Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Datebook

Screenings

"Jurassic Park" will be presented at Las Vegas' Movie Under the Stars feature from 8-10 p.m. today at Molasky Community School, 7801 W. Gilmore Ave. Admission is free. Call 229-5345.

Watercolors

Artist and author Dorothy Rice will sign copies of her new book, "Las Vegas With Love," during a reception at 7 p.m. Thursday at Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane. Call 804-1333.

Singers needed

The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society is hosting auditions for singers to participate in its 39th season. Call 451-6672.

The Las Vegas Master Singers are hosting auditions for new members for the 2001-02 season, which begins Nov. 18. Call 228-8316.

Auditions for the Senior Adult Short Play Festival will be 4-9 p.m. Thursday in UNLV's Paul Harris Theatre. Call 895-3666.

'CowParade'

Clark County is searching for artists of all levels to assist in painting cow sculptures to be included in the "CowParade" exhibit, April 1-June 15 throughout the county. Applications, available by calling 364-4962, are due by Sept. 30.

Crime show

The Usual Suspects, a local improv-comedy group, and the Performing Arts Center at Community College of Southern Nevada presents their inaugural show, "Murder at the Howard Johnsons," through Sept. 9. Show times are 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Little Theater at CCSN's Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. General admission is $10; $8 for students and seniors. Call 651-LIVE.

Requested revival

Artists Repertory Theatre will perform the Broadway musical "Annie" at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday, through Sept. 9 at Summerlin Library Theater, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. General-admission tickets are $15 and $20; $12.50 and $17.50 for students and seniors. Call 256-0021 or 521-2635.

Merry music

Mary Black will perform traditional and contemporary music with her six-piece band at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. Call 455-8200.

Oldies

Don Burke will lead his orchestra in performing hits from the 1940s and '50s for dancing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Tickets are $12 at the door; $10 in advance. Call 229-6383.

Performers play

UNLV College of Fine Arts' students and faculty will show off original works of music, as well as film, dance and theater, Wednesday through Sept. 9 on campus. All works were prepared for and recently performed during the Edinburgh Art Festival in Scotland. Tickets for most events are $5 and $6. For performance times, call 895-2787.

Labor Day fun

Caribbean-music group Island Tyme will perform beginning at 6 p.m. as part of the Labor Day BBQ and Band event from 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Sonata Park, 1550 Seven Hills Drive in Henderson. Call 897-7000.

'Eclectic' exhibit

"Eclectic and Eccentric," an exhibit of works by Los Angeles artist Dray, is on display through Oct. 20 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 229-4800.

'Bird photos

"Birds in Flight," an exhibit of stop-action photography by Russell C. Hansen, is on display through Sept. 30 at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Call 486-5205.

Rodin works

An exhibit, "Rodin's Obsession: The Gates of Hell, Selections From the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collection," is on display through Sept. 16 at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 360-8000.

Photos exhibited

"Suburban Dreams," an exhibit of photographs by San Francisco Bay Area artist Beth Yarnelle Edwards, is on display through Sept. 11 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6074.

Tugnon's works

"The Aurora Collection," an exhibit of abstract metal sculptures by local artist Jean-Pierre Tugnon, is on display through Sept. 11 at McCarran International Airport's C Gate exhibition area.

Nevada artists

"Handed Down: Nevada's Living Folk Art," an exhibit of work by Nevada folk artists, is on display at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive, through October. Admission is $2 for adults; children under 18 are admitted free. Call 486-5205.

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