Columnist Joe Dealaney: UNLV place to be this week

Joe Dealaney

Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997 | 9:35 a.m.

BE PROUD, LAS VEGAS. ... This week alone, UNLV opened the new Charles Vanda Master Series 1997-1998 season with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniele Gatti on Monday. ... Tuesday, the award-winning UNLV Jazz Combo performed in Judy Bayley Theatre. ... On Wednesday, the Performing Arts Center presented the famed Munich Chamber Orchestra.

Tonight at 8, the UNLV Department of Theatre offers Wendy Wassersstein's play, "Uncommon Women and Others," the start of a two weekend run in the Black Box Theatre, admission $5.

The Stars of Kirov Ballet will give two completely different performances at UNLV; Friday as part of the World Dance Series and Saturday as the second in the Vanda Master Series. ... Sunday at 2 p.m., the UNLV Jazz Ensemble plays the Judy Bayley Theatre.

Irish art exhibit

Dr. Robert Tracy of the UNLV College of Fine Arts is putting together an Irish Arts Festival beginning with an exhibition, "Artists For Peace Sake," featuring contemporary works by Irish and Northern Ireland artists. ... The opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History on campus.

Colin McGookin, Jack Pakenham and Chris Wilson are the three artists who will be featured. ... Pakenham and Wilson will be on campus to meet with students and visitors. ... McGookin is scheduled to be on campus the first week in November. ... Dr. Tracy is also working on a film series on Ireland honoring the works of director John Ford.

Tracy was also responsible for the appearance of Seamus Deane, Distinguished Professor of Irish Literature at Notre Dame, at UNLV, Oct. 3. ... Please join us Friday in the Marjorie Barrick Museum.

Way to go

Dr. Jeffrey Koep, Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Acting Director of the Performing Arts Center has arranged for the Munich Chamber Orchestra to give a special performance on Thursday at the Knudsen Middle School. ... This is an important step in the coming together of UNLV, our schools and the entire community. ... We need more of this.

Bravvo! Productions presents "I Now Pronounce You...Murdered," Thursday through Sunday, in the Community College of Southern Nevada Nicholas Horn Theatre. ... In addition, "Drinking In America" will be performed in CCSN's Black Box Theatre, Friday through Sunday, for mature audiences.

Winchester Community Center has a Robert Mitchum Film Festival, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and The Asylum presents "The Play Pen," staged readings of new plays there, on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. ... Nothing happening in our town, right? ... Wrong!. ... Participate, please.

Star-policy rundown

It's Engelbert Humperdinck (Bally's); Tanya Tucker (Caesars); Debbie Reynolds (her hotel); Rodney Dangerfield (MGM Grand); Siegfried & Roy (Mirage); Lance Burton (Monte Carlo); John Tesh, opening Friday (Orleans Hotel); Danny Gans (Rio); Jeff Dunham (Sahara); and Marty Allen & Karon Kate Blackwell plus Robbie Howard (Westward Ho).

Elvis' favorite opener, comedian Sammy Shore, is at the Four Queens Fun House through Sunday. ... The Four Queens also features a 16-piece Big Band on Thursdays, tonight through Oct. 30. ... Peabo Bryson and Dave Koz are at the LV Hilton, Friday only at 9 p.m.

Variety Club membership luncheon, noon Friday, LV Country Club. ... "Joey and Maria's Comedy Wedding" is Friday at 7:30 p.m., Italian-American Club. ... Saturday: Iron Butterfly (Arizona Charlie's); Confederate Railroad (Boulder Station); and Jimmy Buffet (MGM Grand Garden Arena).

Thursday addenda

Friday night's jazz is at Pogo's. ... Saturday, enjoy "The Arranger's Holiday II," Tom Kubis, Don Menza and Johnny Pate, 7:30 p.m., CCSN Cheyenne Campus. ... Sunday, it's The Jazz Organ-ization, noon (Santa Fe) and the Marv Koral all-Stars with Joe Lano, guitar, 5:30-9:30 p.m. (Manhattan). ... Patti Loveless, Bryan White and Matt King are in Buffalo Bill's Star of the Desert Arena, Sunday at 7 p.m.

Arturo Cossini took his KLAV-AM 1230 Italian Music Hour program, 10 a.m. Sundays, to Chicago for Columbus Day last week. ... This Sunday, he features a tribute to John Denver with Al Martino and Jerry Tiffe. ... See you Friday.