THE NEON MUSEUM PRESENTS CREATIVE AGING POETIC STORYTELLING’S FINAL PERFORMANCE, SATURDAY, FEB. 15
WHAT:
The Neon Museum presents the final performance of Creative Aging Poetic Storytelling with Vogue Robinson, Clark Country’s 2017 poet laureate. Participants represent ages 55 to 98 and will share selected poetic works created under her guidance.
The creative aging program provides arts learning workshops for older adults in museums across the United States. The Neon Museum was awarded a grant through Aroha Philanthropies’ “Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums” initiative to develop and deliver this workshop series.
The Neon Museum’s Creative Aging workshops are designed to empower older adults to discover their creative capabilities and form meaningful connections within their communities. The Neon Museum has developed strong partnerships with the Sprat Teaching Artist program, Rogers Foundation Core Academy, Nevada Humanities, Winchester Dondero Cultural Center, Doolittle Senior Center and Atria Seville senior living community.
WHO:
Robinson moved to Las Vegas in 2013 and immediately became involved in the poetry community. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and an English teaching credential from San Diego State University. Robinson is the executive director of Poetry Promise, Inc., which advocates for the arts and provides a support system for poetry in the Las Vegas valley. She released a collection of her poems in a book titled “Vogue 3:16, Selected Poems Vol. 1.”
WHEN:
Saturday, Feb. 15
2 – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Atria Seville
2000 N. Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89128
ABOUT THE NEON MUSEUM
Founded in 1996, The Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic, arts and cultural enrichment. It has been ranked No. 1 in Las Vegas Weekly’s list of “Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History,” one of “Sin City’s Best Retro Sites” by MSN, “No. 1 Las Vegas Museum Sure to Entertain and Educate” by USA Today’s 10best.com, “One of the Top 10 Coolest Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do” by Forbes.com, one of the “Top 10 Historic Spots in Las Vegas” by Vegas.com; one of “15 Most Fascinating Museums in the U.S.” by VacationIdea.com; and earns a consistent 4.5 out of 5 rating on TripAdvisor. On its 2.27-acre campus, The Neon Museum houses an outdoor exhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard (“boneyard” is traditionally the name for an area where items no longer in use are stored); the North Gallery, home to the immersive audiovisual spectacle “Brilliant!” which uses technology advances to re-illuminate more than 40 non-operational signs; the new Boulevard Gallery outdoor exhibit and event space; and its visitors’ center, housed inside the former La Concha Motel lobby. The museum collection also includes nine restored signs installed as public art throughout downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach, research, archival preservation and a grant-funded neon sign survey represent a selection of the museum’s ongoing projects. The museum is located at 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North in Las Vegas. For tour schedules and pricing information, visit neonmuseum.org.