Datebook for May 24, 2002

Friday, May 24, 2002 | 9:18 a.m.

Motorhead Festival

The seventh annual Cars, Stars & Guitars Motorhead Festival, featuring displays of classic cars and a buffalo-wing contest, will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Thomas & Mack Center. Admission is $6. A free cruise night will be at 6 p.m. today at Tuscany Hotel, 255 E. Flamingo Road. Call 259-1975.

Food festival

"Festival of Food, Fashion and Fun," a food, wine, music and entertainment festival, will be from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at Bruce Trent Park, at Rampart Boulevard and Vegas Drive. Admission is $8 ($1 discount with a nonperishable food item); children ages 11 and under admitted free. Call 243-2010.

Heritage Month

Children ages 6 and older can watch Japanese animated films, including "Dragonball Z," "Pokemon" and "Sailor Moon," from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Admission is free. Call 507-4015.

As part of Buddhist tradition, the closing ceremony of the dismantling of a mandala sand painting will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Call 507-3630.

Rucky Moten will discuss and demonstrate the ancient technique of henna body decoration at 2 p.m. Saturday at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. Call 507-3760.

Children ages 6 and older can learn origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. (507-4015); and 4 p.m. Wednesday at West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (507-3983).

Learn about and observe experts from local martial arts schools demonstrating Thai kick boxing, Shaolin kung fu, karate and tae kwon do at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Rainbow Library Amphitheater, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Call 243-7323.

Garland-making

A Polynesian celebration, featuring demonstrations and Hawaiian garland-making activities, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway in Henderson. Admission is free. Call 435-1840.

Screenings

"The S.I.N. (Special Intelligence Network,)" starring Sandy Hackett, will be shown at 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday at Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd. Admission is $1. Call 966-1424.

"Attack of the B-Movies," the city of Las Vegas' 1950's science-fiction film series, features 1957's "20 Million Miles to Earth" at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park. Admission is $3. Call 229-6328.

Barn dance

The city of Las Vegas and the Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers sponsor an Old Time Barn Dance at 7 p.m. Saturday at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is $6. Call 229-6383.

Performers needed

Joe Behar's Community Drama Workshop is holding auditions for its annual "Great Pretenders" showcase scheduled for June. Call 457-0234.