Datebook

Friday, May 19, 2000 | 9:32 a.m.

Poetry readings

Keith Brantley and Pendelita Toney will host the monthly Poets' Corner, featuring both established and aspiring poets, at 7 p.m. today in the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.

Barnes & Noble, 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd., will host an open microphone poetry reading at 7 p.m. Saturday. Call 631-1775.

Art exhibits

Lost Vegas Gallery presents "Exquisite Corpse Las Vegas," an exhibit featuring the work of eight groups of artists, from noon-4 p.m., through June 10 at the Arts Factory, 101 E. Charleston Blvd. Admission is free. Call 388-8857.

The "Fabulous Girls of Las Vegas: A Robert Scott Hooper Retrospective," is on display through June 17 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Call 895-3381.

The Las Vegas Academy of Visual Arts' student exhibit will feature two- and three-dimensional artwork through June 26 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. Call 229-4631.

In celebration of National Women's History Month, Clark County Library District presents "This Is Woman's Hour," featuring the life story of Mary Baker Eddy, through June 29 in the Main Gallery, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 228-4274.

The Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., presents Kuan Chun-mai's intricately carved eggshells through July 4. Admission is free. Call 229-6383.

The Art Encounter, 3979 Spring Mountain Road, presents Robert E. Shapply's new paintings, featuring boxing figures Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Monday. Admission is free. Call 227-0220.

Clark County Library Photo-Exhibition Hall, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, presents "Wait'n at the Bus Stop," photographs by Lance Cheung, through June 29. Call 228-4274.

Clark County Library presents the exhibit "Masks," a celebration of Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, featuring ceramic and carved wood masks, through June 1 at the Sahara West Library Grotto, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-4274.

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.

The International Artists Group of Nevada's exhibit, featuring artists Ben Torres, Ernie Garcia and Malou Valdez, will be on display through June 15 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-4274.

The Community Roots Art Exhibit, featuring two- and three-dimensional works, will be on display through June 16 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 229-4800.

The work of Helga Blackford, whose work includes various media carvings, is on display from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily during May at the Lost City Museum in Overton. Admission is $2; free for children. Call 397-2193.

Ginger Bruner's series, images of gardens and screens inspired by Japan, is on display at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, through June 25 in celebration of Asian Pacific Month. Call 256-5111.

The Digital Art Experience, featuring art and animation created with computers by Clark County students and faculty, will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park. Admission is free. Call 799-1010.

Over the rainbow

Actors Repertory Theatre presents "The Wizard of Oz" at 8 p.m. today, 1 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Summerlin Library Theater, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Tickets are $15-$20. Call 647-7469.

Williams' classic

Theater in the Valley will perform Tennessee Williams' classic, "The Glass Menagerie" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lorna J. Kesterson Recreation Center, 500 Harris St., Henderson. Tickets are $12; $10 for students and seniors. Call 558-7275.

St. Louis singers

The local chapters of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America present the St. Louis-based Gas House Gang at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday in the Nicholas Horn Theater, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $15; $12 for students and seniors. Call 395-7329.

Valley voices

Paige O'Hara and Michael Piontek will perform selections from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and from Broadway shows such as "Phantom of the Opera" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Hills Park in Summerlin. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for family activities. Tickets are $12; $10 for children under 12 and seniors. The concert benefits the Lied Discovery Museum. Call 382-3445.

Civic symphony

The Henderson Civic Symphony will perform Dimitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 (Opus 102) at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lorna J. Kesterson Recreation Center, 500 Harris St. Admission is free. Call 565-2367.

Doctors perform

The sixth annual Serenades of Life, a benefit for Nathan Adelson Hospice that features the talents of local physicians, will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday beginning with a wine reception at UNLV's Judy Bayley Theater. Tickets are $35. Call 796-3133.

Making moves

The Las Vegas Civic Ballet Association will hold auditions for the Las Vegas Youth Ballet Company at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Auditions are open to all nonprofessional dancers ages 10-20. For details and requirements, call 229-2321.

Saturday matinees

An old-fashioned Saturday matinee film series begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Huntridge Theatre, 1208 E. Charleston Blvd., with Jest of the West Film Fest, featuring 1952 news reels, the Three Stooges in "Merry Mavericks" and Bob Hope and Jane Russell in "Son of Paleface." The series continues May 27 with Creep Fest, featuring news reels from 1946, the Three Stooges in "If a Body Meets a Body" and "House of Mirrors." Tickets are 50 cents. Call 229-6211.

Rock-a-Thon

Seniors from Village Oaks, 3025 E. Russell Road, will raise money for the Children's Miracle Network to benefit University Medical Center by rocking in rocking chairs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. This will be their second annual Rock-a-Thon. Call 451-7896.

New concepts

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 Cultural and Community Affairs Division of Las Vegas' Department of Leisure Services 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.

Let yourself relax

Dr. Morton Greene presents "The Amazing Vandersaal -- the 21st Century Hypnotist" at 8:30 and 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Boomers, 3200 Sirius Ave. Admission is free. Call 737-8927.