Week 8: A newsworthy photo

Burning Man (Lady) in Las Vegas!!  The annual event held in the dessert came to downtown Las Vegas for First Friday this past week and the hype and mystery over the event garnished a lot of attention.  Normally First Friday is an event for local artists to display there talents and sell their work.  This most recent outing introduced the mystery and intrigue that follows burning man.  The sacrificial victim was Lucky Lady Lucy a wooden showgirl.  The event was long and drawn out but the final results lit up the night sky.
"Our event is about self-reinvention. Vegas is always reinventing itself and reinventing itself."("Thousands Cheer Burning of Wooden Showgirl at First Friday." Las Vegas Review-Journal. Web. 05 Mar. 2012. <http://www.lvrj.com/news/wooden-showgirl-lights-up-first-friday-in-las-vegas-141277483.html>.)
First Friday was on the verge of being shut down a few months ago but thanks to help from some private investors the event goes on.  Ray Garza says, "It is a blend of different worlds that meets in downtown Vegas and allows for exposure to fine art, culture, food and music" (Thousands Cheer Burning of Wooden Showgirl at First Friday." Las Vegas Review-Journal. Web. 05 Mar. 2012. <http://www.lvrj.com/news/wooden-showgirl-lights-up-first-friday-in-las-vegas-141277483.html>.)
 With warmer weather on the way and the buzz growing about this monthly event the only way this event can go is up!