Performing arts for April 19, 2002

Friday, April 19, 2002 | 8:48 a.m.

Theater

Plays staged

Signature Productions presents "Oklahoma" at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, at Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Tickets are $18 general admission; $15 for students and seniors; $10 for children. Call 878-7529.

Las Vegas Little Theatre presents the love story "Foxfire" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 3844 Schiff Drive. Tickets are $13 general admission; $11 for students and seniors. Call 362-7996.

"Louder Than Words," a comedy by Kim Moore, will be presented at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at UNLV's Black Box Theatre. Call 895-2787.

Community College of Southern Nevada and Music Theatre International present the musical "Pippin" will be presented at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at college's Horn Theatre, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Performances continue April 26-28. Tickets are $12.50 for adults;$10 for students and seniors; $5 for students. Call 651-5483.

"That Championship Season," a drama by Jason Miller, will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26-27 and 2 p.m. April 28 at Whitney Library Concert Hall, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Performances continue May 2-10. Tickets are $15 for adults; $13.50 for seniors and students; $10 for children under age 12. Call 263-6385.

Music

Upcoming shows

The city of Las Vegas Cultural Affairs Division, with the Southern Nevada Opera Association, presents "A Day in the Life of a Tenor," featuring selections from several operas, from noon to 1 p.m. today at Lloyd D. George Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Admission is free. Call 229-6704.

Hispanic music groups Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Los Marineros del Norte, El Unico del Sur, Marco Antonio Solis and Fito Olivares will perform in a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 659-2899.

The Las Vegas Woodwind Quintet will be joined by pianist Barbara Riske in a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Tickets are free (but required). Call 229-6211.

As part of the Fremont Street Experience's sixth annual Mardi Gras Celebration, the groups Lisa Haley & the Zydekats and Louisiana Sue will perform today and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed by Crawdaddy-O from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band & Buckwheat Zydeco from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on stages underneath the canopy on Fremont Street. Admission is free. Call 678-5777.

The "Rastaman Vibration" Bob Marley Festival Tour, featuring performances by reggae, dance-hall, island and world-beat music acts, will be from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday at Hills Park, on Hillpointe Road in Summerlin. Admission is $5 in advance; $10 at the gate. Call 474-4000.

Concerts set

"Peter Schickele Meets PDQ Bach," a performance featuring the musical satirist and violinist Stefan Milenkovich, benefiting the Las Vegas Philharmonic, will be at 8 p.m. today at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $50 and $75. Call 895-2787.

The Las Vegas Youth Orchestra's Ensemble and Sinfonia groups, conducted by Shelly Burger and Terry Shade, present a concert at 4 p.m. Saturday at Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Tickets are $4; $3 for students and seniors. Call 229-6211.

UNLV's Wind Orchestra presents its "Concert V" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Call 895-2787.