Friday, July 28, 2000 | 9:09 a.m.
Grab your partner
An old-fashioned barn dance, featuring the music of the Black Mountain String Band and guest caller Rissa Miller from Prescott, Ariz., will be from 7-10 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Introductory lessons will be taught at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $3. Dance lessons are $5. Call 229-6383.
Africa on film
The Ubuntu Video Club, a project of the California Newsreel's Library of African Cinema, will continues its film series at 10 a.m. Saturday with "La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil." All films are written, directed and produced by Africans. Admission is free. Ages 18 and older only. Call 229-4800.
For writers
Terry Goodkind, best-selling author and Henderson resident, will field questions and concerns regarding professional writing and publishing at an open forum for the Writer's Group at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble, 567 N. Stephanie St. Call 434-1533.
Around the globe
The eighth annual Las Vegas Music Festival begins Tuesday with an 8 p.m. performance of Bayley's "Klytemnestra Fanfare," Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 in G Major at UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall. The concert will be conducted by George Stelluto, the festival's music conductor. James Giles is the featured pianist. Tickets are $8; $5 for students, seniors and military. Call 895-2787.
Jewish authors
The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada is seeking local Jewish authors for its fifth annual Jewish Book Fair in November that will featuring Jewish books and music, local author presentations and book reviews by prominent members of the community. Call 794-0090.
Class act
Nevada Theatre Company is offering classes at its new theater space at 2928 Lake East Drive at the Lakes. For more information, call 873-0191.
Summer dance
Las Vegas Civic Ballet Association and Las Vegas' Leisure Services offer afternoon ballet, tap and jazz summer classes at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Pointers for intermediate and advanced students, beginning and intermediate ballet, beginning tap, and beginning and intermediate jazz are provided. Classes are $25 a month. Call 229-2321.
Art exhibits
"The Big G Stands for Goodness: Corita Kent's 1960s Pop" will be on display through Aug. 19 at UNLV Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call 895-3893.
The Nevada State Museum and Historical Society presents "Silver Ladies in Golden Splendor," an exhibit of governors' wives from 1864 to today, through Sept. 4 at 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Also on display is "Exploring the Night Sky Over Southern Nevada," photographs by astronomer John H. Mowbray, through December. Admission is free. Call 486-5205.
The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., presents the work of Denise Bankuti, Herb Tannen and Neil Doty in "Three California Painters: Bankuti, Doty & Tannen" through Sept. 17. Admission is $3, $2 for seniors and $1 for students. Call 360-8000.
"One Diva and Sixteen Dudes," a group exhibition curated by Annie Lee, is on display through Aug. 28, at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6074.
Watercolor paintings by local artist Dottie Burton are on display through Aug. 28, at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Gallery hours are 1-9 p.m. Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 229-4631.
The work of Las Vegas artist Jason Babcock, a painter to music, is on display at Art Encounter, 3979 Spring Mountain Road. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Monday. Admission is free. Call 227-0220.
"Men of Color," featuring the work of Adolfo Gonzalez and Earl T. Dunbar, will be displayed through Aug. 17 at the Left of Center Art Gallery, 2207 W. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas. Gallery hours are 1-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 647-7378.
The work of legally blind artist Jerry Mitchler of Overton will be on display at the Lost City Museum during July. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is $2; members and children admitted free. The museum is located in Overton. Call (702) 397-2193.
"Apron Strings: Ties to the Past," featuring nearly 100 vintage and contemporary aprons dating from the late 1800s, is on exhibit through Aug. 13 at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is $1.50; $1 for seniors and children. Call 455-7955.
Fine arts and crafts by the staff of the Metropolitan Police Department are on display through Sept. 5 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 878-3597.
"Nevada Camera Club Exhibition, Juried 2000," an exhibit featuring Nevada Camera Club photography, including best of show and winning prints from the 1999 annual print competition, is on display at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 West Lake Mead Blvd., through Sept. 10. Call 228-4274.
Marvin Miller's figurative pen-and-ink works reflecting his childhood in West Chicago, are on display at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, through Sept. 24. Call 228-4274.
Summer fun
Songwriter/recording artist Jim Moore will perform "Animal Rock" at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., and 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Tickets $3. Call 229-6383 or 229-6211.
Ol' Blue Eyes
Frankie Randall will perform "A Tribute to Sinatra" at 7:30 p.m. today at the Civic Center Plaza, 200 Water St., as part of Henderson's Twilight in the Plaza summer concert series. Admission is free.
Beauty, beast
State Street Ballet from Santa Barbara, Calif., will perform excerpts from "Beauty and the Beast" at 2 and 7 p.m. today at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Tickets are $3.
Film and TV
The Off Broadway Theater Actors Workshop, 900 E. Karen Ave., offers classes in film and television audition technique from 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays and theater training from 7-9 p.m. Monday. Children's classes are from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Classes are directed by Carl Butto. Tuition is $150 each month for adults or $25 each class. Children's classes are $65 each month. Call 737-0611.
Showcase
Auditions are open for the Community Showcase, a presentation by the Cultural and Community Affairs Division of Las Vegas' Department of Leisure Services in Reed Whipple Cultural Center's theater, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-2321.
Voices for Verdi
The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society is holding auditions for singers interested in performing the "Verdi Requiem" with the Musical Arts Chorus and Orchestra in November at UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall. There are openings in all voice parts. Call 451-6672.
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