Date book

Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 | 10:47 a.m.

Madcap Misadventures

Creative Talent Productions presents "Moon Over Buffalo" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Off Broadway Theater, 900 E. Karen Ave. Tickets are $13; $11 for seniors, students and matinees. Call 737-0611.

Ocean liner oddities

Actors Repertory Theatre presents "Rough Crossing" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Summerlin Library Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Tickets are $15-$22.50. Call 647-7469.

Wild west woman

The Reid Shelton Theatre Company presents "Calamity Jane," at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Rainbow Library Amphitheater, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Tickets are $7; $6 for seniors; $5 for children; children 5 and under free. Call 736-7222.

Shakespeare at Foxridge

La Petite Musicale of Los Angeles will perform "Hamlet" for the 13th annual Nevada Shakespeare in the Park at 7 p.m. today and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday at Foxridge Park, on Valle Verde Drive near Warm Springs Road in Henderson. Call 566-2681.

Musical youth

The Las Vegas Youth Orchestras will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday in Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park. Tickets are $4 and $3. Call 229-6211.

British brass

The Las Vegas British Brass Band will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Admission is $5; free for children. Call 221-1888.

Jazzing things up

Jazz composers and arrangers John Fedchock and Jim McNeely will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Community College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for students and seniors. Call 651-5483.

Concert series

Steven Kalas and Amaranth will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Whitney Library Theater, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., as part of the WorldFolk Concert Series. Admission is free. Call 220-9194.

Rhythm and barbecue

Steve Reid and the Bamboo Forrest will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Las Vegas National BBQ at Sunset Station (tickets to this performance are $2). Local bands will be featured Saturday. Blues artists Eric Sardinas and Lee Rocker perform Sunday. Tickets are $15; children under 12 are admitted free to all performances. Call 798-0000.

Singer performs

UNLV's Performing Arts Center presents Michael Feinstein at 8 p.m. today at Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $35, $45, $55. Call 895-2787.

European traditions

The Mexico Vivo Dance Company presents "Eurofiesta" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Songs and folk dances from Spain, Greece, France and Rumania will be featured. Admission is $7, $5 for seniors and children under 12. Call 455-7340.

Best of the 'Wurst'

The Boulder City Sunrise Rotary will present its Wurst Fest, with an auction, street dance food and live entertainment, in Gazebo Park from noon-10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call 293-1008 or 294-1499.

Production staged

Community College of Southern Nevada Performing Arts Center and Bravvo! Productions present "Perish the Thought" at 7:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday in the Nicholas J. Horn Theater, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $15 for adults; $13 for students and seniors. Call 651-5483.

World healing

Tibetan Buddhist lamas from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform traditional temple music and masked dances at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

University forum

UNLV's University Forum lecture series begins at 7:30 p.m. today with "The Construction of Social Reality" and continues Thursday with "Crisis in the Balkans" in the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Call 895-3401.

Classes offered

Feng Shui classes will be at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Holiday Inn Express on West Sahara Avenue. Call (818) 841-4135.

Multiple exhibits

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., will host a Russian-themed gala exhibit of works by Marc Chagall at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Admission is $175. Proceeds go to the museum.

The Las Vegas Art Museum will also accept artwork from local artists from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday for its 46th Fall Art Roundup competition. A $20 nonrefundable deposit is required. The exhibit opens Oct. 6. For both events, call 360-8000.

Local and regional artists will exhibit works in a variety of media at the Gateway Arts and Music Experience from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday behind the Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. There will be food vendors and live entertainment. Admission is $3; free for children. Call 676-1111.

The Left of Center Art Gallery, 2207 W. Gowan Road, presents the exhibit "Kaleidoscope" through Nov. 19. Gallery hours are 1-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 647-7378.

Smallworks Gallery, 101 E. Charleston Blvd., presents paintings, drawings and photographs from the estate of Herbert Bayer through Oct. 13. Call 388-8857.

'Convertible Girl'

The Off Broadway Theater, 900 E. Karen Ave., will hold auditions for Danny Simon's "The Convertible Girl" from 1-5 p.m. Saturday and 5-9 p.m. Sunday. There are openings for a Hispanic female, age 20-30; a black male, age 20-40; five white males, ages 20-60; and one white female, age 50-65. Call 737-8244.

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