Date book

Friday, Jan. 28, 2000 | 10:41 a.m.

Wine tasting and jazz

The Community College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., presents "Educational Taste of Excellence," featuring wine tasting, hors d'oeurves, art and jazz from 7-11 p.m. Saturday in the student lounge.

Tickets are $25; $30 at the door. Proceeds benefit scholarship awards. Call 651-4000.

Honorable locals

The Worldfolk Foundation presents its second annual "Kokopelli Honors," featuring music and poetry, at 6 p.m. Monday in the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

The event honors individuals and organizations who have contributed to the social and cultural landscape of Southern Nevada. Admission is free. Call 220-9194.

Soulful sounds

The Cultural and Community Affairs Division of the City of Las Vegas presents E.D. Adams at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. Call 229-6211.

Planetarium pleasures

The Community College of Southern Nevada planetarium, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., presents "The Explorers and Sky Watch" at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Feb. 26. Free telescope viewings are offered after 7:30 p.m. shows, weather permitting. Admission is $4; $2.50 for students and seniors. Call 651-4759.

Talented trio

An improvisational comedy group presents "The Usual Suspects" at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Feb. 8 at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Little Theatre, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $7; $5 for students and seniors. Call 651-5483.

Local portraits

Works by local photographer John Broussard will be on display through March 17 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

The portraits feature councilwoman Lynette Boggs McDonald; boxing referee Richard Steele; North Las Vegas Police Chief Joey E. Tillmon; Ramon Savoy, publisher of the African-American weekly; disc jockey Jack "The Rapper" Gibson; and Air National Guard Major General Irene Trowell-Harris. Call 229-4800.

Art exhibits

The works of Sante Fe painter Eli Levin, a.k.a. Jo Basiste, will be on display at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., through Feb. 27. Basiste is known for his bar, dance-hall and other figured scenes of social commentary.

Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 360-8000.

"The Marietta Robusti Tintoretto Story," by Marietta Patricia Leis will be on display Thursday-April 24 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. The opening reception will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Call 229-4631.

An exhibit featuring the works of 11 contemporary fiber artists opens Wednesday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. Call 229-4631.

The works of artist Mel Smothers will be on display through Feb. 25 at CCSN's Fine Arts Gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. An artist's lecture will be from 4-5 p.m. today. Opening reception will follow. Call 651-4113.

The Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art presents a group exhibition entitled "Ultralounge" at its gallery at 101 East Charleston Ave. Admission is free. Call 434-2666.

Turning their backs

UNLV presents Tony Kushner's Tony award-winning "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part One: Millenium Approaches" at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theatre, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy.

The play looks at America's attitude toward the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors, students, military and disabled. Call 895-2787.

Eskimo life

The Lied Discovery Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd., presents "Siqiniq: Under the Sun," a traveling exhibit exploring the daily life of two Inuit children living in Canada's Eastern Arctic, through April 11. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $5; $4 for seniors, military and children ages 2-17. Call 382-3445.