Photo Credit: The Sound Collage, Groove Helemet Productions, Inc
As Shakespeare wrote in his play, Twelfth Night: "If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it…” Well, many of this fall’s musical events come with abundant nourishment for the belly as well as the soul. Here’s just a taste of some fall festivals, sprinkled with a soupçon of singular harmonious happenings, along with reminders of the venues that regularly serve up sumptuous melodic vittles to lift our spirits. (The menu below is presented in chronological order!)
Japan America Society of Nevada brings together the powerful and accelerating energy of two visiting Taiko groups from Japan: Nobushi and Koul. Each one has a very distinctive style within the traditional drum music. Nobushi (Independent Samurai) transpires their battlefield on to the world stage with a main Samurai theme, changing “Swords to the Drum Stick”. Koul's name is derived from a special language in Buddhism. Sept. 13th at Winchester Cultural Center at 6 pm. https://goo.gl/9nqSFA
The 45th Annual Las Vegas Greek Food Festival is Sept. 15th-17th, so break out your dance shoes and get ready to indulge in some of the best food, drink and expressions of Greek culture offered locally! With wide selections of authentic Greek cuisine, live music, and dance performances! http://lvgff.com/
Las Vegas Men's Chorus: The Las Vegas Men's Chorus is pleased to present "Come to the Music", Sunday, Sept. 7th at 4PM, Winchester Cultural Center. https://www.facebook.com/events/109013986453156
The legendary iHeartRadio Music Festival is Sept. 22nd and 23rd at T-Mobile Arena! http://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-festival/
They’ll be dancin’ in the streets and music will be rocking Downtown Las Vegas during The Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival, Sept. 22nd-24th. https://lifeisbeautiful.com/
Be dazzled by the music, dance and costumes of the Far East during the annual Asian Heritage Celebration at Springs Preserve, Saturday, Sept. 23rd. Enjoy tasty traditional foods, live entertainment and fun activities for all. You won’t want to miss this colorful, festive occasion. This family-friendly event features lion dances and taiko performances, tea ceremonies, games, face painting and henna tattoos, live cooking demonstrations, Chinese drum and Korean mask craft activities, cultural displays and exhibits, and more! https://goo.gl/NHvBeL
Las Vegas-based A Cappella group, The Sound Collage, is at The Smith Center on Sept. 26th. This group has gained a strong following for its edgy style and fresh harmonies and its rare approach using looped and layered melodies. A truly unique A Cappella experience! https://goo.gl/aBftbq
12th Annual Pure Aloha Fall Festival & FREE Concerts at Silverton Casino Hotel, Sept. 29th-Oct. 1st. Live Polynesian Entertainment, Specialty Foods & Retail Vendors. https://goo.gl/zoSmux
Route 91 Harvest Festival returns on Sept 29th-Oct 1st! The three day, two stage festival at Las Vegas Village will be headed up by country music superstars Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Maren Morris and many more! http://rt91harvest.com/
Sweet Adelines are taking over Las Vegas October 9th-14th! Their exceptional Coronet Club Show includes special guests: Frenzy Quartet, Speed of Sound Quartet, LoveNotes Quartet, Martini Quartet, Bling!, "the BUZZ Queens" and Crossroads Quartet. Cameo performances from: 4-STAR COLLECTION (20 years), City Lights (25 years) and we will honor the 50th anniversary of the Hurricane Honeys. www.sweetadelineslasvegas.com
The CSN Performing Arts Center presents seven musical programs this fall in a wide array of performances by students, professionals and special guest artists. The venue offers free parking, great acoustics, comfortable seating, and reasonable ticket prices. http://www.csn.edu/pac
The UNLV Performing Arts Center is offering eighteen evenings of musical entertainment through November. On almost any day of the year, you can find classical music, world music, musicals, opera, jazz and more! http://pac.unlv.edu
The Fall Season at our world-class Smith Center for the Performing Arts includes a diverse blend of over thirty-four musical performances in its three performance spaces: Reynolds Hall, Cabaret Jazz, and Troesh Studio Theater. http://www.thesmithcenter.com