On display for August 16, 2002

Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 | 8:59 a.m.

Love buggy

One of the most famous cars ever to cruise Fremont Street, the 1911 Sears Model K "Desert Love Buggy," will remain on display through March at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission is $2; under 18 free. 486-5205.

Art show

Opening reception 8 to 11 p.m. tonight: "White Trash Paradise," photographs and paintings by Johnny Hancen, Greg Higgins, Shawn Hummel and Angee Jackson, through Aug. 30 at Gallery Au Go-Go, 4972 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 11. 419-5681.

Womens' works

Artists Shirley Aday, Shirley Robinson and Carolynn Slater's paintings, through Aug. 31 at Lost City Museum, 721 Moapa Valley Drive, Overton. Admission is $2; under 17 free. (702) 397-2193.

'Moon Series'

Barbara Van Arnam "Moon Series" oil paintings, through Oct. 22 at Green Valley Library, 3797 N. Green Valley Parkway. 507-3790.

Camera Club

A juried exhibition of Nevada Camera Club photographs, through Sept. 29 at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. 507-3940.

Paintings

Local artist Betty Pardo's paintings, through Tuesday at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

Also at the museum, Gilbert Stuart's portrait of "George Washington: A National Treasure," from the Smithsonian Institution, through Oct. 27. Admission: $5 adults; $3 senior citizens; $2 students; under 12 free. 360-8000.

Shakespearean costumes

Costumes worn in Utah Shakespearean Festival productions, through Sept. 15. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. 507-3860.

Student works

Las Vegas' Cultural Affairs Division's student ceramic works, through Saturday at Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. 229-4674.

Race cars

Jeff Corder's "The Racers Edge," paintings depicting the action and excitement of racing and motor sports, through Sept. 22 at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. 507-3900.

Ghost town art

Photographs by Charles Morgan and Fred Sigman made at the site of the Goldwell Open Air Museum in the ghost town of Rhyolite, through Sept. 17 at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. 507-3760.

Camera Club

Nevada Camera Club prize-winning photographs, through Sept. 2 at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. 507-4010.

Ceramics

"Biomorphic," animal- and plant-like ceramic sculpture by Rebekah Bogard, through Sept. 8 at Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. 455-8206.

Abstracts

"Abstract Excursions," abstract paintings by Las Vegan Walt Herron, through Sept. 27 at Left of Center Art Gallery and Studio, 2207 W. Gowan Road. 647-7378.

Mixed works

Nevada Pastel Society exhibit, through Sept. 8 at Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. 507-3400.

Diverse works

Watercolors, oils and pastels by R.J. Braatz, through Sunday at Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive.

Also at the library, "Fun with Fables" a joint effort by both illustrators and writers in the retelling of a selection of Aesop's Fables, Tuesday through Oct. 6. 507-3710.

'Bodies in Motion'

Interactive exhibit "Bodies in Motion: The Physics of Human Movement," through Aug. 31 at Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. 382-3445.

Blake works

"Robert Blake -- Studio America," works depicting wildlife, nature and a selection of Native American artifacts and portraits, through Tuesday at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd.

Also at the library, "The Hanger Project," life-size wire coat hanger figures, by metal sculpture artist Eli Sauer, Thursday through Oct. 15. 507-3820.

Mixed media

"Sculptures and Drawings" by Emil A. Sauer, through Tuesday at West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

Also at the center, "Festival of the Americas," paintings and photographs by Hispanic Americans in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Wednesday through Oct. 20. 229-4800.

Psychedelic

"Feelin' Groovy: Rock and Roll Graphics, 1966-1970," posters, handbills and 1960s memorabilia, through Tuesday at Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson. 455-7955.