Datebook for December 20, 2002

Friday, Dec. 20, 2002 | 9:41 a.m.

Light festival

The second "Gift of Lights" will run through Jan. 1, 5-9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 5-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road. Admission is $10 per car. Partial proceeds benefit Clark County Parks and Recreation Scholarship Fund for Disadvantaged Children.

Light festival

The Ethel M Chocolates Botanical Cactus Garden, 1 Sunset Way, will be illuminated from sundown to 10 p.m. until Jan. 5. Also from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Santa will be there to see children. Admission is free. 737-3100.

Holiday wonderland

FAO Schwartz will decorate the Four Seasons Presidential Suite as a "Teddy Bear Holiday Wonderland." The suite will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Dec. 24. Admission is free. 632-5222.

Live Nativity

Highland Hills Baptist Church of Henderson presents its fourth annual Live Drive Through Nativity from 7-9 p.m., through Sunday at 615 College Drive. Admission is free. 566-0200.

Poetry

Las Vegas Cultural Affairs Division presents "Poets' Corner" at 7 p.m. today at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. 229-6383.

Book signings

B. Dalton Bookseller will host two book signings: Mahinto, author of "Wind Wolf Woman" at noon Saturday and Inna Schiano and Bill Sewers, authors of "The Queen and the Gardener" at noon Sunday at the Boulevard mall. Admission is free. 735-0008.

Kwanzaa class

Kwanzaa will be discussed at a class from 3-5 p.m. Saturday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 229-6211.

Band dance

Las Vegas Cultural Affairs Division presents "Big Band Dance" with Tony Celeste and the Men in Black Band, featuring Patty James, from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is $12. 229-6383.