1994-12-29 “Lower Oakey collective presents ‘Local Headgrow’ a 3-day and night group performance.” Located at 1925 East Oakey, 89104. With 12 pool painters, 28 artists, 14 poets, 8 image makers, 6 sound makers. Lower Oakey became Laser Vida.
1994-12-29 ‘Local Headgrow’ detailed schedule.
1995-01-11 Review of The Lower Oakey Local Headgrow. Las Vegas Weekly. by Doug Jablin.
1995-03-01 Cassette zine cover.
1995-06-11 “New gallery taking its best shot.” Las Vegas Review Journal. by Joe Hawk. (The Main Studio, at 1806 S. Main, 89104, establishes a new southern edge of the art district never to be equaled again, next to the Stratosphere. Curators: Ed Bigelow and Joe Cartino. Later, Cartino was one of the founders of First Friday.)
1995-06-29 “New gallery hopes to give Vegas an art attack.” New Times Las Vegas. by Andrew Kiraly.
1995-09-03 “The Main Studio. From found art to parking lot.” Las Vegas Weekly. by Christophe Ritenour. (Opening night. Debut of the Doom Compressor carnival ride. Joe Cartino, Ed Bigelow, Emma Rhoades, Michael Grainger, John Qualley, Tom Dyer, Melissa Rudick, Sara Brown, Lance Kruger, Charles Christians, Jake Norricks, Richard Sangeleer, Byron and Nick Aras, Magda Seitz, Heather Brandeis, Christophe Ritenour, Doug Jablin.)
1996-11-22 “The big boom to open ‘Family Values’ show: local artists fight the rising tide of conformity by blowing up a model of a typical stucco subdivision. Las Vegas Review Journal. by Michael Paskevich.
1996-12-12 “The art of chaos: the Laser Vida arts collective crashes the wine-and Cheese set. Amid fires, money woes and general chaos, Laser Vida tries to grow up.”Las Vegas City Life. by Andrew Kiraly. Photos by Bill Hughes.
1997-05- Flyer for the Fremont Street Picnic, presented by Laser Vida.
1997-06-02 “Funding for Fremont Experience protested: people picnic downtown to make their point that the city is misusing money set aside for parks. What was partially financed as a city park restricts legal free expression within its boundaries.” Las Vegas Review Journal. by Mike Zapler.
1998-08-08 Flyer for Desert Exorcism and Monster Flesh Pull. Laser Vida at The Lab at 3843 E. Patrick, under the flight path of McCarran.
1999-04-01 “Creative fires: from Burning Man to a living room near you, Laser Vida’s ‘Gypsy Carnival’ is turning up the heat on the Vegas underground. Las Vegas City Life. by Lee Abraham.
1999-05-13 “Voices of the underground.” Las Vegas City Life. by Chris Best. (ZineCon 99. Many zine-makers. Curated by Amy Carelli, Micah Grainger, Christophe Ritenour. Located at The Candy Factory, 1400 Industrial.)
1999-08-19 “Zine scene stages un-convention.” Las Vegas Weekly. by R.B.
2000-03-02 “DIYcon 2000: the bluest skies you ever ‘zine are in Las Vegas.” Las Vegas Weekly. (Curated by Amy Carelli.)
2000 Grand opening of Katherine Giancalis Park for the Arts.
2002-12-31 Flyer for the 3rd annual Laser Vida New Year’s Eve parade on the Strip.