"REIGNING" , On The LAS VEGAS Scene. Article by Geoffrey T. Ford Bringing the funk to Hooters Casino Hotel is the Prince tribute Show Purple Reign. The show cast consists of members Jason Tenner as, “His Royal Badness”, Laz & Thomas as Morris Day and Jerome Benton, Damon Bartlett on keyboards, D’Andre on guitar, Funky Z bass, LC on drums, and latest addition dancer and backup vocalist Adria Lawrence.
Having started as a group in 1997 Purple Reign’s lead man, Jason “Prince” Tenner is the only original member. I asked Jason how the concept for the group got started. He explained it all began at a 1996 Halloween party at the Hard Rock Hotel, where he went dressed as Prince...
Now in its 32nd year of service to the state of Nevada’s art community, the Nevada Arts Advocates (NAA) organization is ever paving the way for Nevadans to keep in touch with latest developments in today’s art world. Whether it’s dance, theater, music, or visual arts, NAA is working to ensure the arts are ever present and are a thoroughly represented part of life in Nevada. Read more...
“PLAY GAMES. MAKE FRIENDS. DEFEAT EVIL,.” Article by Geoffrey T. Ford
Dragons, Orcs, and Wizards are massing to invade Las Vegas as Neoncon comes back to the city of sin. Now celebrating its third year Neoncon comes to The Palace Station Hotel and Casino this Nov. 5th-8th. This show brings such classic games as Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and Warhammer 40K to a host of fans from across the western United States region. Dungeon Masters, Gamers, and Vendors will be coming from the west coast to as far as the U.K. to join in the fun of gaming, partying, and shopping, with a little bit of learning thrown in, “just for fun”. As, Neoncon brings the “academic experience” to the gaming table with Games U, a peer on peer learning experience; bringing gaming fans eye to eye with professional game designers and other gamers seeking to break into the field of gaming, as well as other fields surrounding the industry.
This past Labor Day Anime Vegas marked it’s 5th anniversary as it opened its doors to the Las Vegas areas many anime fans. Vendors from as far away as Japan sold everything from todays latest manga and anime, to Jpop music and as wild an assortment of swords, ninja darts, and imported DVD’s an anime fan could imagine...
Article by Geoffrey T. Ford At 4800 S. Maryland Pkwy. In Las Vegas is a portal to worlds beyond the one we know. This portal to dimensions undreamed in the minds of most mortals is the comic and memorabilia shop called Alternate Reality Comics. Ralph Mathieu the owner of the shop has been running it since taking ownership in 1995.