Datebook for December 1, 2000

Friday, Dec. 1, 2000 | 11:48 a.m.

Area venues

Monty Roberts, author of "The Man Who Listens to Horses" and "Shy Boy," will appear from 12:30-2:30 p.m. today through Thursday at the Excalibur to offer demonstrations of his nonviolent "Join-Up" horse-training technique. Tickets are $25. Call 597-7777.

Dennis Griffin, author of "The Morgue & Red Gold," will sign copies of the book from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at B. Dalton Bookseller at the Meadows mall. Call 878-4405.

Charles Clotfelter, author of "We Aquatus," will sign copies of the book from noon-4 p.m. Sunday at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 2323 S. Decatur Blvd.

Temple event

Midbar Kodesk Temple hosts a Hanukkah Festival and Book Fair from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 1445 W. Sunset Road, in Henderson. Music, story readings, art projects and refreshments will be featured. Call 454-4848.

Lights, nativities

"Exhibit 2000: A Celebration of Christ," featuring nativity sets, more than 300 plants and trees, holiday lighting and decorations, is on display from 4-9 p.m. today and noon-9 p.m. Saturday, at the Latter-day Saints Chapel at East Tropicana Avenue and Burnham Avenue. Admission is free.

Opportunity Village presents its annual Magical Forest attraction, featuring a train ride, animated figures, entertainment, crafts and food booths, through Dec. 31 at 6300 W. Oakey Drive. Call 225-TREE.

Global Christmas

The West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., presents its Christmas Around the World Film Festival Saturday in its lecture hall. "Christmas in the Holy Land" will be at 1 p.m. "Christmas in the Alps" will be at 2 p.m. "Christmas in Mexico" will be at 3 p.m. "Christmas in Sweden" will be at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 878-3682.

Screen, stage

Carl Butto's "The Entertainment Workshop," featuring seminars on film, television, video, music and stage will be from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Monday. Admission is $150 each month, includes two classes a week. Call 933-7827.

Holiday tree

Fremont Street Experience will feature its 50-foot-tall holiday tree Monday through Dec. 25. Call 678-5777.

UNLV, library

The Barrick Lecture Series presents "An Inside Look at Politics and Policy," featuring journalist Gloria Borger, at 7:30 p.m. Monday at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Admission is free. Tickets are required. 895-2787.

Ulysses Palrose presents "A Journey Into 365 Days of Black History: Voices of the African Diaspora" at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 229-4800.

University Forum Lecture Series presents "Icelandic Winter" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at UNLV's Barrick Museum Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 895-3401.

"The Induction of Afterlife Communication," featuring clinical psycologist Allen Botkin, will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday at UNLV's Flora Dungan Humanities Building, Room 109. Admission is free. Call 895-1970.

Liberace Christmas

"Christmas at the Liberace Museum" begins at 5 p.m. Thursday with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, featuring Santa in a gold suit, local choirs and musicians at the museum's main entrance at 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. Special holiday exhibits will be on display. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or nonperishable food item at 4 p.m. Thursday and receive free admission to the museum. Call 798-5595.

International films

"The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man" will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Classroom Building Complex, Room A 106. Admission is free. Children are not permitted. Call 895-3547.

School benefit

Valley High School's Choral Department hosts its annual Madrigal Dinner, set in 15th-century England, at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 in the school's cafeteria. Tickets are $15. Reservations are required by Monday. Call 799-5450, Ext. 246.

Theater, music

All singers are invited to join the Jewish Community Center's adult choir, which will perform at the center's annual Dreidel Spin and Hanukkah Happening on Dec. 24. For information about music and rehearsal times and locations, call 794-0090.

Holiday show

The Las Vegas Youth Ballet presents its Holiday Collage 2000 at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Tickets are $5; $3 teens, seniors and the disabled; $2 for children. Call 229-6211.

Culture Shock

Culture Shock Las Vegas presents "Takin' It to the Streets," a song-and-dance production, at 2 p.m. Saturday at Palo Verde High School, 333 Pavilion Center Drive. Tickets are $15. Call 223-3038.

Christmas classic

Bishop Gorman High School will perform Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $8; $6 for children and seniors. Call 732-1945, ext. 367.

The nose knows

The Nevada Theatre Company, 2928 Lake East Drive, presents "Pinnocchio" at 7:30 p.m. today and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Additional performances will be Thursday through Dec. 9. Tickets are $5. Call 873-0191.

'Hamlet' performed

University Theatre presents Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in UNLV's Judy Bayley Theatre. Additional performances will be Dec. 7-9. Tickets are $12. Call 895-2787.

Original script

The Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts, at Ninth and Clark streets, presents "House of Cards" in its Black Box Theater at 7 p.m. today and Saturday. Tickets are $5. Call 799-7800.

Neil Simon play

The Las Vegas Romanian Club presents Neil Simon's "The Golden Boys," spoken in Romanian, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Luxor. Call 878-5534.

Daniel performs

Valley Outreach Synagogue presents an evening of Jewish music featuring singer-songwriter Karen Daniel at Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1790 Wigwam Parkway. Tickets are $10. Call 436-4900.

Symphony, singers

The Nevada Chamber Symphony presents "Home for the Holidays," a concert featuring Basic High School's Madrigal Singers, at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors; $5 for students under age 18; and $3 for children. Call 433-9280.

Valley voices

The Las Vegas Academy Choir will perform Handel's "Messiah" at 7 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 8 at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts, at Ninth and Clark streets. A dessert buffet follows. Tickets are $10. Call 799-7800.

Handel's Messiah will be performed with audience participation at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theater, 3200 E. Cheyenne. Tickets are $5. Call 651-5383.

Classical music

The Eroica Trio will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday with Jubilant Sykes and John Bayless in the "Rising Stars of Classical Music" at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $25, $35 and $45. Call 895-2787.

Bach celebration

UNLV's Symphony Orchestra will perform Bach pieces at 2 p.m. Sunday at Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Admission is free. Call 895-2787.

CCSN concerts

The Community College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., presents its Combo Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $5.

The Big Band Concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Nicholas J. Horn Theater. Tickets are $5. For information about these events, call 651-4109.

Jaci Velasquez

Latin Christian pop singer Jaci Velasquez and music group Plus One will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road, as part of the "Crystal Clear Tour." Tickets are $24. Call 658-2722.

Plentiful sounds

The Sierra Winds will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at UNLV's Black Box Theatre. Call 895-3332.

The annual Concerto Competition will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at UNLV's Black Box Theatre. Admission is free. Call 895-3949.

UNLV's Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at UNLV's Black Box Theatre. Admission is free. Call 895-3949.

The Las Vegas Youth Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Admission is free. Call 895-2787.

The Clark County School District's Honor Jazz Band will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in UNLV's Black Box Theatre. Admission is free. Call 799-5478.

Big top

"Under the Big Top," an exhibit of William A. Payne's black-and-white photographs of circus life, will be on display Wednesday through March 4 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.

Local artists

An on-going aerial-art gallery, sponsored by the city of Las Vegas, is on display on banner poles along Las Vegas Boulevard between Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard.

Bright lights

"Neon: Current," featuring the work of five neon artists, is on display through Saturday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6211.

24 Nevada artists

The second Annual Invitational, an exhibit featuring 24 Nevada artists, is on display through Sunday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 878-2606.

Dell'aira display

Recent still-life oil paintings by Carmine Dell'aira are on display through Dec. 10 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 647-4857.

Real gems

A collection of World War II military equipment and war recruitment and rationing posters is on display through Dec. 10 as part of the "Minerals Go to War" exhibit at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway, in Henderson. Admission is $1.50 for adults; $1 for seniors and children. Call 455-7955.

Cinco de Mayo

The work of Adolfo R. Gonzalez, based on the celebration and meaning of Cinco de Mayo, is on display through Dec. 17 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-3616.

'Tis the season

"Seasons Greetings," by Todd Herbert, and "Intimate Abstractions," by Emily Joyce are on display at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 895-3893.

About AIDS

A variety of black-and-white AIDS-themed illustrations from the collection of Becky Trotter will be on display through Jan. 5 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-3321.

Scarry's stuff

"Busytown," an interactive exhibit for children based on books by Richard Scarry, is on display through Jan. 7 at Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for children ages 2-17, seniors and the military. Call 382-3445.

Beyond borders

"Art Beyond the Borders," an international touring art exhibit featuring the works of 40 artists, is on display through Jan. 7 at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 360-8000.

Architecture

The American Institute of Architects presents its annual "Juried Photographic Competition on the Built Environment" through Jan. 7 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Call 454-4649.

Chien exhibit

Artist Delia Chien's impressionist paintings of landscapes and still lifes are on display through Jan. 19 at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway. Call 435-2078.

Ceramic sculpture

Robin Stark's ceramic sculpture "Embracing Change" will be on display through Jan. 28 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 256-1414.

Russian art

"American and Russian Nonconformist Art," designed to mark the 25th anniversary of the "Bulldozer Exhibition" staged in 1974 by Russian nonconformist artists whose art show was bulldozed by Moscow authorities, is on display through Feb. 16 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum. Call 895-3381.

Desert pottery

The Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum presents the Desert Sands Pottery exhibit, through March 11 at the Boulder Dam Hotel, 1305 Arizona St. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2. Call 294-1988.

Nevada artists

"Handed Down: Nevada's Living Folk Art," an exhibit of work by folk artists from around the state, is on display at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in Lorenzi Park, through October. Admission is $2 for adults; children under 18 are admitted free. Call 486-5205.

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