formance over props or pyrotechnics. $73.50-$125. MGM Grand Garden Arena
Connoisseur Cabaret Event Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy an intimate setting at a private residence while being entertained by Maestro David Itkin on piano, accompanied by “Phantom” star Kristen Hertzenberg. Tickets $125 through the Las Vegas Philharmonic at 258.5438 ext. 221
Dos Tenores y una Rosa Feb. 12, 7 p.m. Two Tenors (Marco Antonio Varela and Antonio Esclapes) and a Rose (soprano Betsy Ann Fiore) sing a tribute to St. Valentine, through songs in English and arias in Italian and Spanish. $10-12, Winchester Cultural Center
Las Vegas Philharmonic Masterworks: Rising Star Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Britain’s teenage phenom composer and conductor Alexander Prior leads the Las Vegas Philharmonic in a Valentine’s concert. $35-$75, UNLV’s Artemus Ham Concert Hall
UNLV Symphony Orchestra Concert IV Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. UNLV’s Music Department presents selections by Debussy, Penderecki and Ravel. $8-$10, UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall
Downtown Cultural Series Trinkle Brass Works Concert Feb. 18, noon-1 p.m. The Trinkle Brass Works presents South American Tango and European Jazz. Free, Lloyd D. George U. S. Federal Courthouse Jury Assembly Room
311 Feb. 19, 9 p.m. The celebrated troupe that blends hip-hop, punk, reggae and funk performs after an extended hiatus. Tickets TBA. The Joint by Rogue in the Hard Rock Hotel
Wynton Marsalis & The Jazz Orchestra at Lincoln Center Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Wynton Marsalis brings his Manhattan big band to Las Vegas. $45$90. UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall
Mother McKenzie, A Young Originals concert Feb. 25, 7 p.m. Wyatt McKenzie writes the songs, sings and plays guitar, backed by Tsvetelina Stefanova, piano; James
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That’s not an odd question, coming from a hospital. The answer to that is our reason for being. And we’re here for you in ways that should make you proud.
A s S o u t h e r n N e v a d a’s o n l y p u b l i c h o s p i t a l, we ex i s t b e c a u s e o f yo u . We exist for you. Your neighbors are under our care, and because of you, we can provide some of the best care in Nevada. We have the only Level I Trauma Center in the state. It serves not only Southern Nevada, but also par ts of California, Utah and Arizona. It’s staffed around the clock with highly skilled specialists, all to get a patient to surger y in less than five minutes. Our Trauma Center treats about 30,000 patients every year, and our survival rates are some of the best in the nation. In 19 6 8, we op e ne d the L ion s Bur n Care Center. This, too, is the only one of its k in d in N evada , with the onl y hyperbaric chamber of its kind west of the Mississippi. This chamber delivers high concentrations of oxygen to the bloodstream, helping stubborn wounds h e a l f a s te r w h i l e c u t t i n g d ow n t h e chance of infection, making it effective for more than just burns. We treated nearly 1,000 people there last year.
And then there’s the Children’s Hospital of Nevada, offering the highest level of care for our kids with Nevada’s only Level II Pediatric Trauma Unit, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and
the only burn and transplant services for children. Our Pediatric Emergency Room and our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit are staffed around the clock with board-cer tified pediatric specialists w h o k n ow t h a t l i t t l e p a t i e n t s n e e d specific treatment. We also provide the only organ transplant program in Nevada. We offer awardwinning cardiac care. We’re the state’s center for HIV/AIDS research. We have one of the only board-certified stroke specialists in Las Vegas. Since 1931, we’ve made it our mission t o g i v e y o u t h e c a r e y o u c a n’ t g e t anywhere else in Nevada. Every day we give all we can, and then find ways to give more. This is what we’ve built—this is what we’ve all built. Together, we’ve built a place for healing and research and discovery. Together, we shine.
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