by Birdie Jaworski
A walk down Seventh Street offers more political posters per mile than any other road in Las Vegas this week before local elections. What if all you knew about any candidate was just what you could tell from their signs? Therein lies the “art” of politics.  For some voters next Tuesday, frequency and content of graphical advertising will …

by Birdie Jaworski
A skeleton struts, his feathered hat jauntily tipped over eye socket, along a gallery wall at NMHU’s Burris Hall. He stands before three simple stone-marked graves, one littered with rose petals and a bodiless bony wrist. The acrylic-on-canvas painting titled “Finger Print Path” seems to shimmer; dense green moss nearly overruns the graves, the skeleton’s purple walking stick …

Casa de Cultura starts new talent night seriesby Birdie Jaworski
Joshua Sandoval grins, microphone in small hand. The tiny Los Ninos Elementary School student struts around the stage as if owns it, as if he carries no fear. He sings a traditional Latino song with confidence, with an inner peace so fierce, so radiantly happy, his audience can’t help but smile …

by Birdie Jaworski
Sonya Berg plans to focus her attention on Las Vegas’ winged creatures this February 15 – 18, as an active participant in the 11th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. A member of the Friends of Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, Berg realizes how important citizen science can be.
"The bird count is a great example of how gathering scientific …

by Birdie Jaworski
Margarito Mondragón pressed gravel into upturned ground, spread asphalt, worked the bulldozers, scrapers, tampers that molded New Mexico’s roads until he shifted gears thirteen years ago, retiring from the State Highway Department to become an artist like his grandfather and great-grandfather, both well-known santeros.
“I decided to try painting retablos,” says Mondragón, a life-long resident of Las Vegas, referring …

by Birdie Jaworski
The student technical crews managing Ilfeld Auditorium at NMHU know what it’s like to work under pressure. Studying theater arts trains students in the areas of communication and human relations skills, and gives them experience as members of a team working toward a common goal. Donna Martinez, manager of both Ilfeld and the KEDP student radio station, understands …