Datebook

Friday, June 1, 2001 | 9:07 a.m.

Beads, minerals

The sixth-annual Las Vegas Bead Show, a retail and wholesale show featuring ancient, vintage and contemporary beads, will be from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Palace Station's Grand Ball Room. The show is in conjunction with the Las Vegas Mineral-Fossil-Gem-Jewelry Show. Admission is free.

Cole-Whittaker

Terry Cole-Whittaker, author of "Every Saint Has a Past, Every Sinner a Future," will speak from 6:30-9 p.m. today at the Las Vegas Church of Religious Science, 1420 E. Harmon Ave. Call 739-8200.

Movies outside

The movie "The Rescuers Down Under" will be shown outdoors at 8:30 p.m. today at Hills Park, on Hillpointe Road between Rampart Drive and Hills Center. Bring blankets and chairs. Admission is free. Call 229-2482.

Taste of town

The International Taste of North Las Vegas, featuring local food vendors, art exhibits and entertainment, will be from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday at North Las Vegas City Campus, 2200 Civic Center Drive. Call 895-6926.

'Nevada Fiction'

Several local authors will read selected passages from "The River Underground: An Anthology of Nevada Fiction," from noon-2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble, 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd. Admission is free. Call 631-1775.

African films

"A Walk in the Night," a film based on Alex La Guma's anti-apartheid novella, will be shown at 8 p.m. Saturday at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., as part of the Ubuntu Video Club, which features films written, directed and produced by Africans. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.

African diaspora

"A Journey into 365 Days of Black History: Voices of the African Diaspora," a presentation and discussion of various cultures, history and customs of other lands, will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.

Art, history

The Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive, presents "Old West Nevada," featuring rawhide braiding by Doug Groves, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, and "All Aboard! Rails West to Nevada," performed by the Rainbow Theater Company, at 3 p.m. Saturday in the museum's History Gallery. Museum admission is $2; under 18 admitted free. Call 486-5205.

Drum away

Mars Music, 2747 S. Maryland Parkway, will host a free, one-hour workshop to introduce children to hand-drumming techniques on congas, timbales, bongos and other percussion instruments, at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 16 and 23. Call 734-0007.

Shivering tale

The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre presents "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers" at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Additional performances are Thursday through June 10. Tickets are $5; $3 for teens and seniors; $2 for children ages 12 and under. Call 229-6383.

'Twelfth Night'

Nevada Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at its Black Box Theater, 2928 Lake East Drive. Additional performances are June 8-10, 15-17. Tickets are $12; $10 for students and seniors. Call 873-0191.

Mutiny performs

Improvisational troupe the Mutiny will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Nevada Theatre Company, 2928 Lake East Drive. Admission is free. Call 873-0191.

Music

Jazz bands

Fremont Street Experience presents the Las Vegas Jazz Festival, featuring 25 bands on Fremont Street stages from 3-11:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 per day, or $25 for three days. Call 678-5777.

Seductive sounds

The Southern Nevada Opera Association presents "Diva, Diamonds and Don Juan," an evening of art and opera, at 7:30 p.m. today at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $35 and $50. Call 895-2787.

Barber performs

Singer/pianist Patricia Barber will perform jazz standards and jazz arrangements of pop songs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, as part of the "Jazz in the Park" concert series. Admission is free. Call 455-8200.

Pianists perform

Patricia Gordon's piano students' annual Spring Recital will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Call 436-6964.

Classically trained

Classical guitarist Angel Romero, who has appeared throughout Europe and was recently knighted by the king of Spain, will perform and answer questions at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ahavat Torah Synagogue, 2620 Regatta Drive. Tickets are $25. Call 460-9000.

In the park

The Las Vegas Summer Band, composed of student musicians and music educators, will perform big-band standards, marches and Broadway show tunes at 7 p.m. Sunday at Jaycee Park near East St. Louis and Eastern avenues. Call 229-6511. Admission is free.

Danish quartet

The Danish Royal Opera Quartet from Copenhagen will perform classical arias and folk songs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Canyon Gate Country Club Clubhouse. Tickets are $75; proceeds benefit the Tove Allen Memorial Scholarship Fund for Opera. Call 699-9775.

Local sounds

Worldfolk's third-annual "B.O.B." Battle of the Bands Festival, a competition featuring more than 150 local bands and musicians, is ongoing through June at local clubs. For times and locations call 220-6043.

Various styles

Robison Community School presents its annual dance recital, featuring ballet, tap and clogging, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. Admission is free. Call 459-0201.

'New Works'

"Merrilee Hortt: New Works," featuring drawings and mixed-media compositions, will be on display through July 6 at the Winchester Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. The opening reception will be from 5:30-8 p.m. today. Call 455-7340.

Local artists

"Plug," featuring works by Las Vegas artists Mark Brandvik, Keith Conley and Eric Murphy, is on display through Saturday at the Arts Factory at the Contemporary Arts Collective, 103 E. Charleston Blvd. Suite 102. Call 382-3886.

Pastel Society

The Nevada Pastel Society Membership Show, featuring the work of local pastel artists, is on display through Wednesday at the Summerlin Library Art Gallery, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.

Gold rush

"Tuscarora," a multimedia exhibit that features the work of four local artists, is on display Wednesday through July 26 at the Contemporary Arts Collective, 103 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 102. Call 382-3886.

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.

Schimbeck's work

"Recent Work," an exhibit featuring paintings, watercolors, pastels and charcoal work by Stacey Schimbeck, will be on display during June at the Lost City Museum in Overton. Call 397-2193.

Fine arts gallery

The mixed-media work of Christine Pinney Karkow is on display through June 14 at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Fine Arts Gallery on the Cheyenne campus. Call 651-4113.

Jones display

"Warfare," the work of LaRoyce Jones, is on display through June 8 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 229-4800.

Asian-Americans

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District presents "Asian-Americans: At Home in the Galaxy," through June 10 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 878-3682.

Fine art

Artwork by seven UNLV bachelor of fine arts candidates, is on display through June 16 at the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery in UNLV's Alta Ham Fine Arts building. Call 895-3237.

'Southern color'

"Southern Color," the photography of Barbara Aleene Edwards, is on display through June 19 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St.

Oil works

The oil paintings of California artist Lida Lowrey are on display through July 7 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Asian art

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., presents "Asian Art No. 2001," featuring a cross section of contemporary Asian art, through July 15. Admission is $5; $3 for seniors; $2 for students. Call 360-8000.

Local artists

An ongoing aerial-art gallery is on display on banner poles along Las Vegas Boulevard between Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard.