Datebook

Friday, June 30, 2000 | 9:02 a.m.

Summer dance

Las Vegas Civic Ballet Association and the city of 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.

Park movies

Family Film Festival Thursdays begin this week at Jaycee Park with an 8 p.m. showing of "Stuart Little." The festival continues with "Harriet the Spy" July 13 and the animated version of "The King and I" on July 20. It ends with the animated version of "Tarzan" July 27. Admission is free. Call 229-6211.

Deadline today

Today is the deadline for applications for Community College of Southern Nevada's third annual Summer Jazz Combo Camp. Sessions are open to instrumentalists and vocalists of all ages and skill levels. Cost is $129. Call 651-4006.

Rap festival

Hallelujah's Youth Ministry presents its Soul Check Summer Rap Fest, featuring Christian music artist KJ-52, at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Rancho/Gowan Business Park, 3630 N. Rancho Drive. Admission is free. Call 646-7332.

Art exhibits

An opening reception for "One Diva and Sixteen Dudes," a group exhibition curated by Annie Lee, will be 6-9 p.m. today at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Prints will be available for purchase. The exhibit continues through Aug. 28. Call 229-6074.

An opening reception for Las Vegas artist Jason Babcock, a painter to music, will be 3-5 p.m. Saturday at Art Encounter, 3979 Spring Mountain Road. The exhibit is ongoing. 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 on State Route 169. Call (702) 397-2193.

"Orchis Two," a sample of Sante Fe, N.M., artist Rita's "Organic Sculptures" series is on display at the Las Vegas Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave, through July 7. Her series will be on display at the Community College of Southern Nevada, 6375 W. Charleston Blvd., today and at the college's Henderson campus, 700 College Drive, Monday through July 14.

"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.

An exhibition of fine arts and crafts by the staff of the Metropolitan Police Department will be displayed through Sept. 5 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. For more information, call 878-3597.

The Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., presents Kuan Chun-mai's intricately carved eggshells through Tuesday. Admission is free. Call 229-6383.

Artwork by members of the Moapa Valley Art Guild will be on display from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today at the museum in Overton on State Route 169. Admission is $2. Call 397-2193.

Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., presents "Asian Art Now: 2000," an exhibit featuring 140 contemporary artists from Japan, Taiwan and Korea through July 9. Call 360-8000.

"Nevada Camera Club Exhibition, Juried 2000," an exhibition of Nevada Camera Club photography including the best of show and winning prints from the 1999 annual print competition, will be at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Thursday through Sept. 10. Call 228-4274.

A retrospective exhibition of Marvin Miller's figurative works in pen and ink that reflect his childhood in the old Westside of Chicago, will be on display at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, through Sept. 24. Call 228-4274.

Final moves

Star Systems Dance Finals will be at 8 a.m. Sunday through Monday at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Admission is free. Call 895-2787.

Productions

Interested choreographers have until July 21 to enter chorographic proposals for the "Holiday Collage 2000," Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center. The event features the Las Vegas Youth Ballet Company and is sponsored by the Las Vegas' Cultural and Community Affairs Division and the Las Vegas Civic Ballet Association. Proposals must include a full description of the music, costumes and props. For more information or an application, call 229-2320.