By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review They may be short, but when you sit through every single film of the 7th Annual Dam Short Film Festival it adds up. Just ask part-time residents Jeri and Corb Browne, the only two people who watched all 131 films screened Feb. 9-12 at the Boulder Theatre, winning the first annual [...]

By Marcel Parquer, Boulder City Review Las Vegas-based Just 3 Guys have become a regular performer on the Boulder City music scene. The band is scheduled to return twice this month: on Friday and Saturday at the Backstop Sports Pub, and New Year’s Eve at the Boulder Dam Brew Pub. Guitarist DJ Weathers’ Spanish guitar training is [...]

Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez You love your sister to pieces, but she can be a little odd. Your brother is quirky, too, but since he’s just like your father, you’re not surprised. And tu Madre? Oh, let’s not even go there. People say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but your [...]

By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review For over 65 years, Arno Marsh has been a sideman, blowing his saxophone with legendary performers such as Buddy Rich, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald. But Sunday, at a concert profiling his life’s work, he will be the star. The concert, which starts at 3 p.m. at the St. Andrew Catholic [...]

By Marcel Parquer, Boulder City Review For those who enjoy high octane, up tempo, roadhouse style, barn burning blues, don’t think twice. Come see Las Vegas based songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Chris Bell and the 100% Blues Band this Friday and Saturday night at the Backstop Sports Pub beginning at 9:30 p.m. Bell promises to bring [...]

By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review The 50 lavishly decorated plaster skulls on the shelves roughly equaled the number of people who showed up to the first annual Day of the Dead celebration at The Corner Gallery, 1325 Arizona St., on Friday. The number of dollars the event raised for charity was much higher. According to gallery owner [...]

By Terri Schlichenmeyer, Bookworm You must have driven your mother crazy. She went to the kitchen, you went with her. She tried to do laundry, you had to “help”; same with pretty much any household chore. She couldn’t even go to the bathroom without you banging on the door. As a kid, you loved your mom to pieces [...]

By Marcel Parquer, Boulder City Review First impression of Las Vegas-based band Bad Mojo is their balanced sound. During a recent pre-show sound check the sound system elicited a comfortable feeling. It seemed as if the band anticipated the need for a clean, medium-volume experience. No small accomplishment considering the outdoor venue, ringed in hard walls which tend [...]

Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer “Home Team: Coaching The Saints and New Orleans Back to Life” by Sean Payton with Ellis Henican c.2010, New American Library $24.95 / $31.00 Canada 295 pages You love a good challenge. A major, multi-part project? Bring it on. A 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle? More is better. A brain-buster that’s unsolvable? The “U” word is not in [...]

Library to host family storytime The Boulder City Library will host family storytime today, Thursday, at 5 p.m. Kids of all ages welcome. The library is at 701 Adams Blvd. Call Kimberly Diehm at 293-1281 or e-mail childrens@bclibrary.org for more information. Train to host its second Great Train Robbery The Nevada State Railroad Museum will host its second [...]