Datebook for January 5, 2001

Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 | 9:53 a.m.

'Dirty man'

The Off-Broadway Theater, 900 E. Karen Ave., presents "The Mind With the Dirty Man" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $16; $14 for seniors, students and the matinee performance. Call 737-0611.

Group performs

InsideOut A Capella, a male sextet, performs at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts, 315 7th St. Tickets are $5. Call 799-7800.

Hines performs

Gregory Hines, Tony and Emmy award-winning dancer, singer, actor and director, will perform at 8 p.m. today at the UNLV Performing Arts Center as part of its "Best of the New York Stage" series. Tickets are $29, $45 and $59. Call 895-2787.

Gershwin hour

The Performing Arts Society of Nevada's Brown Bag Concert series presents "George Gershwin Meets Jerry Herman" at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Center Theater, 3130 S. McCleod Drive. Tickets are $10. Call 658-6741.

Sudden moves

The improvisational troupe the Mutiny will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Nevada Theatre Company, 2928 Lake East Drive. Additional performances will be Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and 18. Tickets are $5. Call 873-0191.

Comedy classic

The West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., presents the MarxBrothers movie "Horse Feathers" at 1 p.m. Saturday and "Duck Soup" at 2:30 p.m. as part of its Marx Brothers Film Festival. Call 878-3597.

'Heart & Soul'

"Michael Stillman Clark: Heart & Soul," an abstract photography exhibit, is on display Thursday through Feb. 17 at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 360-8000.

Photos displayed

The photographs of Helen Murphy are on display Thursday through March 18 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., in honor of African-American History Month. Call 454-4575.

Chien exhibit

Artist Delia Chien's impressionist paintings of landscapes and still lifes are on display through Jan. 19 at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway. Call 435-2078.

Ceramic sculpture

Robin Stark's ceramic sculpture "Embracing Change" is on display through Jan. 28 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 256-1414.

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.

Scarry's stuff

"Busytown," an interactive exhibit for children based on books by Richard Scarry, is on display through Sunday 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.

'Beyond borders'

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

Architecture

The American Institute of Architects presents its annual "Juried Photographic Competition on the Built Environment" through Sunday at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Call 454-4649.

'Personal' works

"It's So Personal," paint-and-pastel works by artist Beth McCall, is on display through Jan. 20 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.

'Urges' displayed

"Uncontrollable Urges," figurative and abstract mixed-media paintings by artist Dray, are on display through Jan. 21 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 647-4857.

Juried exhibition

"Artist at Play," a juried exhibition featuring local artists, is on display through Jan. 26 at the Winchester Center Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Call 455-7340.

'Riding' exhibited

"Artistry Riding the Rails," an exhibit featuring high-quality model trains, is on display 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Jan. 26 in the rotunda of the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. Call 455-4856.

Southwest scenes

"Scenery of the Southwest," a watercolor exhibit by Boulder City resident Aileen Dike, is on display through Jan. 31 at the Lost City Museum in Overton. Call (702) 397-2193.

Chinese artist

The figurative paintings and drawings of Beijing artist Yu Ji are on display through Feb. 14 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6211.

Russian art

"American and Russian Nonconformist Art," designed to mark the 25th anniversary of the "Bulldozer Exhibition" staged in 1974 by Russian nonconformist artists whose art show was bulldozed by Moscow authorities, is on display through Feb. 16 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum. Call 895-3381.

Big top

"Under the Big Top," an exhibit of William A. Payne's black-and- white photographs of circus life, is on display through March 4 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.

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.

Old West photos

"Photography and the Old West," an exhibition featuring famous documents of key elements in the Western movement as well as records of everyday life of the era, is on display through March 26 at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway. Call 455-7955.

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. Admission is $2 for adults; children under 18 are admitted free. Call 486-5205.