Datebook

Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 | 9:34 a.m.

Arts, entertainment

Red Rock Canyon's seventh annual Harvest Festival, featuring crafts, natural history demonstrations and cultural history, will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Visitor Center. Call 363-1922.

"Gateway Arts and Music Experience," featuring music, visual and performing arts, food and a poetry circus, will be from noon-10 p.m. Saturday behind the Arts Factory on East Charleston Boulevard. Call 676-1111.

Lagun Onak Las Vegas Basque Festival, featuring entertainment, demonstrations and crafts, will be from noon-5 p.m. Sunday at the Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park. Admission is $2; free for children ages 12 and younger. Call 361-6834 or 270-9199.

The "Celebration of the Arts," an outdoor art festival, will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Gardens Park at Desert Inn Road and Interstate 215. Call 255-6645.

The Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival, featuring arts and crafts, parades, plays and exhibitions, will be until 5 p.m. today and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road. Tickets are $7 per day for adults; $5 for seniors and children. Call 474-4000 or visit accessclarkcounty.com.

Free workshop

Motivational speaker and trainer Deborah Wicker will present a 90-minute workshop, "Dynamics of Goal Setting," at 6 p.m. Monday in UNLV's Student Services Complex, Room 254. Admission is free. Call 895-4475.

Celebrate America

The Boricua Association of Las Vegas' Celebrate America, International Patriotic Celebration Day Parade, featuring floats, music and dances, begins along Fourth Street at 10 a.m. Saturday. It will be followed by a Food and Music Festival from noon-4 p.m. at the County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. Call 638-4654 or 307-1710.

Induction

Las Vegas Legends Induction Ceremony, hosted by Bob Anderson, will be at 1 p.m. today in the Tropicana's Tiffany Theater for the Smothers Brothers, Rose Marie, Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt, Jimmy Durante and Freddie Bell's entry into the Casino Legends Hall of Fame.

Free classes

Southern Nevada Water Authority presents its 12th annual "Day With the Experts" from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Desert Demonstration Gardens, 3701 W. Alta Drive. The event will feature free classes, demonstrations and workshops on designing landscapes, irrigation and maintenance. Call 258-3205.

Screenings

UNLV film professor Robert Benedetto will introduce "Sense and Sensibility," by director Ang Lee, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is $2. Call 229-6383.

"Sunset Boulevard," starring William Holden, will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday as part of the "City in the Shadow" film series, at Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Admission is $2. Call 455-7340.

Demonstrations

Nevada Division of State Parks presents "Pioneer Living," featuring demonstrations, period costumes, skills and crafts and mountain-men activities such as storytelling from the early 1800s, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Park entrance fee is $5 per vehicle. Call 875-4141.

Performers needed

Auditions for singers and dancers for Reid Shelton Theater Co.'s production of "A Christmas Carol" will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at 2555 S. Jones Blvd. Call 369-0942 or 636-7222.

Lamb of God Lutheran Church is seeking singers for its "Living Nativity Christmas Celebration" to be performed in December. Call 248-4074 or 654-4998.

Upcoming shows

Artists residing near Cambridge Community Center, 3827 S. Maryland Parkway, are wanted for a multimedia art show. Call 455-7006 or 455-8534 by Oct. 26.

The Las Vegas Art Museum wants local artists to submit paintings and sculptures for its upcoming "Day of the Dead" exhibit. Call 360-8000.

Metro Art

"Metro Art," an arts and crafts exhibit by the Metropolitan Police Department, is on display Tuesday through Dec. 9 at the West Charleston Library Art Gallery, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 873-3682.

Dolls of Japan

"The Dolls of Japan," an exhibit by the Japan America Society of Nevada, is on display through Nov. 16 at the George Sturman Museum of Fine Art, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. Call 384-2615.

Irish artists

"Hidden Lives, Private Visions," an exhibit of works by Irish artists, is on display through Dec. 1 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum Gallery. Call 895-1402.

Monsters

Artist Jon Tilley's works, portraying surrealistic monsters, are on display Tuesday through Dec. 2 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 256-5111.

UNLV students

"Divergent Views," an exhibit of recent works by UNLV Master of Fine Arts candidates, is on display at the Jessie Metcalf Gallery in the Richard Tam Alumni Center.

Raku pottery

"Synergistically Speaking," an exhibit by the Pahrump Valley Pottery Collective, is on display at McCarran International Airport's C gates through Nov. 28. Call 455-4856.

One-woman show

Paintings by Marta Becket are on display through Nov. 4 at Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Admission is $5; $3 seniors; $2 students. Call 360-8000.

Ceramic art

Ceramic works by Jennifer Messina are on display throughout October at the Lost City Museum in Overton. Call 397-2193.

Native American

An exhibit about Native American tribes indigenous to Nevada is on display through Dec. 13 at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Call 454-4575.

Historic images

"The Masters Re-Mastered," art-history images featuring paintings by David Bierk, Max Coyer, George Deem and Koya Abe with Digital Art: Chapter One, are on display through Nov. 4 at Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 360-8000.

Regional scenes

Painted scenes of Southern Nevada, created by six local artists, are on display through Nov. 28 at Left of Center Gallery, 2207 W. Gowan Road. Call 647-7378.

Pueblo photos

"Pueblo People," a photographic exhibit of New Mexican Pueblo Indians by Marcia Keegan, is on display through Nov. 17 at Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6074.

Geography

"Earth 2U, Exploring Geography" a hands-on exhibit about people, places and the environment, is on display through Nov. 18 at Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 382-0599.

Emotive images

"Visual Snapshots," an exhibit of works by Mary Burke King, is on display through Nov. 16 at Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Call 455-7340.

'Eclectic'

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

'Chicano Works'

"Chicano Works," an exhibit featuring the work of artists Sylvia Savala, Ernie Palomino, Dixie Salazar and Richard Arenasd, is on display through Sunday, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 873-3682.

Festival art

"The Southwestern Festival Artists," an exhibit of Latino artists' works presented at the recent Festival de Modernistas, is on display through Oct. 29 at West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 647-2117.

Oils exhibited

The oil paintings of Margaret K. Evans are on display through Nov. 11 at Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway. Call 435-1840.

Architect works

"siteALTERNATIVES," an exhibit of works by local architect Eric Strain, is on display through Nov. 4 at Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Call 243-7323.

'Quilts displayed

"Quilts," an exhibit by members of the Sunrise Mountain Quilters, is on display through Dec. 4 at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. Call 453-1104.

Theater magic

"Celebrating the Magic of Theater," an exhibit spotlighting the 40th anniversary of the Utah Shakespearean Festival, is on display through Sunday at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Call 256-5111.

Touring exhibit

The touring exhibit of landscape works by Whitney Warnick is on display through Oct. 21 at Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-7810.

Nevada artist

Virginia City artist/printmaker Edw Martinez will exhibit a nontraditional ofrendra (altar) through Nov. 5 at Charleston Heights Arts Center's gallery, 800 S. Brush St. Call 229-6074.

'Vegas Vanitas'

The "Vegas Vanitas" art exhibit is on display through Dec. 15 in UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall lobby. Call 895-3031.

Gardner exhibt

An exhibit featuring watercolor works by Tim Gardner is on display through Nov. 10 at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery.

'Cure' exhibited

"Arts for the Cure," a juried fine-arts competition, is on display through Nov. 13 at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. Call 269-3000.

Architecture

The exhibit "AIA Kids," in celebration of architecture week, is on display through Nov. 6 at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. The exhibit focuses on the creative vision of area school children in a design competition. Call 368-4411.