big players (the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and UNLV’s Barrick Museum) to small-town stalwarts (Elko’s Western Folklife Center and Mesquite’s Virgin Valley Artists Association).