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Nevada's Arts and Culture professionals were proud but not surprised when the Americans for the Arts AEP6 Study revealed $662.5 Million in economic activity from their nonprofit sector in 2022. While the study only measured the economic impact of local culture events, Arts workers are not limited to entertainment: “Creatives” integrate into other sectors as designers, writers, marketers, performers, visual artists, and managers. They are employed in successful enterprises to be inventive problem solvers for education, healthcare, human resources, public agencies, tech companies, and nonprofit leaders. As Nevada decision makers reimagine the possibilities for a diverse 21st century economy, creative leaders stand ready to leverage investments that strengthen our community from within as we attract the outside world to our door. Summits and Strategies The post-pandemic era has led to mixed results for organizations and entrepreneurs in our ecosystem with some celebrating expansion while others suffer eviction after weathering the initial COVID storm. The City of Las Vegas has leaned into the potential of our creative workforce with initiatives to address our cultural infrastructure. The second annual Las Vegas Arts and Culture Summit will be held from on February 29th, 2024 at the Historic 5th Street School from 8am-6pm. The event, featuring networking sessions, panels, and guest speakers is back by popular demand and will focus on advocacy, partnership, social impact, and the creative economy. The event has already moved once to increase its capacity. Register for the few seats remaining here. Housing instability and inequality are the chief obstacles to growth in our developing creative community. The City of Las Vegas recently introduced the team from nonprofit creative real estate developer, Artspace, at a town hall addressing the issue. Wendy Holmes, Senior Vice President for Artspace, spoke to the community about their mission to provide affordable live/work space to creative workers and welcomed opportunities to learn from stakeholders as they embark on their feasibility studies and potential site surveys. The Nevada Arts Council announced the launch of a Strategic Planning Assessment Program intended to support cultural organizations, statewide partnerships, and provide resources to creative communities across Nevada. The Nevada Arts Council hopes to help advance the cultural landscape of Nevada through strategic organizational assessments designed to support the specific needs of cultural organizations in five areas: organizational, programming, venue, community in focus, and cultural training. Visit here to apply by February 23rd, 2024. Join us every second Monday of the month at 6:30pm on Zoom and/or in person for the Vegas Arts Table to connect with the creative community and share your own Vegas Arts, Culture, and Creative Industry news. Get info on the next meeting here!

What is X? By Paul Atreides Author, playwright Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com X by Alistair McDowall is…bizarre. Call it experimental theatre, call it modernist, call it a psychological drama, call it whatever you wish. Heck, label it avant-garde. You would be right. But you might also be wrong because it’s likely every person in the audience will have a different opinion. In 1958, the Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter wrote, “There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false." So it goes with X. Four people – no, wait, it could be five, or maybe it’s six –  are trapped on Pluto in a biosphere waiting to be picked up and taken home to an Earth that no longer exists. A few of the crew are old enough to remember when the birds fell from the trees, and seeing the last tree put on a truck and carried away. Communication from the Home Base has ceased. For how long is unknown because the clock has long since stopped keeping proper time and eventually produces gibberish. But after all, what is time? It may be X, or it may not. Now, for purposes of the script, forget all that. The four may be trees as they struggle to survive in a climate-ravaged, inhospitable environment one by one. Under the direction of Jake Staley for A Public Fit, besides some unmotivated blocking, production values are top-notch. Breon Jenay, Nicole Unger, Joshua Berg, Ryan Ruckman, Timothy Burris, and Roxanne Weller make up the talented ensemble taking the journey into this odd sci-fi psychosis. And give them all props for the variety of British dialects from character to character that never falter. There’s strange back-tracking within the script as time moves freely forward and backward, as the characters try to remember what has happened or if those events happened and who experienced them. There’s an equally representational dance between the characters of Gilda (Breon Jenay) and Clark (Joshua Berg) that could represent their relationship over time, or a single sexual encounter. As with all the action over the course of this two-act play, you get to decide what is what. Whitney Lehn Meltz’s set spans the length of the venue and easily invokes the biodome. Syd May’s lighting enhances it. Both bring alternately bright and macabre atmospheres to the action. If Sci-Fi and oddly bizarre are what you’re looking for in a theatre piece, X will deliver it in spades. What: X When:  7 p.m. Friday – Saturday to Monday; 2 p.m. Sundays through March 4 Where: 4340 S. Valley View Blvd, Suite 210 Tickets: $35 - $40 (www.apublicfit.org) Grade:  **** Delicious Producer: A Public Fit; Artistic Director: Ann-Marie Pereth; Producing Director: Joseph D. Kucan; Director: Jake Staley; Set Design: Whitney Lehn Meltz; Lighting Design: Syd May; Sound Design: Constance Taschner; Costume Design: Kendra Faith; Production Stage Manager: Sabrina Christensen

A Definitive Topdog By Paul Atreides Author, playwright Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com Photos: Robert John Kley “Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?” is an old line used to ask if someone missed a significant point. Topdog / Underdog, by Suzan-Lori Parks, won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award in 2002. Twenty years later, it won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Typically billed as a drama,  sometimes thought of as a tragedy, it’s also been called a dark comedy. In reality, it should be all those things which is why this play stands the test of time. Under Tom W. Jones’ astute direction for the Vegas Theatre Company, it is indeed all those things. Jones and his talented cast of two hit every beat with precision and heart. Jamey Clay, as Booth, and Jason Nious, as Lincoln, are brothers abandoned at a young age to fend for themselves. As adults, they’re still struggling to find their way. Their names, given to them by their father as somewhat of a cruel joke and not lost on them, still sting. And the irony of what Lincoln does for a living is not lost. As their character names imply, Clay is at times a dreamer, frenetic and impulsive, and Nious is thoughtful and mellow but realistic. Both men turn in tour de force performances. Their body language and dialogue delivery seem to come from deep down- from the truth. At the top of the show Clay delivers a monologue full of hope, the joy of life fairly drips from him. Toward the end of Act 1, Nious brings a beautiful and heartfelt remembrance of his days hustling 3-Card Monte. Both are done with a skill rarely seen on local stages. Through it all, the point of Parks’ script is not lost. The importance of family, the idea that we are all family, and that connection is not only important but essential to our survival. As Parks once noted, the play speaks to what the world thinks we should be and how we struggle to live up to it. Or, in this critic’s opinion, how we try to move past it. The action takes place on a set by Raquel M. Jackson so detailed it draws the picture of where these two characters are in life. In a skilled choice to keep the atmosphere and sense of character, Booth sets it for Act 2 during the intermission. Credits Lincoln: Jason Nious Booth: Jamey Clay Brown Director: Thomas W Jones II Scenic: Raquel M Jackson Costume Design: Christine Steele Lighting Design: Marcus Randolf Sound Design: Ganvieè Matunda & Jake Harrell Stage Manger: Gary Parlanti Don’t miss this production. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but you’ll also leave thinking about the world we’re currently struggling to survive. And that, my friends, is what superb theater should do. What: Topdog / Underdog When: 7:30 pm Friday 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Saturday 5 pm Sunday Through February 24 Where: 1025 S. 1st St., Suite 110 Tickets: $35 - $60 (www.theatre.vegas) Grade:  ***** Delicious Producer: Vegas Theatre Company; Artistic Director: Daz Weller; Director: Tom W. Jones; Set Design: Raquel M. Jackson; Lighting Design: Marcus Randolf; Costume Design: Christine Steele

Boulder City’s Dam Short Film Festival returns to downtown Boulder City with exceptional short films and diverse programs. Nevada’s largest film festival is celebrating 20 years of bringing movie lovers unique and diverse films to enjoy over an extended 6-day period. The 20th Annual Dam Short Film Festival will screen 147 short films February 14-19 in the Elaine K. Smith Center in downtown Boulder City, Nevada. With two decades of successfully entertaining audiences, the festival will showcase 29 carefully selected thematic 60- to 90-minute program blocks with categories including Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Horror, International, Sci-Fi, Nevada, Love & Romance, and Underground. This year’s festival features films from a wide variety of countries like Ireland, China, Mexico, Japan, Israel, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and many more. As a bonus, the festival will screen the award-winning films in two special programs on Monday. “To present the short film festival for the 20th year is an amazing accomplishment, proving that audiences continue to support and love the arts,” said Ken Cioe, Director of Operations. “We are so proud to give filmmakers a platform to share their passion and remain Southern Nevada’s favorite film festival.” Boulder City and its small-town charm will welcome visitors for the six days of festival fun. The short films will be enjoyed with state-of-the-art digital projection in the Elaine K. Smith Center located at 700 Wyoming St, Boulder City, NV, 89005. In addition to the screenings and filmmakers' Q&A during each category block, the Festival will feature a filmmaker Meet-n-Greet, Coffee with Filmmakers, and Dam Mixer. The Sunday night in-person Awards Presentation will also be live-streamed so everyone can tune in to find out which films win the various audience-determined awards. There will also be a raffle for the original poster artwork, by local artist and Dam Short Film Festival co-founder Lee Lanier. Coffee with Filmmakers Thursday, 2.15 – Monday, 2.19 8-10 am Dam Roast House 554 Nevada Way, Boulder City Filmmaker Meet-n-Greet Friday, 2.16 4-5:30 pm Boulder Bowl 504 California Ave, Boulder City 20th Annual Dam Short Mixer Saturday, 2.17 6:15-7:15 pm Beer Zombies 567 Nevada Way, Boulder City Best of the Fest Awards Show Sunday, 2.18 7-9:30 pm Elaine K. Smith Building 700 Wyoming St, Boulder City A full schedule can be found HERE Throughout its 20 years, the Dam Short Film Festival has screened more than 2,500 films – giving local, state, national, and international filmmakers a platform to showcase their films and audiences access to these unique and original stories. This is thanks, in large part, to the Dam Short Film Festival sponsors, including El Rancho Boulder Motel and Nevada Tourism and Cultural Affairs. Dam Short Film Festival, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 2003 by Lee and Anita Lanier. The pair developed a love of short films while traveling to numerous film festivals in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Lee worked in film production and computer animation since 1989 and directed a half-dozen short films. Today, the Dam Short Film Festival has become a traditional Southern Nevada cultural event that attracts thousands of visitors to Boulder City each February. The festival has welcomed scores of filmmakers from all over the world and has screened several thousand unique independent short films during its history. The lineup includes over 140 short films, 29 programs, mixers, Q&As with the filmmakers, and more. This year, the festival will offer a $300 VIP Experience that includes an all-access pass, early entry to all programs, an invitation to the VIP Brunch, a T-shirt and signed poster, a discount on concessions, and one raffle ticket. The $500 VIP Experience is for two passes and can be purchased HERE. Tickets are $12.50 per film block or $150 for the full five-day pass; $45 1-day passes for Thursday, and $55 1-day passes for Friday and Saturday are also available. Tickets can be purchased HERE. For the full schedule of selected films, visit damshortfilm.org. For more information, visit damshortfilm.org, follow on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X (Former Twitter) @damshortfilm.

A look at Nevada's new DATA from AFTA Arts Economic Impact Study (AEP6) The second Las Vegas Arts and Culture Summit will be held 2/29/2024 in DTLV. The wait is over after 8 years of yearning for new Creative Economy DATA for Southern Nevada Arts, the work was worth it. The national Arts and Economic Prosperity (AEP6) study; a survey every five years measuring the value added by nonprofit arts to our GDP revealed an eye-popping $156,253,527 in total tax revenue in Nevada. For the first time ever, Las Vegas and Clark County have specific DATA on the impact of the nonprofit arts sector on our creative economy and beyond. The state of Nevada allocated a mere $1.9 million in the 2021-2022 budget to the Nevada Arts Council to support nonprofit organizations, education, and community development programs. These DATA show that the money was well spent! Audiences across Nevada were asked questions about spending & travel habits and why they love local arts. The AEP6 Study's national figures show the average amount an attendee invests when attending a nonprofit culture event beyond an entrance fee is $38; Las Vegas audiences spend 25% more at around $47 per person. What would happen if we did more to leverage the power of local arts for greater returns with more strategy and support? According to the LVCVA's "Visitor Profile"  individuals in 2022 spent four times as much as they did in 2021 on shows and entertainment. While attendance for Arts is down post-COVID, Southern Nevada is poised to outpace other regions' ROI on the events it chooses to promote for cultural tourism. The AEP6 figures indicate that the LVCVA and other decision makers leave money on the table when they fail to promote off-Strip events presented by the cultural community. Tourists don't just come to Las Vegas for Sports and commercial Strip entertainment; according to the AEP6 study, local arts inspire visitors to part with their cash at over 75% above the national average of $60, spending roughly $107 per person above the ticket price. Both national and Southern Nevada audiences agree that the Arts are more than quality entertainment, they add meaning, civic pride, and a thriving sense of community to our lives. Is it time for an Office of Creative Industry? Our analysis says "YES." Arts mean jobs, a fact recognized in the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development in their February 2023 5-year strategic plan naming the Creative industries as a critical part of the state's diversifying economy. We hope that GOED's new Office of Entrepreneurship will help locals in our Creative Economy to not only grow their businesses, but help stakeholders including educators, legislators, and innovators across Nevada to BET ON ARTS and embrace our creativity for a Renaissance of prosperity. We look forward to more future thinking at the City of Las Vegas Arts Summit later this month! #EatMoreArt

A Public Fit Theatre Company (APF) presents the third show of its 10th season, a staged reading of Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline on Friday, January 26 at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, January 27 at 2 p.m. at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.  Doors will open one half-hour before showtime, and admission is FREE. Pipeline tells the story of Nya, an inner-city public school teacher who will do anything to ensure that her brilliant but headstrong son, Omari, will not fall victim to the pervasive “school-to-prison” pipeline. Crackling with raw emotion, poetic urban dialogue, and a shockingly relevant narrative, Pipeline confronts the social dynamics of race, class, and systemic violence in the American education system. “It’s really about the potential pitfalls for black and brown kids once they are released from school and introduced into society,” says  Director Jason Nious.  “And how magnetic the pull towards the prison, the home-to-school-to-prison pipeline can be.” Pipeline features the talents of Sherri Brewer, Sabrina Cofield, Jazmine Davis, Quadree Hill, Yomi Orru, and DeVaughn Robinson, Jr. and is offered in partnership with the Las Vegas Clark County Library District. Immediately following each performance, audiences are invited to join the cast and production staff in a moderated discussion of the themes and discoveries presented in the play.  This APF hallmark - The Buzz - ensures that the community shares the conversations surrounding the captivating theatre.  The Buzz is an expression of A Public Fit’s ongoing commitment to engage audiences well beyond the limits of the stage.  “It’s time to have this conversation,” says Nious. “The more we get into this work, it’s clear how much Morisseau understands the regular reality of this family’s world.” APF offers a seven-show season consisting of four staged readings and three mainstage productions. The remaining shows for the 2023-24 season are X by Alistair McDowall, Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson, Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel, and The Pavilion by Craig Wright. For more info, visit apublicfit.org. WHO:  A Public Fit Theatre Company in partnership with the Las Vegas, Clark County Library District WHAT:  A staged reading of Dominique Morisseau's play Pipeline WHERE:  Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd. WHEN:  January 26 at 7 p.m.; January 27 at 2 p.m.

All in the timing By Paul Atreides Author, playwright Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com Las Vegas Little Theatre kicks off the second half of the 2023-2024 season with Darling Mr. London, a British farce written by Anthony Marriott and Bob Grant. It’s an unremarkable script, yet it strives to be the typical farce, with the typical doors, that requires the typical exceptional timing. If the timing fails, the show fails. Co-directed by David Ament and David Morcy, when it comes to the opening and closing of doors and delivering the majority of the dialogue, the timing is excellent, and the production succeeds on that level. It’s the late 1970s. Edward, a telephone operator, has been sweet-talking other operators from all over the world. Under the guise of a contest, four of the women show up to consummate the relationship. Unfortunately, Edward lives with a wife (Rose), a vicar (Mark), who rents a room, a mother-in-law (Mrs. Rutledge), who spends more time there than at her own house, and a brother-in-law popping in (Gordon), also a phone operator who appears to have been doing his own sweet-talking. The men fare better than the women mainly because the script gives them more to work with. Tommy Watanabe (Edward) and Trenton Klinkefus (Mark) are both superb. Their timing, not only with delivering lines but the physical schtick, are on par with one another. They’re having fun and take it over the top without losing intent. Mickey Roark (Gordon), gets off to a rather disjointed start, but finds solid ground in Act Two once his own philandering comes to light. The rest of the performances feel disparate as if they are in a different play altogether. Marni Montgomery-Blake (Rose) and Denise Borek Morganti (Mrs. Rutledge) seem to be completely lost, not sure what to do or where to go. Their movements and stage business don’t quite match the dialogue. At the opening, Montgomery-Blake aimlessly wanders the stage dusting. At one point she straightens Edward’s overcoat and hat, then moments later tells him he best not leave them in that mess. In a scene that should be hilarious, Morganti is desperate to use the bathroom but calmly stands center stage. In farce, like any other play, the conflict should be resolved by the end of the script. With Darling Mr. London it does not. In fact, it ends rather abruptly with Gordon still trying to escape through the patio doors as he is chased by one of the women he has wooed. There’s a black-out, and the expectation is the scene will continue. It becomes the curtain call instead. It’s as if the playwrights didn’t know how to get everything all satisfactorily straightened out for the happy ending. Overall, the silliness is enjoyable. If farce is your kind of comedy, you won’t be disappointed. There were plenty of laughs, and the opening night audience had a rousing good time. What: Darling Mr. London When: 8 p.m. Friday - Saturday; 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb 4 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan 27 Where: Las Vegas Little Theatre - Mainstage, 3920 Schiff Drive Tickets: $30 (702-362-7996; www.lvlt.org) Grade:  *** Satisfying Producer: Las Vegas Little Theatre; Director: David Ament, David Morcy; Set Design: Ron Lindblom; Lighting Design: Ginny Adams; Costumes: Julie Horton; Stage Manager: Lep Morey

THE MEETING LOCATION HAS CHANGED TO Fifth Street School, located at 401 South 4th Street The city of Las Vegas is working with Artspace to study the feasibility of creating affordable artist live/work housing in the 18b Las Vegas Arts District. The public is invited to learn more and provide their input during a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 5:30-7 p.m. To RSVP, please click here. Artspace is a nonprofit real estate organization specializing in creating, owning and operating affordable spaces for artists, creators and creative entrepreneurs to live and work. The feasibility study explore potential sites, funding and financing, as well as preferences for artist housing and creative space. The city and Artspace working together to conduct focus groups of artists, creatives and cultural organizations to gather input from the community in addition to the public meeting. ArtSpace will take all these elements to recommend next steps for the city. The city has been working with the arts community to create a master plan to help bolster the Arts District for the last year and a half. One of the key findings from the study is that many are concerned about the loss of arts, artists and creative spaces in the Arts District. Recommendations in the master plan include: Expand the Arts District boundaries; formalize Its identity Support the formation of a Business Improvement District to support arts district initiatives Create new spaces to facilitate artistic creation, education and training Establish affordable space for artists to live and work Unite the arts and business communities

A Stripping Clue By Paul Atreides Author, playwright Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com Photography by Richard Brusky It’s not often that Las Vegas gets to see an actual World Premiere of a play. Vegas Theatre Company (VTC) is providing just such a treat with Cluelesque, written by Simone, VTC’s own Associate Artistic Director. Deftly directed by Daz Weller and Simone, it’s over the top without going too far and making it all come off as ridiculous as the dialogue could make it. Billed as a burlesque parody, the play is based on the 1985 film Clue, which was based on the British board game. Here, it’s the murder mystery with many vaudeville-type jokes and Airplane humor. It’s silly, sometimes ridiculous dialogue that makes you laugh anyway, despite the inclination to groan. An ensemble cast of nine (C.B Aguilar, Jackie Lakoudis, Luke Allen, Karsyn Artemis Love, Dina Emerson, Venus Cobb, Ali Vesey, and Glenn Heath who is missing?) are at a dinner party, and the audience is invited, with some (VIP ticket holders) getting to assist with a few minor things. But just like with The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Shear Madness, the audience decides who the murderer is. That means that every performance is going to be different. Kudos to Luke Allen for portraying the Pool Boy. He’s got a minuscule amount of dialogue and, at one point, gets tossed around like a rag doll. He remains so dedicated to the role that it’s a wonder he isn’t covered in bruises; whoever choreographed that did an exceptional job. Because it is a burlesque, each character has a chance to do a burlesque striptease, which provides a clue as to why they could be the killer. That means there’s music. That’s where production trouble abounds. The live band overpowers some dialogue and even overpowers their vocalist during each striptease. If you’re familiar with “The Cell Block Tango” from Chicago, very cleverly done by this ensemble, the loss of lyrics won’t matter too much – you’ll get the gist. The rest of the production values are well done—especially the set by Whitney Meltz. The mood and appearance of an old gothic mansion come to life, and the changes from room to room are accomplished in record time due to the crafty design. Arielle Brown’s lighting adds to the mysterious atmosphere. A first performance of a new production will always have its problems. Within a few days, the kinks should be worked out. Go. Test out your detective skills and enjoy a fast-paced, fun two hours. Cast: Dina Emerson as Mrs. Woodpecker Luke Allen as the Pool Boy Karsyn Artemis Love as Ms. Off White Ali Vesey as Miss Cherry Venus Cobb as Colonel Mushroom Marcus Weiss as Mr. Grass Jackie Lakoudis as Ivet CB Aguilar as Wordsworth What: Cluelesque When:  7:30 p.m. Fridays 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturdays 5:00 p.m. Sundays Through January 27 Where: 1025 S. 1st St., Suite 110 Tickets: $35 - $60 (www.theatre.vegas) Grade:  ****1/2 Positively Delicious Producer: Vegas Theatre Company; Artistic Director: Daz Weller; Director: Daz Weller, Simone; Musical Director: Isaac Tubb; Set Design: Whitney Meltz; Lighting Design: Arielle Brown; Sound Design: Jake Harell; Costume Design: Asia Milburn; Wig Design: Jason Bennett; Stage Manager: Jinay Reitz

In the afterglow of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemoration, Opera Las Vegas invites the public to Opera Legends in Black, a free tribute concert that celebrates a rich African American operatic legacy at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., at 3 p.m. on Jan. 20. Admission is free for the public. Some of the Southwest’s most acclaimed singers will captivate audiences with selections and informative narration recalling many of Operadom’s stellar Black operatic practitioners. The 60-minute program, hosted by Deseree Whitt, will showcase the inspirational international success stories of such heralded singers as Martina Arroyo, Jessye Norman, Leontyne Price, George Shirley, Marion Anderson, Shirley Verrett, and Reri Grist, among others. The varied selections will consist of world-famous classical arias and songs ranging from Puccini (La Rondine, La Boheme) to Saint-Saens (Samson and Delilah), and Bizet (Carmen) to Gounod (Romeo and Juliet), with a spiritual thrown into the mix. The program will also showcase historically important pieces like Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha. On hand to raise their voices in joyous celebration are three of Opera Las Vegas’ top-tier young singers: Sopranos Sheronda McKee-Dollar, a local favorite for her past stirring OLV performances; Monica Williams-McCullough, an acclaimed performer and renowned voice teacher; and tenor Christian Shelton, an award-winning University of Nevada Las Vegas student.  Maestra Kathleen Leung will provide stirring support on the grand piano. Audiences can expect to be treated to a fast-paced musical journey that promises to be entertaining, enriching, and enlightening. Opera Legends in Black is supported in part by Nevada Humanities. Find out more about Opera Las Vegas by visiting www.operlasvegas.com and follow on Facebook @ OperaLasVegas, Instagram @ OperaLasVegas, X (formerly Twitter) @ OperaLV and YouTube @ Operalasvegas7735.