DOWNTOWN PROJECT
Join us for Festival Generation Speaker Series sessions on Thursday, April 4th. At 4:30 p.m. meet the speakers and hear their talks beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Downtown Project Construction Zone. RSVP here. Joey Vanas, Managing Partner–First Friday/Life is Beautiful Festival Joey Vanas is an operating partner of First Friday Las Vegas, a monthly celebration [...]
Work In Progress will hold it’s first Mentor Office Hours Day on Friday, March 29th at the 6th Street Workspace. Work In Progress provides startups and creative thinkers with tools to inspire creativity and innovation. This event will be a full day of instruction, inspiration, and advisement. Mentors and speakers are set to help you [...]
Festival Generation Week will take place April 4th through 6th Downtown. The events will be hosted in collaboration with the Life is Beautiful Festival and First Friday Foundation. During this week, forward-thinking individuals from all aspects of the music business will come together to share their expertise and collaborate on the current and future state [...]
Happy National Women’s History Month! Did you know that the iconic ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign was designed by a woman (Betty Willis)? Well, it’s true! And you can find out more about Betty and other designers who’ve left their mark on the city’s legendary landscape this Saturday, March 30, at a special event with noted historians Su [...]
On Saturday, March 30th, Joyce Sportsman and her family, along with the Vegas Green Jelly, are hosting a fundraising event in order to raise money to build a Memorial Garden in honor of Joyce Sportsman’s son, Jacob Sportsman. Jacob died on November 26th in an accident, while serving in the U.S. Navy. His family is [...]
Artist and cofounder of PeaceLove Studios, Jeff Sparr found peace of mind through painting and created Paint4Peace™ to share his experience with others. Paint4Peace™ is the original PeaceLove program that uses creativity and artistic expression as a way to inspire, build self-confidence, and deliver a message of hope. With paint, foam brushes, and canvas, all [...]
Downtown Speaker Series welcomes Hunter Walk this Friday at Downtown Project Construction Zone. Here’s more about his talk: Global platforms such as YouTube are, for the first time, allowing people across the world to experience media together. The result goes way beyond just the phenomena of viral videos but a rapid increase in the spread [...]
This story was originally published just over a year ago on downtownproject.com, but it is worth revisiting the ideas it puts forth as the Downtown dining scene continues to grow and flourish. The distance between Jöel Robuchon, Las Vegas’ first and only Michelin three star restaurant, and Fremont East may be a little less than [...]
He’s planning a medical clinic for Downtown Las Vegas, but in the meantime . . .
Downtown Cocktail Room’s stunning mixology program is a well-known gem on the nightlife scene. But lesser known is their bartenders’ ability to create a drink to suit any palate. By answering a just a few questions, you can be sipping your own custom cocktail. The process is a fun one, but probably best undertaken during [...]