CONTEMPORARY - The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

McDonald’s and Barrick Gold N.A. present a spectacular Mariachi music celebration featuring over 300 Clark County School District Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico students and a special guest appearance by Ranchero singing sensation and Fox Music USA New Artist Award recipient Melinda!

Under the distinct musical direction of Emmy-nominated music producer, David Downes, this spectacular musical experience features Celtic Woman performing classic Irish tunes, such as “The Water Is Wide,” “Green Grow the Rushes,” and “The Parting Glass;” timeless pop anthems such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Sailing” and inspirational songs including “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “Ave Maria,” all with the signature Celtic Woman sound.

Two beloved bands. Two different genres. Together at last. The hot and happy music of authentic New Orleans jazz finally meets the lonesome sounds of the Appalachians as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band shares the stage with the world-class bluegrass ensemble, The Del McCoury Band. It’s a rare meeting that has already delighted audiences around the country.

LEXUS PRESENTS

In their short career, The Tenors have performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show (with Celine Dion), for Her Majesty The Queen, the live broadcast of the 2011 Emmy Awards, at the opening ceremonies of Vancouver’s 2010 Olympics and for the NBA, MLB, and NHL All-Star Games. They have been hailed as musical ambassadors and Canada’s national treasure.

LEXUS PRESENTS

Don’t miss this intimate solo acoustic performance. Jewel is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist & daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter. From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy® nominee, hailed by The New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents,” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists.

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson will be performing both his composition THICK AS A BRICK in its entirety for the first time since 1972, and his new album, THICK AS A BRICK 2 for a world tour, which began April, 2012, in the UK.

The show is often described as a “rock and comedy multi-media extravaganza, featuring his band of 3 decades.”

Few would have guessed that “Weird Al” Yankovic, who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show, would go on to become the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history with over 12 million album sales. His most recent album Alpocalypse was released on June 21, 2011, charting at #9 Billboard – the highest debut of his storied career.

Join DIxie as she travels the country throwing good ol’fashioned Tupperware Parties filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, FREE giveaways and audience participation.

Dixie’s Tupperware Party contains adult innuendo. May not be suitable for children under 16.

If ever the words “living legend” were more than just public relations bluster, the application would be to Willie Nelson. Country music star, activist, songwriter American music legend, and ten-time Grammy-winner Willie Nelson is one of the world’s most famous troubadours and a unique interpreter of the Great American Songbook.

Considering how unmistakably Chris Isaak’s music has been inspired by that of the greats out of Sun Records, it is no surprise that his 2013 tour, stopping in Las Vegas, will be filled with an intimate mix of his classic hits, classic originals, and classic covers from Elvis to Johnny Cash to Jerry Lee from his latest album “Beyond the Sun.”