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Thomas & Mack Center. / 36.10500°N 115.14417°W / 36.10500; -115.14417. The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference .
Summerlin, Nevada. / 36.183°N 115.333°W / 36.183; -115.333. Summerlin is a community in the Las Vegas Valley of Southern Nevada. It lies at the edge of the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon to the west; it includes the census-designated place of Summerlin South, is partly within the official city limits of Las Vegas and partly ...
Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942), mostly known as Mr. Las Vegas, is an American singer and actor. One of the most popular singers in the United States from the mid-to-late 20th century, Newton remains one of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas and has performed there since 1963. He is known by other nicknames such as "The Midnight ...
Beloved and influential acts such as the Dismemberment Plan and Cap'n Jazz are reuniting for the inaugural Best Friends Forever festival. ... Oct. 10-13 debut at the Downtown Las Vegas Events ...
Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". [ 1] He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on ...
Montgomery (AL) County attorney, civil rights leader and Alabama's first Black judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Macon County, AL. [5] William Cousins: Beta: Retired Illinois State Appellate Judge; Former Chicago Alderman, [5] George Crockett III: Pi: Judge, Recorder's Court (Detroit); served on the same bench as his father, Judge George ...
The Mary Kaye Trio is credited with founding the Las Vegas "lounge" phenomenon at the Last Frontier. [4] The trio also performed at the Sahara and Tropicana hotels. [6] In 1966, the Trio broke up and Mary Kaye moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with her son Jaye (Jay) Kaye where she performed in a jazz club. [8]
Website. www .unlv .edu. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas ( UNLV) is a public land-grant [ a] research university in Paradise, Nevada. The 332-acre (134 ha) [ 5] campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969.