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Type: Gallery/Exhibit 
Age Group: All Ages (seniors, adults, teens, kids) 

Gallery open during regular library hours  4/25/2013 - 6/11/2013

West Las Vegas Library

Room: Art Gallery


Black Extravaganza: A Cultural Awakening! in Las Vegas

Author: John T. Stephens II

An exhibition about the cultural awakening in 1968, through the Black Extravanganza Productions, Inc., the first non-profit African- American  corporation chartered in the state of Nevada. This pictorial exhibit showcases the pioneering efforts of African-American  dancers, fashion designers, visual artists and the musical talents in the West Las Vegas community through the 1970s. 

Reception: 4/25/2013  5 p.m.  -  6:30 p.m.