Las Vegas Art Museum board member and Dust Gallery Naomi Arin hosted a sneak preview of the silent auction artworks up for bid when Las Vegas Diaspora opens at the LVAM on September 29. Works by such Las Vegas art stars such as Almond Zigmund, Aaron Baker and James Hough are featured in the auction, which will conclude during the Diaspora Gala at the Four Seasons on September 30. For more information about the auction and the gala, call Michele Jones at 702.360.8000.
Fremont East District Lighting & Dedication Party08.24.07
More than a thousand onlookers watched as Mayor Oscar Goodman flipped the switch that illuminated Fremont East. Though the heat and maybe one too many martinis briefly threatened the festivities, Mayor Goodman quickly rebounded and lit up Oscar´s Martini, the signature neon sign that graces the Fremont East Entertainment District to cheers. Downtown VIPs joined Streamline´s Dusty Allen in his high-rise hospitality tent to hear the evenings myriad speeches, which were mostly drowned out by the overly chatty crowd.
United Block Party08.28.07
The fashion-forward United Trade Show took over Fremont East for its first-ever United Block Party, featuring pop-up retail boutiques, art exhibitions and DJ Green Lantern. The festivities inside Beauty Bar, The Griffin and Downtown Cocktail Room spilled out onto the street as stylish attendees popped into the United boutiques and fine art gallery, featuring The Graffiti Splinters and a group show featuring works based on The Beatles White Album.
´Man[nequin] on the Street´ Opening Reception at Vurb 09.06.07
Artists Ryan Reason and Kendall Abbott celebrated the opening of their Man[nequin] on the Street exhibit at Vurbspace
with cupcakes and champagne. The star of the show: Jack—Abbott´s artfully decoupaged mannequin—was photographed in a variety of "only in Vegas" scenes by Abbott´s partner-in-crime and photographer Ryan Reason. On hand to check out the exhibit were Vurbanites Mayra Politis (The Attic), Richann Bender (City of Las Vegas), Trinity Schlottman (Urban Lofts) and Michael Cornthwaite (Downtown Cocktail Room). The exhibit closes on Sept. 28.
