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UNLV Jazz Performs Album Release Concert Sept. 13
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The concert features selections from the Jazz Ensemble I album, My Favorite Things, and Back Home, from the Latin Jazz Ensemble and Joe Williams Scholarship Quintet's release.

UNLV Opera Presents 2026-27 Vassar-Themed Season
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The Vassar trilogy shines a light on women who have shaped history, championed the planet, and pushed the boundaries of science.

UNLV Chamber Music Series Welcomes Redfish Piano Trio Sept. 10
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The group will perform 'Reflections of Shadow and Light,' the first concert of the 2026-27 UNLV Chamber Music Series.

UNLV Dance Announces 50th Anniversary Concert Season
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This landmark season gathers an extraordinary community of choreographic voices whose works celebrate where UNLV Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.

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Donna Beam Gallery Call for Art: Upcoming Exhibition in Honor of Retired Gallery Director, Jerry Schefcik
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The UNLV Donna Beam Gallery invites artists to participate in Camelot, a special exhibition celebrating Jerry Schefcik and his years of dedicated service to the gallery and the art community. It’s generally known that Schefcik has a collection of camel figurines numbering close to a thousand. Inspired by this treasured collection, artists are invited to create a work that responds to the…
UNLV Film Alumna Brings the Music Video Lab Back to Las Vegas
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Las Vegas filmmakers and musicians have a new opportunity to collaborate thanks to Rachel Johnson (UNLV Film alumna '12) and Danny Chandia, co-founders of Desert Cactus Films. “The Music Video Lab”, pairs together 10 directors with 10 bands/solo artists, and gives them one month to make a music video. Rachel and Danny found their start with the same lab in 2018 when it was part of the now…
Upcoming Museum Today Program: Creating Digital Exhibitions
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On September 30 at 3 p.m. PT, Zida Wang (UNLV Barrick Museum of Art) will present a free virtual MUSEUM TODAY program with his co-researcher, Dr. Morgan Joseph Hamilton, on their book, Creating Digital Exhibitions: A Practical Guide. Some of the work from the UNLV NextGen Curators digital summer camp will also be shared during the discussion.  MUSEUMS TODAY is an online…
UNLV Theatre Professor Directs 'Pride and Prejudice' at The Ruth Theatre, UT
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Kymberly Mellen (Assistant Professor of Acting, Theatre Department) directed a critically acclaimed, 92-performance production of Melissa Leilani Larson’s Pride and Prejudice at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater’s Lindsay Legacy Theater in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Following rehearsals from June 1 through Aug. 15, the production opened Aug. 17 and runs through Nov. 7, 2026, with a possible extension…
UNLV Opera Partners with Henderson Libraries on 'One Book One Henderson'
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Enjoy a special program with UNLV Opera featuring live opera selections and an engaging introduction to the history, artistry, and storytelling of opera, inspired by The Dark Maestro. Discover the beauty and drama of opera through a special collaboration between One Book One Henderson and UNLV Opera. Inspired by this year's selection, The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb, this…
Interdisciplinary CFA and COLA Project 'Yellow Roses' Now Publicly Available
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Yellow Roses,  a docu-dance drama film, presented by UNLV College of Fine Arts, Dance Department & UNLV College of Liberal Arts, can now be viewed online.   The film is about the lives of six Las Vegas veterans from the first days of their service, through combat, and then transition back to civilian life. The documentary runs about 12 minutes long, a mix of veteran…
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