Datebook

Friday, Oct. 19, 2001 | 9:12 a.m.

Pioneer programs

The State Parks department presents "Helen Stewart," also known as "The first lady of Las Vegas," who was the first postmaster, woman juror and charter member of the Mesquite Club. The program will be staged as a first-person presentation in period costume at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park.

Also at the park, the story of Willard George, great-grandson of Conrad Kiel, who spent part of his childhood playing with Paiute children, will be told at noon and 2 p.m. Sunday. Park entrance fee is $5 per vehicle. Call 875-4141.

Museum, UNLV

Geologist Steve Scott will present the slide-illustrated lecture "Fossils of the Triassic Seas of Nevada," at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway. Admission is $1.50 for adults; $1 for seniors and children. Call 455-7955.

"Ecotourism in Costa Rica: An Alternative for Sustainable Development," a slide-illustrated lecture, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum auditorium. Admission is free. Call 895-3401.

Events set

Hart Wegner, UNLV professor of film studies, will sign copies of his new book, "Off Paradise: Stories," at 7 p.m. today at Barnes & Noble, 567 N. Stephanie St. in Henderson.

Also at the store, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Micheline Aharonian Marcom, author of "Three Apples Fell From Heaven," will read excerpts from her book as part of Barnes & Noble and the Anti-Defamation League's "Close the Book on Hate" campaign. Call 434-1607.

Guinness Book of World Record Museum represtatives will celebrate the release of the "Guinness Book of World Records 2002" with games and demonstrations from noon-4 p.m. Saturday at B. Dalton Bookseller at the Meadows mall. Call 878-4405.

Pop singer Deborah Gibson will sign copies of her latest CD, "M.Y.O.B. (Mind Your Own Business)," at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Borders Books & Music, 1445 W. Sunset Road in Henderson.

Arts and Crafts

Sun City Summerlin's Arts and Crafts Fair will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Desert Vista Community Center, 10360 Sun City Blvd. Call 966-1424.

Screenings

Las Vegas will present "Snow White" at 8 p.m. today, and at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cimarron Rose Track Break Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road. Admission is free. Call 638-8036.

UNLV film professor Robert Benedetto will introduce the film "The Ice Storm," 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.

Block party

Las Vegas presents the ONE festival, a neighborhood block party, from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday at Clark High School, 3074 S. Arville St. Admission is free. Call 365-9272.

West Las Vegas

Poets are invited to join hosts Keith Brantley and Pendelita Toney at 7 p.m. today for the monthly Poet's Corner at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Call 229-4800.

Performers needed

The Rainbow Company Youth Theater's auditions for its December play, "The Emperor's New Clothes," will begin at noon Saturday in the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 229-6211.

Auditions for singers and dancers for Reid Shelton Theater Co.'s production of "A Christmas Carol" will be at 7:30 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Saturday 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 the Cambridge Community Center, 3827 S. Maryland Parkway, are wanted for a multimedia show to be in November at the center. Call 455-7006 or 455-8534 by Oct. 26.

The Las Vegas Art Museum seeks local artists to submit paintings and sculptures of any medium for its upcoming "Day of the Dead" exhibit running Nov. 16-Jan. 13. Call 360-8000.

Symphony set

The Henderson Civic Symphony presents "American Overtures," featuring works of composers Barber and Ives, at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lorna J. Kesterson Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St. Admission is free. Call 565-2367.

Baroque music

The Las Vegas Youth Camerata Orchestra will perform baroque music at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Admission is $3. Call 455-7340.

Celebration

The Performing Arts Society of Nevada will perform "Eleven Years: A Celebration" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at UNLV's Beam Music Center's Doc Rando Recital Hall, to celebrate its anniversary. Admission is $20. Call 658-6741.

All that jazz

UNLV's KUNV 91.5-FM hosts a jazz concert, featuring Mary Stallings and her trio, and One for All featuring Eric Alexander, Steve Davis, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, Peter Washington and Joe Farnsworth, at 7 p.m. Sunday at the campus' Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $35 and $150. Call 895-2787.

Concerts set

A French-horn music concert performed by the High Desert Horns will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday at UNLV's Beam Music Center. Call 895-3713.

Also at UNLV, the university's Choral Ensembles Fall Concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the campus' Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Admission is $5; students admitted free.

Singer-songwriter

Katy Moffatt will perform country songs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Admission is $7; $5 for seniors and children ages 11 and under. Call 455-7340.

'Don Quixote'

Nevada Ballet Theatre presents "Don Quixote," in honor of the company's 30th anniversary, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Rio's Samba Theater. Tickets are $25-$75. Call 252-7776.

Comedy staged

The Las Vegas Little Theatre presents the comedy "Doubles" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 3844 Schiff Drive. Performances continue though Nov. 4. Tickets are $13; $11 for seniors and students. Call 362-7996.

'Arsenic' presented

Signature Productions presents the comedy "Aresenic and Old Lace" at 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Monday and Thursday. Performances continue through Oct. 27 at Summerlin Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Tickets are $8-$15. Call 878-PLAY.

Stories and song

Storyteller Peninnah Schram and singer and guitarist Gerard Edery will perform "The Minstrel and the Storyteller" at 7:30 p.m. today, 9 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday at the Temple Beth Sholom, 1600 E. Oakey Blvd. Call 804-1333.

Stage performance

Jade Productions presents "And the World Goes 'Round," featuring songs of Kander and Ebb, at 8 p.m. today, Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $15; $13.50 for seniors and students; $10 for children ages 11 and younger. Call 263-6385.

Murder trial

"Machinal," a play by Sophie Treadwell and directed by Davey Marlin-Jones, will be presented at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 27, in UNLV's Black Box Theater.

Dunbar portrayed

Joseph Mydell portrays Paul Laurence Dunbar in a one-man performance combining Dunbar's poems, prose and songs in "Lyrics of the Hearthside" at 8 p.m. Saturday at Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is $12. Call 229-6211.

Performances set

Comedian/magician Fielding West will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Starbright Theater, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd. Admission is $12. Call 966-1424.

"An Evening With the Sun City Summerlin Community Players" will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Starbright Theater, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd. Admission is $2.

'Iron' presented

"Urban Iron," an exhibit of urns, boxes, vases and other containers by Jennifer Gilbert, is on display through Nov. 27 at the County Government Center rotunda, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. Call 455-4856.

Children's art

"Every Picture Tells a Story," an exhibit of original art from published children's books, is on display through Nov. 29 at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 228-1940.

Watercolors

"Nevada Watercolor Society," an exhibit of works by the members of the Nevada Watercolor Society, is on display through Dec. 16 at Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Call 733-7810.

Police works

"Metro Art," an arts and crafts exhibit by members of the Metropolitan Police Department, is on display 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 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 through Nov. 9 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

"Marta Becket: Paintings of Five Decades" is 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' exhibit

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

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.

Touring exhibit

The touring exhibit of landscape works by Whitney Warnick is on display through Sunday 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.

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