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Meet Tracy Vietmeier

The white tiger era of Las Vegas magic seems to have come to an end, but Rick Thomas had years in Southern Nevada to convince families he can work without the cats.

The summer display debuted at the Bellagio’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens this month. This season’s theme is full of birds and summery flowers, including giant sunflowers, hydrangeas and chrysanthemums.

Anjelah Johnson

Once the curtain closed, the lights came up and the last audience member left the building last year, Ribbon of Life producers didn’t exactly sit back and relax. They got started on this year’s production.

I avoided two previous Las Vegas runs of “The Laramie Project,” a docu-drama about Matthew Shepard’s 1998 murder in Laramie, Wyo., because I didn’t want to face the painful emotions I knew the subject would stir.