First Friday
Las Vegas
February 5,
2010 6:00 pm
-10:00 pm
FEBRUARY
EVENT
SPONSOR
Cirque du
Soleil
is an
international
company from
Quebec
dedicated to
the
creation,
production
and
distribution
of artistic
works. Their
mission is
to invoke
the
imagination,
provoke the
senses and
evoke the
emotions of
people
throughout
the world.
With seven
permanent
productions
in Las
Vegas,
Cirque du
Soleil
continues to
participate
and take an
active part
in the local
community.
Cirque du
Soleil--in
February
once again
supports
First Friday
Las Vegas.
Ever since
it has had
the
resources to
follow its
dreams and
to present
shows around
the world,
Cirque du
Soleil has
chosen to be
involved in
the
community.
Every year,
an amount
equivalent
to 1% of
Cirque du
Soleil gross
earnings is
committed by
the company
and its
founder for
various
cultural
programs
supporting
emerging
artists,
social
action and
responsibility
programs
including
Cirque du
Monde,
Cirque du
Soleil’s
social
circus
intervention
program
geared to
underprivileged
youth, as
well as the
ONE DROP
Foundation.
Whirlygig
Inc., the
non-profit
producer of
the First
Friday arts
event is
fortunate to
be one of
the cultural
programs Cirque
du Soleil supports
here in Las
Vegas.
Come down
this month
to enjoy
both visual
and
performance
art!
Indiekrush.com
is programming
the Land
Rover stage,
live improv
on the
street,
artist,
vendors
and more!
We will be
hosting more
than
100 artists
on the
sidewalks
and in the
gallery
spaces
within the
outdoor
festival
area on
Casino
Center Blvd
and
Colorado.
Check out
Commerce
Street
Studios
and the
Arts
Factory
in the
surrounding
area.
Donate to
support First
Friday: http://www.firstfriday-lasvegas.org/fundraise.html
El
Cortez/First
Friday
Express
Trolley
The El
Cortez Hotel
& Casino
joined with
First Friday
and is
sponsoring
an Express
Trolley. The
trolley will
take patrons
from the El
Cortez, 600
East Fremont
Street at
the Cortez
Garden
Gateway
(with 1,200
free parking
spaces in
the garage
and also
valet) to
The Funk
House
Trolley Stop
at First
Friday (and
back again).
The bus will
run from
6:00
p.m.(starting
at the El
Cortez)
until 10:00
p.m. with
the last
First Friday
stop at
approximately
9:30 p.m.
Take
advantage of
the
convenient
parking and
avoid
traffic
after the
event. You
can also
enjoy the
Entertainment
District's
First Friday
after
parties when
you arrive
back at the
El Cortez.
OUTDOOR
FESTIVAL
INFO
Buy a Best
Friend of
First Friday
card and
help support
your
favorite Las
Vegas arts
event for
just $25 per
year. (go to
this link
for
benefits:
http://www.firstfriday-lasvegas.org/foff.html)
We also have
special "I
'heart'
First
Friday"
t-shirts
available
for just
$7 (for 7
years) at
the First
Friday Las
Vegas
Information
Table
(located in
front of The
Funk House).
Make a
$2
donation
at the info
table and
receive a raffle
ticket
for
valuable
prizes.
(Gift
certificates,
dinners, bar
tabs and
more...)
City
ordinance
requires no
glass
bottles or
cans!
ARTISTS
SHOWING
OUTDOORS:
Below is a
partial
listing of
our Outdoor
Artist
Exhibits:
Curated by
Enrique
Nevarez
Luis
Martinez--oil
painting
Fred
Morledge--photography
Steve
Shuck--mixed
media/metal
Giovani
Morales--mixed
media
De La
Luz--acrylic/ink
LAND ROVER
STAGE
A NIGHT
WITH INDIEKRUSH.COM
LIVE
PERFORMANCES
BY
A MARIONETTE
MATINEE
ROCCANOVA
GRIMEHAUS
BASS AND
TREBLE
LIVE SOUNDS
BY TODD
PRODUCTIONS
VISUALS BY
INDIEKRUSH
ART—CASINO
CENTER
AND COLORADO BLVD.
ART—MAIN
STREET
and
CHARLESTON
ART—COMMERCE
STREET
STUDIOS,
1551 South
Commerce
ART—THE ARTS
FACTORY,
101-109 E.
Charleston
Blvd.
ART-MAIN
STREET (NORTH OF
CHARLESTON)
ART 3RD
STREET
ART--HOLSUM
LOFTS
ART— NEARBY
SHOPPING—MAIN
STREET
SHOPPING-COLORADO
AND CASINO
CENTER
SHOPPING—NEARBY
RESTAURANTS
AND CAFES
AFTER
PARTIES
ART—CASINO
CENTER AND
COLORADO
BLVD.
Art @ The
Funk House
showing
Derrick
McAdoo from
Feb 5-March
1,
2010. Abstract
watercolors
and
prints. 1228
S. Casino
Center Blvd.
LV, NV 89104
702.678.6278
www.thefunkhouselasvegas.com
Brett Wesley
Gallery
is proud to
present
Full
Figured Neon
Kiss
opening
exhibition
February 4,
show runs
through Feb
28th —
This
exhibition
will feature
established
painters
Constance
Edwards
Scopepolis
from
Indianapolis,
Kristine
McCallister
from Las
Vegas and
Sculptures
by
Christopher
Schulz from
Los Angles.
For more
info visit
our website
at
www.brettwesleygallery.com.
The Box
Office--
Showing new
artists each
month 1129
S. Casino
Center, one
block north
of The Funk
House 6-10pm
City of the
World,
February's
featured
artist Gia
Ray has been
drawing
since the
age of four.
At 14, she
began to
experiment
with oil
based paints
and
discovered
that her
broad
strokes were
covered by
her left
hand while
finite
details were
to be done
with her
right. Come
see her
fascinating
artwork at
City of the
World. 1229
S. Casino
Center Blvd.
ART—MAIN
STREET and
CHARLESTON
Gaia
Flowers,
Gifts and
Art --Opening
Feb. 4 is
"Ancient Art
of the
Mojave," an
exhibition
of
photographs
by artist
Hamilton
Moore of
Jumping Lion
Photography.
The show
includes
Moore
’s photos of ancient rock art, evocative landscapes and modern
development
of the
Mojave,
juxtaposing
the enormity
of creation
and
thousands of
years of
human
habitation
with the
insignificance
of modern
civilization.
On behalf of
Jumping
Lion, Gaia
is donating
half of its
storefront
window
display
space to the
Southern
Nevada Rock
Art
Association,
a local
nonprofit
that works
to preserve
ancient rock
art. During
First
Friday, 6-10
p.m. Feb. 5,
SNRAA will
unveil its
display
Sharon
Gainsburg
will host
many artists
in many
media such
as painting,
sculpture,
jewelry,
fabric and
mixed media
for Feb
First Friday
PLACE featured
artist is
Clifford
James
Klinkhammer.
CJ is a
native of
Las Vegas
and after
many years
in education
and the
hotel and
casino
business
began his
self taught
art career
in 2002. CJ
creates
abstract art
utilizing
techniques
with oil and
acrylic
paint on
glass
metals,
paper and
canvas..
Open First
Friday11am-10pm..1211
S. Main St.
OPEN FIRST
FRIDAY
6-10PM--Antiques--Furnishings--Accessories--Art.
Call
702.384.2700
for more
info.
S P A C E
--Rooftops
and Stoops:
New York
City
featuring
the work of
photographer
Travis
Gluckler.
Using very
long
exposures;
Travis
captures the
vibrant glow
of the city
allowing a
detailed
look at a
New York
Minute.
Authentic
Stoops and
vast
panoramic
views of New
York's Night
Skyline and
traffic lit
streets. The
work is
contemporary
with
powerful
color
saturation
that really
brings the
city to
life. Along
with art on
the walls
visitors and
guests will
be able to
enjoy the
East Coast
Vibe from B
Boys to
Pizza and
music
reflecting
the feeling
of the
city.
Mingle,
purchase
some prints,
and soak up
some New
York
swagger. at
S P A C E
studio 8 E.
Charleston
Blvd. Las
Vegas, NV
89104.
ART—COMMERCE
STREET
STUDIOS,
1551 South
Commerce
LIVE MUSIC
OUTSIDE
COMMERCE
STREET
STUDIOS
(LIMITED
AVAILABILITY) FOR
INFO PLEASE
EMAIL:
studios@commercestreetstudios.com
Be sure and
check out
the new
studios and
galleries
already open
at this
location!!
Circadian Gallery 1551 S. Commerce St. Will be showing new work by Daniel Pearson.
These pieces
are unusual
for their
size all
around 4
feet x 3
feet and
topics
ranging from
health
insurance to
life & death
and beyond!
For
information
call 525-
2850
Commerce
Street
Studios,
LV, NV
89102
TROLLEY STOP
THE FALLOUT
GALLERY-- "Instantaniation"
through Feb
5, 2010--1551
S. Commerce
St. Las
Vegas, NV
89102
702.678.6278www.thefallout.net Open
First Friday
6-10pm.
Naked
CityTattoo (1551
S. Commerce
St, 1/2
block north
of Wyoming,
1 block west
of Main
Street):
Special
shows on
First
Fridays.
Open daily.
702-612-5516.
ART—THE ARTS
FACTORY,
101-109 E.
Charleston
Blvd.
The
Contemporary
Arts Center
presents
Tomorrow
People
-February
4-March 20
Painting,
drawing and
sculpture by
emerging
artists Leah
Craig,
Catherine
Cruise,
Justin
Favela, and
Thomas
Willis. First
Friday 6-10
at the CAC.
101 E.
Charleston,
Suite 107 in
the Arts
Factory.
Visit
http://www.lasvegascac.org/
for more
information.
CRICKET
STUDIO,
Studio 203.
Cricket
Studio--107
e.
Charleston
Blvd. Studio
210--Upstairs
in the Arts
Factory--continuing
thru Dec
31, 2009
"Primitives"--mixed
media on
board--by
Brian
Swanson--www.cricketstudio.com/primitives--"Bugspeak"
illustrations
by Brian
Swanson--www.cricketstudio.com/bugspeak
--visit
us during
the
week...12 -
4pm tues-fri.
Open FF
and Tues -
Fri 12 noon
- 4pm,
Evenings/Wknds
by
Appointment,
24/7 on the
web.
www.cricketstudio.com
702-366-9077.
DAMNED INK
STUDIOS
, Suite
204, showing
new work.
Located in
the Arts
Factory
upstairs.
Open
First Friday
Fri/Sat
1-6pm and by
appointment.
www.damnedinkstudios.com
(702)
480-9090.
Face Up
Gallery
107 E.
Charleston
Blvd. Studio
210 "FACE
UP": the
"TEXT" show,
acrylic on
wood and
canvas
featured
artist: Dar
Freeland
July
3 - Sept 15,
2009. Open
First Friday
The Green
Gallery
in the Arts
Factory is
pleased to
announce the
unveiling of
the
"Dresses"
collection
of artist
Kimberly
Cockrum at
February's
First
Friday. Cockrum
hails from
Arkansas,
where she
has been
contracted
for murals
and custom
home
decorating.
In
addition, Cockrum
also created
hundreds of
pieces of
artwork in
her nature
and life
collections. For
more of her
work, go to
http://www.kimberlycockrum.com/.
The
Joseph
Watson
Collection
will feature
a couple of
new urban
paintings
from Joseph.
Arts Factory
Suite 115
www.josephwatsoncollection.com
Laura Henkel
Fine Art--showing
new work.
First
Friday 6-10
PM/Tuesday –
Saturday 11
AM-2 PM Arts
Factory
Ste
100,
702.952.9656
MARK JENKINS
FINE ART-
107 E.
Charleston,
Suite 115
Las Vegas,
NV 89102--
www.thewindowstothesoul.com
and
www.markjenkinsfineart.com 702-301-5492
Niki J Sands
Contemporary
Fine Art
at the Arts
Factory
Suite 105A.
Featuring
original
oils,
acrylics,
giclees and
prints by
artists Niki
J Sands and
Eric
Belanger...
Gallery is
open Monday
thru
Friday
9am until
5pm. Please
call for an
appointment
702.499.3984
PeaceNart
Studio
Presents: I
Don't Wan't
To Know The
Rules
!Finished
Artwork and
Works In
Progress By
Alexander P.
Huerta
TRIFECTA
GALLERY
: Angela
Kallus
"small" new
work.
Presenting
the Kallus
classic
concentric
circle and
rosebud
paintings in
a smaller
scale.
Preview
night
Thursday
February 4,
2010 from
5-9pm.
702.366.7001
in the Arts
Factory.
www.trifectagallery.
ART-MAIN
STREET
(NORTH OF
CHARLESTON)
S2 ART
GROUP One
East
Charleston
Blvd.
Fine
art
publisher
and gallery
operator S2
Art Group,
Ltd. has its
world
headquarters
in Las
Vegas’
burgeoning
downtown
arts
district, in
a renovated
facility. S2
limited
editions are
hand-pulled
on extremely
rare,
antique
lithography
presses at
the
company’s
22,000
square-foot
Las Vegas
atelier –
the largest
such
facility in
the world.
Opening
Reception on
First Friday
from 6-10
pm.
http://www.s2art.com
702-868-7880.
ART 3RD
STREET
3rd St.
Revolution
Art Gallery Works
by Juan
Ybarra and
Ezequiel Lee
Orona
,Sculptures,
Bronze
,Metal and
Wood. Mixed
Media
pieces.Oil
Paintings
,Drawings
and
Graphics.
Contemporary
Modern Art
with Social
and
Political
Commentary.
Mon_Sat.10-3.
224 Imperial
Av. Las
Vegas, Nv
89104.702-380-8442-702-644-5388.
Cob4lt
blu3 studio
gallery /
Ed Dominguez
artist: This
renowned
artist from
Puerto Rico
is
passionate
about
creating art
that changes
the attitude
of any
wall. His
oil
paintgings
are vibrant
in color;
warm
yellows,
deep blues
and intense
reds! This
architect-turned-artist
takes urban
cityscapes
and adds a
whimsical
touch, be it
Vegas or any
other. 1400
S. 3rd St.
702.771.0032
Neon Venus
Art Theatre
live
performances.
Southern
Nevada
Center for
the Arts
– An
innovative
and creative
mix of
artist
studios,
galleries
and teaching
facilities
featuring
paintings,
ceramics,
sculpture,
fiber arts,
jewelry and
more. Come
joins us for
our first
open house
this First
Friday!
Having a
meeting or
party?
Contact us
at
702-888-3400
for details.
1310 S. 3rd
St.
“Where
Culture and
Community
Come
Together”
ART--HOLSUM
LOFTS
Open at
Holsum Lofts----Stephen
Jackson,382-9200-----Lola’s
(the
restaurant),227-5652,
www.lolaslasvegas.com------ Las
Vegas
Contemporary
Dance
Theater,878-1227,www.lvdance.org-------DIGS
Studio,651-6000,www.digsstudio.com
ART— NEARBY
ArT Gallery
at Not Just
Antiques
Vintage ART
from established
artists as
well as new
talent.
Combine a
cup of tea
and
ART. Open
First Friday
until 10pm.
www.NotJustAntiquesMart.com.
PARKING LOT
IN FRONT OF
NOT JUST
ANTIQUES.
Clark County
Government
Center
Rotunda
Gallery
-
"Teetering
on the
Brink..."
February 1
- March 7,
2010 Solo
exhibit by
artist John
Bissonette
whose new
sculptures flaunt
and
deconstruct
myths of
stability,
wealth, and
excess. Opening
reception:
First
Friday,
February 5,
6-8pm Hours
8am-5pm M-F,
8am -10pm
First
Fridays.
The City of
Las Vegas
Employee
Juried Art
Exhibit
opens on
Friday, Dec.
4, 2009, at
the Bridge
Gallery in
Las Vegas
City Hall
, located at
400 Stewart
Avenue
. This
exhibit is
free and
open to the
public. The
exhibit runs
through
February 5,
2010.
Henri &
Odette --by
appointment. http://www.henri-odette.com
702.686.3164
REED WHIPPLE
CULTURAL
CENTER 821
Las Vegas
Boulevard N
Las Vegas,
NV 89101.
Open until 9
pm on First
Friday.
Tuesday
through
Friday, 11
a.m. to 9
p.m.;
Saturday 10
a.m. to 6
p.m. Reed
Whipple
Cultural
Center, 821
Las Vegas
Blvd. North,
229-6211.
Local
artists
explore the
title of the
exhibit
through
their
artwork.
Free
admission
SHOPPING—MAIN
STREET
THE ATTIC
On First
Friday The
Attic offers
a special
discount.
Open till
8pm.
J J C CLOCKS
& ANTIQUES MAIN
SOUTH OF
COLORADO.
Open First
Fridays
6-10pm.
We can do
all of your
clock
repairs.
Open
Tuesday-Saturday
10-5pm.
702-384-8463.
OPPORTUNITY
VILLAGE
THRIFT SHOP
First Friday
store hours
9:00am till
10:00pm.
Sales
throughout
the entire
store. 50%
off selected
items.
Collectable
items and
wild funky
items for
sale.
RETRO VEGAS
located at
1211 S. Main
St. OPEN
FIRST FRIDAY
6-10PM--Antiques--Furnishings--Accessories--Art..Call
702.384.2700
for more
info.
www.retro-vegas.com
SHOPPING-COLORADO
AND CASINO
CENTER
The Funk
House
1228 Casino
Center Blvd.
Open
First Friday
6-10PM.
Discounts up
to 30% with
your ‘I Heart
First
Friday 2!’
sticker.
Also, Rick
on the
didgeridoo,
FF only.
Hours:
Mon-Sat.
10am-5-pm.
www.thefunkhouselasvegas.com
Confetti's--Antiques--Open
for First
Friday on
3rd street
next door to
William's
Costume
Gaia flowers
• gifts •
art
– Local
ceramist and
photographer
Kelly
McLendon
shows
examples of
her Alice in
Wonderland-inspired
porcelain
and
stoneware
work, and
will be at
Gaia to meet
visitors
during
First Friday.
McLendon's
work joins a
collection
of oil
paintings by
Laurie King,
a series of
abstract
vases by Man
Hue Duong,
and the
broad-ranging
work of
Samantha
Dixon
currently
showing at
Gaia, 4 E.
Charleston
Blvd., just
across the
street from
the Arts
Factory.
702-997-0222.
SHOPPING—NEARBY
Gaia flowers
• gifts •
art
–
Through
January,
Gaia
features
recent and
earlier
works by
local
painter Dan
Hooker, who
describes
his art as
"a
never-ending
itch, a need
to
create..."
Also
showing, an
exploration
of global
metaphysics
by B.J.
Lipari.
Starting
with canvas
and prayer
mats, Lipari
combines
paint, ink,
dye, found
objects and
more into
complex
observations
of belief
systems.
702-997-0222.
Not Just
Antiques
1422 Western
Avenue.
12,000 sq.
ft. filled
with
Antiques,
Collectibles
& Art.
Voted Las
Vegas
Review-Journal
Best Place
to Buy
Antiques &
Collectibles
2007. Open
daily. Holsum
Loft Lamp
Showroom Liquidation. Open
late First
Friday.
www.NotJustAntiquesMart.com
Valentino's
Zootsuit
Connection,
WEARABLE ART at
it's best,
"for the
COOL in
you".
Featuring a
great
selection of
fine
suiting,
classic
clothing,
and stylish
fedoras.
Inside the
Arts
Factory--107
East
Charleston
Boulevard,Suite 135--Las
Vegas,
Nevada
89104,702-383-9555
RESTAURANTS AND
CAFES
Lola’s
(the
restaurant),227-5652,
www.lolaslasvegas.com
Paymon's
Mediterranean
Bistro--107
E.
Charleston
Blvd. #155,
located in
the Arts
Factory.
Open M-F
11am-3pm.
First Friday
5pm-9pm.
272.0200
AFTER
PARTIES
BEAUTY BAR
features
The Get Back,
funky soul
dance party
w/ deejays:
John Doe,
Danny Boy,
Phoreyz,
Aurajin,
8-bits and
special
guests. 10pm
until the
wee hours.
$5 for
girls, $10
for guys. A
funky good
time
guaranteed!!
http://www.thegetbackvegas.com/
DINO'S
LOUNGE:
Drink
Specials!
Karaoke with
host Danny G
10pm to ??.
382-3894
www.dinoslv.com
DOWNTOWN
COCKTAIL
ROOM,
111 Las
Vegas Blvd.
South (100
feet south
of Fremont).
On First
Friday:
Soulful
House,
Downtempo by
DJ Carlos
Sanchez.
Live
Percussions
by Cayce
Woody.
Valet
Parking
provided in
adjacent
alley after
8pm ($5 all
night).
Seating is
limited and
may require
reservations,
so arrive
early.
Please dress
appropriately.
702-880-DOWN
(3696) for
questions or
reservations.
Frankie's
Tiki Room--
a unique
combination
of South
Seas exotica
and modern
primitivism
with just a
hint of Las
Vegas kitch.
Frankies is
the place
you can
escape to
the fantasy
any hour of
the day or
night. Enjoy
the exotic
rum drinks
from the
menu and
traditional
cocktails.
1712 W.
Charleston
Blvd.
385-3110
www.frankiestikiroom.com
network of
immersive
sensory
entertainment=NOISE
! we
present a
Forum for
local art
and music to
inter-weave
an impulsive
synergistic
event for
all to be a
part of
.First
Friday at
the Aruba
and
Thunderbird
lounge 1215
Las Vegas
Blvd.
ABSOLUTELY
FREE! 10pm-
till?
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