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Scheduling Conflicts In The Downtown Urban Core Of Las Vegas

July 3rd, 2009 Categories: Las Vegas Real Estate News

Scheduling conflicts can be a huge sign of success. They can also lead to a roller coaster ride of excitement and disappointment. I’m sure I’m not the only one. For example, I ended up working last night. Normally First Thursday is a night out for me. I missed it all – disappointment. I took a listing and wrote an offer instead – excitement!

Simultaneously, we had art openings for Leslie Rowland at Tinoco’s and  Brett Wesley Gallery at SohoLofts; All The Galleries were previewing; Untold stories was going on at the Springs Preserve. I’m told that ALL of the events were well attended.

There seems to be TOO much going on. Regular reader and friend Brian Paco Alvarez raised the subject of trying to get the history stuff scheduled for early in the week, and leave the art stuff for later. How to coordinate that? We’re going to get people to talk about it. Maybe there’s a way, since there’s so much overlap of interest.

The alternative music scene usually starts pretty late at places like the Beauty Bar, and Bunkhouse, but tonight’s going to be one of those Roller Coaster rides. Fremont Street Experience’s “Summer of 69” series features Janis Joplins original band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, BUT it’s also First Friday. What to do? What to do?

The point is, is that we’ve got a bustling, busy, ever expanding art, music, history, and culture machine in the URBAN CORE of Las Vegas. It’s pumping out events, concerts, art happenings, panel discussions, book signings, plays, music, and all kinds of fun things to do. The trick now isn’t finding out about what “The Machine” is offering…..the trick is making the time to catch it all.

No wonder so many people are are abandoning suburbia and moving back into the Urban Core of Las Vegas.

Your comments are welcome.

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1. Carolyn S. said at July 4th, 2009 at 6:31 am

   Twenty-five years ago it was considered death to plan two major events (”major” being anything that drew more than 500 people) on the same night. Certain death was to plan any event on the night of a UNLV basketball game. And we were secure in the knowledge that there would only be one major event per weekend and rarely anything on a week night. Now our population is large and diverse enough to support multiple events at the same time. Unless you are Super Jack you will never be able to attend them all. It’s just hard to get used to the New Vegas.

2. Lee Yarbrough said at July 4th, 2009 at 9:19 am

   Jack is more of a good friend than most anyone would know.

   After he took that listing and wrote an offer he dropped all else he was doing and came over to my house. I had some plumbing break in the wall and Jack came to help me fix the problems. He was here until 11 p.m. until the problem was fixed and no more water shooting out in my walls.

   Jack, it’s been more than 15 years and I have never had a better friend then you.

   Have a great week sir.

3. Lynn Zook said at July 4th, 2009 at 9:41 am

   Untold Stories has been the first Thursday of each month (dark in January) for almost two years now.

   It is the only on-going, monthly series that brings our history to the community. Each month we have panelists that talk about the history that we participated in and/or witnessed around the Las Vegas Valley.

   We have a core audience that comes out each month for this series.

   We would love to have more people come out each month to hear our panelists but I don’t know that moving it to earlier in the week would be the trick.

   I’m open to suggestions!

   Lynn

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