This past weekend, the Boulder City Art Guild hosted its annual Artists in Action show and sale at the Boulder City Parks and Rec gym. While members do not have to live in Boulder City, all participants must be members of the Art Guild. Top, Boulder City artist Barbara Pearce uses a dotting technique to paint images onto rocks. Below, Ernie Valdovinos sculpts a rabbit from clay.
Entertainment
This past Friday evening, a large and appreciative crowd turned out for the Nevada Shakespeare Festival’s performance of “Henry V” in Bicentennial Park. The performance was hosted by Main Street Boulder City and the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce. NSF featured six actors and actresses, who each played six to eight characters during the 80-minute performance.
Lovers of William Shakespeare need to mark March 13 on their calendars.
It’s almost as though when graduating in 1964 from Bound Brook High School in New Jersey, Thom Pastor had a crystal ball to see into the future.
Movie lovers can enjoy Nevada’s largest film festival as the 22nd Annual Dam Short Film Festival returns to screen more than 150 short films over a six-day period, Feb. 11-16 in the Elaine K. Smith Building.
1 BIG EASY: The Wes Williams Band will perform an all-ages show, free of charge, at 8 tonight at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. The seven-piece soul band includes a full horn section and brings a bombastic sound that reflects Williams’ New Orleans background as it tours regionally and around the country. The Brewpub is at 453 Nevada Way. Call 702-243-2739 or visit www.boulderdambrewing.com for more information.
1 STAR PARTY: Join National Park rangers at 8 p.m. Friday at the Callville Bay campgrounds on Lake Mead to view the Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to be an outburst event, making it the most impressive such show of shooting stars in years. Attendees are invited to camp out with rangers and learn about night skies while watching as many as 200 meteors per hour shoot across the night sky. For more information, call 702-293-8990 or visit https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-listing.htm?eventID=36026
1 ALL THAT JAZZ: Madelyn Feller will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co., 453 Nevada Way. The Las Vegas-raised singer-songwriter has followed in the steps of her godfather, the former showroom conductor for the Las Vegas Riviera who, from 1964 to 1996, played with the likes of Tony Bennett and Liza Minnelli. Feller blends influences like Norah Jones and Billie Holiday with elements of Deep House and Bossa Nova to create a sound that is all her own. Feller’s band, featuring up-and-coming guitar player Sean Carbone, plays her original numbers as well as a variety of covers adapted for their own style. For more information on Feller, visit facebook.com/madelynfeller/?pnref=lhc.
1 DESERT BLUEGRASS: Las Vegas Bluegrass band Out of the Desert will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co., 453 Nevada Way. After five years of playing together, the Sin City veterans will bring their signature Southern sound along with a range of gospel and Celtic material, in addition to some more modern newgrass. There is no cover charge and the show for is all ages. For more information, call 702-243-2739.
The Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers will return to the historic Los Angeles Department of Water and Power building Saturday for its first of three monthly summer dance sessions.
1 CLASSIC BLUES: The Wayne David Band will return to The Dillinger Food and Drinkery for a free all-ages show at 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Las Vegas-based classic rock trio has become a regular in Boulder City with its wide range of blues and rock favorites, in addition to its own original pieces. The Dillinger is at 1224 Arizona St. For more information, call 702-293-4001.
In a visit to Las Vegas, the Trump administration cabinet member spoke about data centers, polluted brownfields and more.
If one is looking for an event that checks just about every box to have a fun weekend in Boulder City, the annual Spring Jamboree is just that.
Continuing to excel in weekday events, both Boulder City High School track and field programs shined on their home turf.
A request to build a private residential heliport cleared a second hurdle last week during more than an hour-long presentation and discussion.