Friday, Oct. 6, 2000 | 10:34 a.m.
In the sky
The Planetarium at the Community College of Southern Nevada presents "More Than Meets the Eye" at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 18. Tickets are $3.50; $2.25 for students and seniors. Call 651-4759.
Three authors
Las Vegan R. Michael Wilson will sign copies of his new book, "Drenched in Blood, Rigid in Death," from 1-5 p.m. Saturday at B. Dalton Bookseller at Meadows mall. Call 878-4405.
Barnes & Noble, 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd., hosts Caroline Leontos, author of "What to Eat When You Get Diabetes: Easy and Appetizing Ways to Make Healthful Changes in Your Diet," will sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. Saturday. At noon Sunday former heavyweight champion Ken Norton will sign copies of his autobiography, "Going the Distance." Call 631-1775.
Art in the Park
Boulder City's annual Art in the Park will be from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Bicentennial Park on Colorado Avenue. Handicrafts, folk and fine art will be on display. Admission is free.
Nibbling Nevada
Bite of Las Vegas, featuring food and cooking demonstrations from more than 50 Las Vegas restaurants, will be from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday at Lorenzi Park. Call 889-5100.
Culture cluster
The Eighth Annual Las Vegas Folklife Festival, featuring the sounds and flavors of many cultures, will be from noon-8 p.m. Saturday at the Rainbow Library and Amphitheater, 3150 Buffalo Drive. Admission is free. Call 243-7307.
Lauck and Krupp
A living history program on Vera Krupp, a German actress and former owner of Spring Mountain Ranch, will be at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch. Another living history program on Chet Lauck, a radio and movie performer, will be at noon and 2 p.m. Sunday at the ranch. Admission to both events is $5 per vehicle. Call 875-4141.
Nevada women
The Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen USA pageant will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday the Community College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theater. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 897-2003.
Success, Mayans
Mark Odell presents "Keys to Relationship Success" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Admission is free. Call 895-3401.
"The Erosion of the Mayan Culture Over the Past 20 Years," a lecture by Michael Plyler, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Call 243-7370.
Yimou's greatest
Films by Chinese director Zhang Yimou will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through Oct. 24, at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. This week's film, "The Story of Qiu Ju," is in Mandarin with English subtitles. Admission is $2. Call 229-6383.
Monster movie
The Attack of the B Movies 2000 film series will show "Creature From the Black Lagoon" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive. It continues with the "The Day of the Triffids" on Oct. 18 and "The Brain Eater" on Oct. 25. Tickets $3. Call 229-6704.
Election topics
A reading and discussion series to coincide with the 2000 presidential election will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, through Oct. 26, in the Clark County Library's large conference room, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Admission is free, but registration is required. Call 733-1141.
Theater, music
Cirque de Soleil will hold acrobatic auditions Nov. 19-20 for "Mystere" at Treasure Island and "O" at Bellagio. Submissions, along with a resume, photograph and videotape, must be sent by Oct. 20, to Cirque de Soleil -- Auditions, 8400 2nd Ave., Montreal, Quebec H1Z 4M6 Canada. Call 693-7776.
Aftermath of war
The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre presents Brian Kral's "Paper Lanterns, Paper Cranes," a post-World War II drama set in Japan that looks at the war's effect on children, at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Additional performances will be Thursday through Oct. 15. Tickets are $5; $3 for teens and seniors; $2 for children under 12. Call 229-6553.
Shakespeare
The 14th annual "Nevada Shakespeare in the Park" presents "Antony and Cleopatra" at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday at Foxridge Park on Valle Verde Drive, north of Warm Springs Road, in Henderson. The "Green Show" begins one hour before the performance. Admission is free. Call 566-2681.
England's Macheath
UNLV's University Theatre opens its season with a new translation of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theater. Tickets are $15; $12 for children and seniors. Call 895-2787.
Just for laughs
The improvisational comedy group the Usual Suspects perform in the style of television's "Whose Line Is It Anyway" at 8 p.m. today at Community College of Southern Nevada's Little Theater. Tickets are $7; $5 for students and senior citizens. Call 651-5483.
LV or bust
Half Pint Enterprises Inc. and Fourth Wall Theatre Company present Ann Raymond's "The Senior Citizen Special," the story of a Midwestern farm wife who has won a trip to Las Vegas, at 8 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3850 Schiff Drive. Additional performances are Thursday through Oct. 15. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and students. Call 254-0735.
Community group
Jade Productions presents "Lil' Abner" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Oct. 14, and 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St., in Henderson. Performances continue Oct. 19-22. Tickets are $12 general admission; $10 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 12. Call 263-6385.
Paraguay sounds
Harpist Cesar Daniel Lopez and guitarist and flutist Zenon Del Valle will perform Paraguayan folk music at 2 p.m. Saturday at Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Other performers include guitarist R.J. Fox, percussionist Patric Oliver and dancer Vanessa Alvarado. Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and students under 12. Call 455-7340.
Remember when
Al Wilson, Jewel Akens and Cannibal and the Headhunters will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in front of the Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St. Call 565-2171.
New York's finest
Mingus Big Band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Artemus Ham Hall as part of UNLV Performing Art Center's Best of the New York Stage. Tickets are $19, $29, $39. Call 895-2787.
Reed awakening
The Las Vegas Woodwind Quintet will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Call 229-5430.
Season concludes
The Nevada Chamber Symphony wraps up the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater Summer Concert Series with an evening of classical and popular-music favorites at 7 p.m. Sunday at 500 Grand Central Parkway. Admission is free. Call 455-8200.
Dutton performs
Metropolitan Opera artist Jane Dutton will perform arias from "Il Trovatore," "Carmen," "Il Barbiere" and "Cosi Fan Tutte" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Artemus Ham Hall. Local artists will accompany her. Tickets are $25; $15 for seniors and students. Call 895-2787.
CD release
Longtime lounge performer Kristine W performs at 6 p.m. Monday at the Virgin Megastore at the Forum Shops at Caesars to promote her latest CD, "Stronger."
Ballet theater
Nevada Ballet Theater presents "Aurora's Wedding" and "Fest Polonaise" at 8 p.m. Thursday at Judy Bayley Theater. Additional performances will be at 8 p.m Oct. 13, 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 14 and 2 p.m. Oct. 15. Tickets are $15-$50. Call 895-2787.
Nevada artists
"Handed Down: Nevada's Living Folk Art," an exhibit of work by folk artists from around the state, opens Saturday at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in Lorenzi Park. Admission is $2 for adults; children under 18 are admitted free. Call 486-5205.
Two artists
"Hoodoo," an exhibit by Megan Roberts and Raymond Ghirardo, is on display through Nov. 19 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. It explores the relationships between landscapes and geothermal areas on ceramic, video and sound installations and incorporating massed cylinders of varying heights. Call 229-6383.
Nast's works
The paintings of Delores J. Nast are on display this month in the Nevada Arts Council's X Space Gallery at the Arts Factory, 101 E. Charleston Blvd. Call 486-3700.
A road trip
Artist Montana Black's "Road Trip II," featuring large-scale chalk pastel drawings that pay tribute to the American road trip, is on display through Oct. 13 at the Winchester Center Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Call 455-7340 or 455-4856.
Photos on display
Michael Plyler's photography, "Guatemala: Photographs From Three Decades," is on display through Oct. 22 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, in celebration of Hispanic American Heritage Month. Call 243-7307.
Teen pregnancy
The Nevada Public Health Foundation is hosting "Children of the Children," an exhibit by photographer Michael, meant to draw attention to Nevada's teen pregnancy rate, which is the highest in the nation. The exhibit runs Thursday through Nov. 17 at the Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave. from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Shaman Series
Artist Vicki Richardson will exhibit works from her Shaman Series through Oct. 28 in the West Las Vegas Arts Center's gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 229-4800.
Circus life
"Life Under the Big Top," the black-and-white photography of William A. Payne, is on exhibit through Oct. 31 at the Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. Call 453-3434.
Matheson's 'Totems'
"Totems," featuring the work of Las Vegas artist K.D. Matheson, is on display through Nov. 1 at McCarran International Airport's C gates. Matheson's works are made from earthen materials.
AIDS exhibit
The paintings of Becky Trotter, honoring friends who have died from AIDS, are on display through Nov. 5 at the Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. Call 269-3000.
Contemporary art
"Communicating America's Vision: The Nevada Bell Collection," an exhibit of modern and contemporary art, is on display through Nov. 10 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Call 895-3381.
Personal display
"It's So Personal," a collection of paintings by Beth McCall, is on display through Nov. 12 at Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway. Call 435-2078.
Beyond borders
The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., will host "Art Beyond the Borders," an international touring art exhibition featuring the works of 40 artists, through Nov. 13. Call 360-8000.
Southwest art
"Anasazi Dreams," featuring petroglyph, landscapes and Native American art, will be on display through Nov. 28 at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 256-1414.
Bright lights
"Neon: Current," an exhibit featuring the work of five neon artists, is on display through Dec. 2 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6211.
24 Nevada artists
The Nevada Arts Council presents the second Annual Invitational, an exhibit featuring 24 Nevada artists, through Dec. 3 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 878-2606.
Dell'aira display
Carmine Dell'aira presents his recent still-life oil paintings through Dec. 10 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 647-4857.
Cinco de Mayo
Adolfo R. Gonzalez presents works based on the celebration and meaning of Cinco de Mayo through Dec. 17 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-3616.
'Tis the season
UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery displays "Seasons Greetings," from Todd Herbert, and "Intimate Abstractions," by Emily Joyce. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 895-3893.
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 Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $2. Call 294-1988.
Children's books
Celebrate National Children's Book Week with a collection of original artwork from the Every Picture Tells a Story Gallery Oct. 21 through Nov. 27 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-4274.
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. A reception will be from 5-7 Wednesday. Call 454-4649.
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