The Smith Center for the Performing Arts now offers gift certificates – an ideal offering as the holiday season is upon us.

Friends and family can share the grandeur and wonder of The Smith Center’s very first season. With a holiday gift certificate, people everywhere can provide loved ones with an experience like no other – a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see this new Heart of the Arts from the very beginning.

From music and dance, to comedy and Broadway productions, there are 26 must-see show certificates to choose from.

Gift certificates can be redeemed for performances at The Smith Center and are available in any denomination. Order today by calling the Ticketing Office at: (702) 982-7805 or by ordering online.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a public/private partnership that will become the centerpiece of cultural life in Las Vegas, offering a blend of performances by resident companies, as well as first-run touring attractions. The 5-acre cultural campus will feature three performance spaces, the 2,050-seat main performance area in Reynolds Hall, Boman Pavilion’s 258-seat Cabaret Jazz and 250-seat Troesh Studio Theater, and will also be home to a 1.7 acre park, which can be used for outdoor concerts. Additionally, the campus will be the new location of the Discovery Children’s Museum. The Smith Center will be the cultural center for Las Vegas – a place that will educate, entertain and excite the citizens of our great community. Located in downtown’s 61-acre urban development, Symphony Park, The Smith Center broke ground in May of 2009 with a ceremonial carillon bell casting and ringing. In February 2010, it celebrated its “Topping Out” with the raising of 50 tons of steel. The Smith Center will open in March 2012.

Photo: The Smith Center's carillon bell tower