In The News: College of Fine Arts

Las Vegas Sun

Anyone driving down Maryland Parkway just south of downtown Las Vegas will see Huntridge Circle Park, but they won’t be able to enjoy it. Residents of the surrounding Huntridge neighborhood want to change that by helping to reopen the long-closed city-owned park. One way they’re hoping to build up the energy is by collaborating with students in the UNLV landscape architecture program to redesign the historic but often rough space.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Behind a locked gate in the Maryland Parkway Corridor sits the closed Huntridge Circle Park, but the community-driven organization, Friends of Huntridge Park, is hoping to change that.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Future architects at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are set to showcase their innovative ideas for the redevelopment of Huntridge Circle Park.

The Independent

Friday’s release of Wicked: For Good is a reminder to many moviegoers that a trip to the big screen is anything but cheap.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

A free clinic on the campus of UNLV helps dance and music students get important care, all delivered through physical therapy students and their department.

Las Vegas Weekly

For 25 years, Nevada Conservatory Theatre has served as UNLV’s “lab” for theater arts. Executive Director Kirsten Brandt says the original mission of the training program was to create an intersection for research and professional practice.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The vision for a park in Las Vegas is taking shape as part of a collaboration between community leaders and UNLV students. The showcase marks the first phase in a broader partnership bringing together Friends of Huntridge Park, UNLV, City Councilwoman Olivia Diaz, and the City of Las Vegas.

Money

After a lifetime of work, retirement should be a time for relaxing: slow mornings, new hobbies, travel and quality time with loved ones. One thing that can add stress? Struggling to go about your daily tasks in your own home.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Culture is being celebrated as the 8th annual Art Walk rolls through the UNLV campus. The free event on Friday night, October 24, gives the greater Las Vegas community a chance to explore a variety of arts, performances, and live music, as they walk along the academic mall, along with food tastings from favorite local restaurants, a beer garden, wine tastings, and other surprises.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Free event celebrating the arts on October 24th from 5pm-8pm.

The Post and Courier

People misjudge how far it is to the horizon in Utah. They misjudge the stretch of desert to the mountains turned blue and purple by the miles of dry air. They misjudge how many years people have been trying to find a way to live here and how many times the words "discouraged" and "moved on" appear in the history books of the area.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The Henderson Symphony Orchestra is performing a free concert at Lake Las Vegas on October 24th. Taras Krysa , Music Advisor Henderson Symphony and Director of Orchestras at UNLV joined us with the details.