Las Vegas Spectrum

Coastal elites mock Las Vegas as a cultural desert. A Public Fit Theatre (APF) continues to burst that cliché with outstanding theater like this month’s production of “A Steady Rain,” a one-act play by TV writer Keith Huff, who writes for such critically acclaimed series as “House of Cards” and “American Crime.” Huff takes his cue from that hit crime...

Let’s get metaphysical for a minute. It’s February. It’s a leap year and if you are anything like me, you are currently bracing yourself for a mega love bomb set to explode in everything you consume. Media. Food. Entertainment. Cupid is coming in hot! And that’s cool. I encourage you to revel in it. Hearts and flowers, the whole...

As we begin the second month of a new year, I am not sure if you are keeping up with your reading goal for the year but I know I am not. I don’t really set a reading goal but doing this article the past several years I have averaged about three books a month. But this year I...

The LGBTQ Center worked with Lexicon Bank to obtain a mortgage loan that helped secure The Center’s property for the next 10 years. The Center faced an ominous prospect in 2020 of potentially losing the organization’s location due to a looming balloon payment as part of its previous mortgage. The loan was a standard balloon payment model that included...

Aries (3/21-4/19) Concentrate on loving yourself this month. It’s not about proving yourself; it’s about filling yourself up with the energy that supports your unique energy. February resonates to both the signs of Aquarius (power of mind) and Pisces (power of intuitive). These are the elements to balance. Aries are naturally dynamic, taking on a magnetic vibration this month will...

It’s been a hell of a time for Las Vegas headliner and female impersonator, Frank Marino. Most of us have read about his troubles in the paper or heard about it on local TV. More often, it was gossip fodder, everywhere on social media, not to mention the bloggers. Probably none of us fully understand the drama that went...

February, with all its holidays - including Valentine’s Day - has arrived! We are in the midst of the annual award show ceremonies, nominations and snubs to some very worthy talent. My wonderful Puerto Rican sister, Jennifer Lopez, was robbed of a nomination and I felt an empty feeling, since her performance and involvement in Hustlers was stellar. However, my...

Las Vegas Realtor Tim Dunn received the Community Business Award at the 10th Annual Compete Sports Diversity Awards ceremony Jan. 16 at the Flamingo. Dunn, a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties, has been an LGBTQ+ activist in Las Vegas for decades. Years ago, he performed as Dionne Warwick, in "An Evening at La Cage" at the Riviera....

Anti-Defamation League Nevada, an anti-hate organization, is offering Family and Community Engagement Services education classes through Feb. 28. The classes are free and available to parents through the Clark County School District FACES program. This training course is designed to give parents a basic understanding of what signs and symptoms to look for in their child regarding bullying. It...

Dust off the haughty attitude. You are going to need it for this year's Red Dress fundraiser, the Red Rubber Ball. Held Feb. 29 at the Space, this year's event spins off the early ‘80s underground ball scene, a la the television series “Pose,” with the runway of vogue, dance, walk and attitude. With 10 categories, presumably outlandish costumes and over-the-top...