Datebook for September 15, 2000

Friday, Sept. 15, 2000 | 9:47 a.m.

Thai event

A Thai cultural arts festival will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. This event celebrates the seventh anniversary of the festival. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call 369-5439.

Strobel speaks

Former Chicago Tribune reporter Lee Strobel, author of "The Cause for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus," will speak at 6:30 p.m. today and 9 and 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Christian Church, 1001 New Beginnings Drive, in Henderson. Admission is free. Call 735-4004.

Meet Loretta

Country music superstar Loretta Lynn will sign autographs and promote her new album, "Still Country," from 6-8 p.m. today at Wal-Mart, 4350 N. Nellis Blvd. Call 452-9998.

Rhythm and rhyme

Keith Brantley and Pendelita Toney host the monthly Poets' Corner at 7:30 p.m. today at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. A young poet's corner will also be there at noon Saturday for ages 8-16. Call 229-4800.

Readings by local Hispanic poets will be at noon Saturday, and will continue Saturdays, Oct. 7-21 and Nov. 18-25, at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-3616.

Theater, music

Joe Behar's Community Drama Workshop is holding auditions for its Great Pretenders program from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 23, in the Gold Coast main showroom. Call 457-0234.

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 Second Ave., Montreal, Quebec H1Z 4M6 Canada. Call 693-7776.

High school musicians interested in performing jazz may audition for the All-Star High School Jazz Band, from 4-6 p.m. Sept. 25-26 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-2321.

The Las Vegas Black Gospel Theatre will hold auditions for "Midnight Darkness" at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. For information about roles, call 594-2235.

Area gathering

The fourth annual Summerlin Street Fair will be held through Sunday at the Regent Las Vegas parking lot. Festival times are 4 p.m.-midnight today; 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for children ages 4-13 and free for those younger than 4. Call 286-4944.

Panning for gold

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park presents "Gold Panning," a talk and demonstration on the art of panning for gold in the historic area from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the park is $5 per vehicle. Call 875-4141.

Latin and Brando

The Latin Film Festival continues Tuesday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., with a showing of Victor Erice's "Spirit of the Beehive." The series ends Sept. 26 with "Tristana." UNLV film and screenwriting instructor Robert Benedetto will introduce both films at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $2. Call 229-6383.

The Young Brando Film Series concludes with the 1954 film "On the Waterfront" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $2. Call 455-7340.

Art exhibits

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, Sept. 22-Nov. 13. Call 360-8000.

"Communicating America's Vision: The Nevada Bell Collection," will be on display at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History Monday through Nov. 10. A reception will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday. Admission is free. Museum hours are 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call 895-3381.

Adolfo R. Gonzalez presents works based on Cinco de Mayo Thursday through Dec. 17 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-3616.

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., presents the work of Denise Bankuti, Herb Tannen and Neil Doty through Sunday. Admission is $3; $2 for seniors; and $1 for students. Call 360-8000.

The photography and poetry of Carol Beinhorn and Frank Vivert are on display through Tuesday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-3616.

"Transition," ceramics by Kathy Garlock, is on display through Sept. 23 at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway.

Marvin Miller's pen-and-ink works reflecting his childhood in Chicago, are on display at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, through Sept. 24. Call 228-4274.

The Lost City Museum in Overton presents a photo exhibit by Keith L. Gray this month. Admission is $2. Call 397-2193.

The paintings of Delores J. Nast are on display throughout this month at the Community College of Southern Nevada's second-floor art gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Call 651-4205. Nine other works are on display through October at the Nevada Arts Council's X Space Gallery at the Arts Factory, 101 E. Charleston Blvd. Call 486-3700.

The work of first-place winners from the Nevada Camera Club's 17th Annual City Wide Slide Competition is on display through Oct. 1 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Call 454-4575.

Artist Montana Black's "Road Trip II," featuring large-scale chalk pastel drawings, is on exhibit through Oct. 13 at the Winchester Center Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Call 455-7340 or 455-4856.

Michael Plyler's photography, "Guatemala: Photographs From Three Decades," is on display through Oct. 22 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Call 243-7307.

Artist Vicki Richardson will display works from her Shaman Series through Oct. 28 in the West Las Vegas Arts Center's gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.

"Life Under the Big Top," the black-and-white photography of William A. Payne, is on display through Oct. 31 at the Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. Call 453-3434.

"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.

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.

"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.

"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. Call 229-6383.

"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.

The Nevada Arts Council presents an exhibit featuring 24 Nevada artists, through Dec. 3 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 878-2606.

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.

UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery displays "Seasons Greetings" by 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.

Clark County Parks and Recreation Department's cultural division will offer a cash award of $500 for Best of Show in the "Artist at Play" exhibit at the Winchester Center Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. from Dec. 15 through Feb. 2, 2001. Southern Nevada artists should submit a resume and slides or photographs of the work (including a name, phone number and address) by Nov. 20 to Diane Bush, public administrator, 515 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106. For information, call 455-4856.

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.

Apple bites

UNLV's Best of the New York Stage series opens at 8 p.m. today at Artemus Ham Concert Hall with a performance by award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, who created music for "A Chorus Line" and "They're Playing Our Song" and more than 40 movies. Tickets are $29, $45 and $59. Call 895-2787.

Benefit show

The cast of "Forever Plaid" and other local entertainers will perform from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, at the "Shower of Stars" fund-raiser for at-risk youth. Tickets are $15. Call 873-2362.

Show songs

Theatre in the Valley presents Rogers & Hammerstein's "A Grand Night for Singing" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St., Henderson. Performances will continue Sept. 22-24 and Sept. 29-30. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 12. Reservations are required. Call 558-7275.

Porter meets Berlin

The Las Vegas Lyric Opera presents "Cole Porter Meets Irving Berlin," featuring soprano Debra Greschner, baritone Gary Oakes, tenor Lou Garcia and pianist Nick Rissman, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $10. Call 658-6741.

Sounds from Africa

South African choral group Lady Smith Black Mambazo will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at Artemus Ham Concert Hall. The 10-member choral group is known for its work with Paul Simon on the "Graceland" album. Tickets are $19, $29 and $39. Call 895-2787.

Dixie to ragtime

The Brass Roots Quintet will perform classical, Dixie and ragtime favorites at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. Tickets are required. Call 229-6211.

Composers perform

International jazz-band composers perform their favorite works at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nicholas Horn Theater, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Tickets are $10; $5 for students and seniors. Call 651-5483.

Simon original

"Proposals," a Neil Simon comedy, will be presented by the Las Vegas Little Theater at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 3844 Schiff Drive. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and students. Performances continue Thursday through Sept. 24. Call 362-7996.

Las Vegas story

The Off Broadway Theater presents the comedy "Bermuda Avenue Triangle" -- a play that follows two retired moms looking for love in Las Vegas -- by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 900 E. Karen Avenue. Tickets are $16; $14 for seniors, students and matinees. Performances continue Thursday through Sept. 24. Call 737-0611.

Blues theme

TAH-DA Productions presents "Indigo Blues," a jazz fable about the unrequieted love of two sisters after the same man, at 8 p.m. today and 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theater. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors; $10 for students; $20 at the door. Call 648-2222 or 320-0808. Mature audiences only.

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