The event will be held at the California Trail Interpretive Center, which is slated for a June 2 grand opening.

“Impressions of Light” showcases Monet, but will include other Impressionist works

Nevada Historical Society hosts the free event

No entrance fees at Death Valley National Park Jan. 14, 15 and 16.

Free performances by the White Crane Lion Dancers are set for Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 3-5 in the casino’s mezzanine area.

Nevada Magazine’s January/February 2012 issue is available on newsstands throughout Nevada. Featured in the edition are multiple Southern Nevada museums, highlighted by the opening of The Mob Museum on February 14.

Smithsonian-affiliated museum preserves the history of nuclear weapons testing in Nevada.

State park offers a fee-free hike — or snowshoe, if we get weather — on Jan. 1.

Visit U.C. Davis facility this holiday season; Family Science Day is Jan. 5.

Here in Nevada, we're welcoming winter with a return of our much-loved winter commercial. And we are getting flooded with questions about the song in the commercial. It's called "It Saved Me" by Christina Courtin (check out her website here).