Reviewer: a fine job of replicating the music of New Orleans.

Mardi Gras occurred in New Orleans four days earlier, but the Las Vegas Philharmonic's Pops program Saturday came as close as one could expect, at least musically, to replicating the real thing, regardless of the calendar.

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The Lied Discovery Children's Museum will close its doors at 5 p.m. Sunday and reopen as the Discovery Children's Museum in March.

The museum has served as the place for families to explore science, arts and culture for the past 22 years.

The new museum, which is part of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts campus, is nearly twice the size of the old museum, featuring 58,000 square feet of space and three stories. The extra room will allow for expanded educational programs and more room for traveling exhibitions. It set to open March 9.  

"What will be in the new museum are nine interactive exhibit halls. So, it is all brand new exhibits and all brand new programming," said Denyce Tuller Director of Marketing, Discovery Children's Museum.

Tickets will go on sale next Friday for the spring season at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

The season includes classical concerts, lectures, dance and plays in all of the venues at the center from Reynolds Hall to Troesh Studio Theater.

The schedule includes special performances from well-known artists, including Burt Bacharach, Chick Corea, Bela Fleck and Bobby McFerrin.

Tickets for individual shows start at $24 and will be on sale starting January 25. For a complete look at the spring schedule or to buy tickets, go to thesmithcenter.com.