Datebook for October 27, 2000

Friday, Oct. 27, 2000 | 10:26 a.m.

Park festivities

The Silver State Salute will be from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at Desert Breeze Park on Spring Mountain Road. Live entertainment and activities for children will be featured. Admission is $3. Call 455-8206.

Daylong festival

The West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., presents the National Medical Librarian's Month Film Festival, featuring "The Rainmaker" at 9:15 a.m, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at noon and "Girl Interrupted" at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call 878-3597.

Chuck-wagon trail

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park hosts a chuck-wagon and trail-cooking program, featuring dutch-oven cooking demonstrations, from noon-3 p.m. Saturday. Talks and demonstrations on pioneer women will be at noon and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 per vehicle at the gate. Call 875-4141.

Dance team

The Las Vegas Bandits will hold auditions for the Las Vegas Bandettes Dance Team from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at 24-Hour Fitness, 7980 W. Sahara Ave. Call 938-3838, Ext. 108.

Grab your partner

An Old-Time Barn Dance will be from 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Bush St. Introductory lessons will be at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 656-9513.

Children's benefit

St. Jude's Ranch for Children, 100 St. Jude St., in Boulder City will celebrate its 33rd annual Open House and Fall Festival beginning with Mass at 9 a.m. Sunday, followed by a barbecue, music, games, campus tours, clowns from Circus Circus and a performance by Justin Tranz, of "Hypnosis: Playin' With Your Head" at O'Sheas and the Flamingo Las Vegas, at 12:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 294-7100.

Overcoming losses

"Overcoming Losses: Enjoying Late Life No Matter What Happens," will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday as part of UNLV's University Lecture Series at Barrick Museum Auditorium. Admission is free. Call 895-3401.

One-act evening

UNLV's annual fall One-Act Play Festival will be at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Paul Harris Theatre. Tickets are $3. Call 895-2787.

Usually suspect

The Usual Suspects, an improvisational comedy trio, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Little Theater, on the Cheyenne campus. Tickets are $7; $5 for students and seniors. Call 651-5483.

Public life

Actors Repertory Theatre presents Wendy Wasserstein's "An American Daughter" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Summerlin Library Theater, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Additional performances are Tuesday through Nov. 5. Tickets are $15, $17.50 and $20. Discounts are given to seniors and students. Call 647-7469.

Demons and desires

The Las Vegas Black Gospel Theatre presents "Midnight Darkness," a drama involving family tragedy, romance, jealousy and a woman's desire to sing professionally, at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, through Nov. 4 and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at West Las Vegas Library Theater, 951 West Lake Mead Blvd. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and children under 15; $15 at the door. Call 645-0400.

Slow dancing

"And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson," about a girl crippled by polio and her descent into madness brought about by the small-minded people of Jackson, Ind., will be performed at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday by the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts at UNLV's Black Box Theater. An additional performance will be Nov. 4. Tickets are $5. Call 799-7857.

Jazz outdoors

Big Time Entertainment presents "A Touch of Jazz Festival," featuring Gerald Albright, Alex Bugnon, the Braxton Brothers and Turning Point, at noon Saturday at Hills Park Amphitheatre, 9099 Hillpointe Drive in Summerlin. Tickets are $45; $40 in advance. Call 893-9888.

Celebrity sounds

"It Ain't Over 'Til the Big Guy Sings," a celebrity music revue featuring songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Elvis Presley and Tom Jones, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $10. Call 658-6741.

Trombones

The 16th annual "76 Trombones + 4 Concert," featuring more than 100 trombones and a rhythm section, will perform light classics and jazz standards at 2 p.m. Sunday at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $12; $9 for students, seniors and military. Advance tickets are $10; $7 for students, seniors and military. Proceeds benefit the Abe Nole music scholarship fund at UNLV. Call 895-3736.

Shaman Series

Artist Vicki Richardson's Shaman Series is on display through Saturday at 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 display through Tuesday at the Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. Call 453-3434.

Nast's works

The paintings of Delores J. Nast are on display through Tuesday in the Nevada Arts Council's X Space Gallery at the Arts Factory, 101 E. Charleston Blvd. Call 486-3700.

Matheson's 'Totems'

"Totems," featuring the work of Las Vegas artist K.D. Matheson, is on display through Wednesday 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.

Local artists

An ongoing aerial-art gallery, sponsored by the city of Las Vegas, is on display on banner poles along Las Vegas Boulevard between Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard.

Communication

"Communicating America's Vision: The Nevada Bell Collection" is on display through Nov. 10 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. Museum hours are 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. 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

"Art Beyond the Borders," an international touring exhibit featuring the works of 40 artists, is on display through Nov. 13 at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 360-8000.

Teen pregnancy

"Children of the Children," a photo exhibit designed to highlight Nevada's teen pregnancy rate -- the highest in the nation -- is on display through Nov. 17 at the Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave. The exhibit is hosted by the Nevada Public Health Foundation. Admission is free.

Two artists

"Hoodoo," an exhibit by Megan Roberts and Raymond Ghirardo that explores the relationships between landscapes and geothermal areas on ceramic, video and sound installations, is on display through Nov. 19 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Call 229-6383.

Children's books

A collection of original artwork from the Every Picture Tells A Story Gallery is on display through Nov. 27 in the Grotto and Second Story Art Park at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-4274.

Multiracial heritage

Valena Broussard Dismukes' photographic essay depicting multiracial people of African and American Indian heritage is on display through Nov. 27 at the Sahara West Library atrium, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-3321.

Southwest art

"Anasazi Dreams," featuring petroglyph, landscapes and American Indian art, is on display through Nov. 28 at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 256-1414.

'Watercolors'

"The Painted Object: Still Life Watercolors," by artist Lisa Faulkner-Wright, is on display through Dec. 1 at the Winchester Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Call 455-7340.

Bright lights

"Neon: Current," 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 second Annual Invitational, an exhibit featuring 24 Nevada artists, is on display through Dec. 3 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 878-2606.

Dell'aira display

Recent still-life oil paintings by Carmine Dell'aira are on display through Dec. 10 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 647-4857.

Real gems

A collection of World War II military equipment and war recruitment and rationing posters is on display through Dec. 10 as part of the "Minerals Go to War" exhibit at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway, in Henderson. Admission is $1.50 for adults; $1 for seniors and children. Call 455-7955.

Cinco de Mayo

The work of Adolfo R. Gonzalez, based on the celebration and meaning of Cinco de Mayo, is on display through Dec. 17 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-3616.

'Tis the season

"Seasons Greetings," from Todd Herbert, and "Intimate Abstractions," by Emily Joyce, are on display at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 895-3893.

Scarry's stuff

"Busytown," an interactive exhibit for children based on books by author Richard Scarry, is on display through Jan. 7 at Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for children ages 2-17, seniors and the military. Call 382-3445.

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. Call 454-4649.

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 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2. Call 294-1988.

Nevada artists

"Handed Down: Nevada's Living Folk Art," an exhibit of work by folk artists from around the state is on display at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in Lorenzi Park, through October 2001. Admission is $2 for adults; children under 18 are admitted free. Call 486-5205.

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