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October 20, 2009

HOT HOT HAUTE 2 – Contemporary Arts Center 20th Anniversary Celebration

Not only is CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER my favorite non-profit arts organization…….. Most of my favorite downtown “characters” are involved in putting this 20th Anniversary Celebration. For example, this is the email Princess Anne put out […]

October 13, 2009

Low Brow or High Brow – It’s Still Culture And Lots Of Fun

I’ve promised all of these a plug. Getting around to all of them isn’t always easy, so we’re doing them all at once. The Las Vegas Girl Festival WWW.lasvegasgirlfestival.com I think the name speaks for itself: […]

October 13, 2009

First Friday Fundraiser At The Beauty Bar

These are great events that raise money to keep First Friday alive. Hosted specialty drinks, Silent Auction, Live Auction, and the opportunity to meet just about everyone from the Downtown Las Vegas Arts Scene. We hope […]

October 11, 2009

How To Buy A Bank Owned Home

I love a great piece of over the top sarcasm. Some of it all too true. A second hat tip this week to Bill Johnson of Retro Vegas, on Main Street, for providing me the […]

October 9, 2009

Collecting Mid Century Modern Furniture, And The Homes That Housed Them

Thru the magic of Google, VeryVintageVegas was discovered by the folks at Collector’s Weekly, an online resource for collectors of every stripe. One predominant stripe is Mid Century Modern. They recently published an an interview […]

October 9, 2009

Vegas Valley Book Festival And The Morelli House Features Mark Twain Event on Oct. 22

One of the most exciting “there’s-no-culture” cultural events each year in Las Vegas is the Vegas Valley Book Festival. It’s time once again, so find the reading glasses and get ready for an amazing line-up […]

October 8, 2009

Fun Features Found In Foreclosures – Pink Bathrooms Were All the Rage In Mid Century Modern Homes In Las Vegas

We haven’t done one of these in a while. If you’re a new reader, you might want to review the entire series of “Fun Features Found In Foreclosures”. Of course there’s already multiple offers on this 1953 […]

October 6, 2009

Two Art Openings In Downtown Las Vegas

The first I want to tell you about has my blood boiling in a good way. Brett Wesley Gallery is now in it’s BRAND NEW BUILDING at 1112 S. Casino Center at the corner of […]

October 5, 2009

Beyond The Mint Bus Tour And Panel Discussion

It was a full day and full house! We began with famed architectural historian Alan Hess giving an overview of modernism in general. He touched briefly on it’s origins in the Bauhaus School and how modernist […]

October 2, 2009

A Nice Little Story From Last Weeks Flamingo Club Cocktail Party

At last weeks Flamingo Club, a couple stood up to make a presentation. Marti and Richard Hafen were long time downtown residents, and had come back to their old neighborhood to attend the party. Short […]