Heat distorts cars as they drive on Boulder Highway.
The lush median, which is below road grade, is part of Henderson's flood control. Photo by John Gurzinski . That heritage lives on, though the gin-joint aspect far outweighs the driving hazard. Wind ensemble offers an eclectic program Strike up the band. A band is, of course, the short word for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Orchestra, an ensemble of more than 40 that uses only strings for special emphasis in certain compositions.