On Display for Nov. 29, 2002

Friday, Nov. 29, 2002 | 9:07 a.m.

Art, baskets

"Every Picture Tells a Story," original art published in children's books from the California Gallery, runs through Wednesday at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

Also at the library's atrium are a variety of Everett Pikyavit's baskets created in the Paiute tradition through today. 507-3630.

Also at the library's grotto is artwork about AIDS and created by Las Vegas Arts Academy students. 507-3630.

Engineering

The American Society of Civil Engineers presents a civil engineering exhibit, "Ask the Infrastructure," which is on display through Jan. 3 at the Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway. 492-7252.

Furs, gowns

Women of Diversity present a screening of "Judy Bayley: First Lady of Gambling & First Lady of Charity" along with a display and auction of her furs and gowns at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Elks Lodge, 4100 W. Charleston Blvd. Admission to the exhibit, auction and dinner is $35. For reservations, call 341-9807.

Mobile Graceland

Marking the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, Mobile Graceland, a museum-quality exhibit, will be on display through Dec. 15 at Harrah's. Admission is free. 369-5124.

Gem club

Boulder City's Gem Club's rocks, gems and lapidary items are on display through Saturday in the library's Nevada Room, 701 Adams Blvd. 293-7853.

Artist's reception

A reception for artist Jane Marquez's "Illuminations" will be 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday in the Charleston Heights Arts Center's gallery, 800 S. Brush St. The acrylic paintings will be on display through Jan. 19. Admission is free. 229-4674.

Club photographs

Photographs by the Nevada Camera Club are on display through Jan. 28 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. 507-3400.

Monochrome

"Monochrome, Mostly" organized by C. Sean Horton, runs through Saturday at Contemporary Arts Collective, 101 E. Charleston Blvd. 382-3886.

On loan

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Lost City Museum in Overton has loaned an exhibition dealing with Native American tribes indigenous to Nevada through Jan. 21 at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. 507-3760.

Tribal art

Robert Blake's paintings of Native American wildlife, symbols and artifacts appear through Jan. 14 at Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway. 507-3790.

Western art

"Western Art Exhibit" with paintings and drawings; "All in the Family," including work by Delores J. Nast, appear through Jan. 9 at Left of Center Art Gallery, 2207 W. Gowan Road. 647-7378.

'Go Figure!'

"Go Figure!" introducing early math concepts through hands-on, kid-sized environments where children can measure themselves and tell the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" using a dollhouse replica, is appearing through Dec. 31 at Lied Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. 382-3445.

Watercolors

Watercolors by Georgine Morelli, a Boulder City resident whose art ranges from pottery and flowers to people and Southwest designs, appear through November at Lost City Museum in Overton. Adult admission is $2. 397-2193.

"Beyond the Bright Lights," an art show by watercolorist Aileen Dike, who captures the beauty of the Southewest desert, is on display at Lost City Museum through December. Adult admission is $2. 397-2193.

Also at the museum are Native American tools, beadwork, basket-making and recipes, "Early Man in Southern Nevada," through November 2003. (775) 397-2193.

Panorama

A wide-angle view of places and people from Nevada's past, "Nevada Wide: Panoramic Photography in the Silver State," runs through March 23 at Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission is $2; under 18 free. 486-5205.

Racers, books

"The Racer's Edge," paintings and scale models of racers by Jeff Corder; and Katherine Tipton's book creations, "Book as Art" that use a variety of textures, are on display through Dec. 8 at Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. 507-3710.

Indian art

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, works by writer Logan Hebner and photographer Michael Plyler appear through Dec. 10 at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. 507-3820.

Watercolor

Artwork by members of the Nevada Watercolor Society, is on display through Jan. 21 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. 507-3860.

Quilts

A local quilters group displays small panels to full-size quilts through Dec. 15 at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. 507-3900.

Concepts

"Robert Wysocki, Topiarius Ferrous," by the head of UNLV's sculpture department appear through Dec. 21 at Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery in Alta Ham Fine Arts Building. 895-3893.

Camera club

"Children," figurative and pastel drawings and paintings by Sarah Pearson-Ochoa, are on display through Sunday at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. 507-3940.

Unveiling

Las Vegan Harold Bradford's figurative works, "From Pit to Prison to Palace (The Unveiling)" are on display through Jan. 4 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center's Community Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 229-4800.

Historical

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Clark County Heritage Museum presents an exhibition on the history of Indians through Jan. 8 at West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 507-3980.

Aesop's Fables

"Fun With Fables," by the Southern Nevada's Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, retells the story of Aesop's Fables through Jan. 5 at Whitney Library, 5175 Tropicana Ave. 507-4010.

Watercolors

"From Where I Stand," watercolors by Dottie Burton, are on display through Jan. 4 at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. 455-7340.