Community briefs for April 10, 2003

Thursday, April 10, 2003 | 9:46 a.m.

Williams scholarship concert set Sunday

The 15th annual Joe Williams Music Scholarship fund-raiser will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday in the main showroom of The Orleans.

The event will include performers Dee Dee Bridgewater, Victor Fields, the Cunninghams, Artie Butler, Johnny Pate, Community College of Southern Nevada's Vocal Jazz Choir and All-Star Jazz Band.

Tickets are $30. Call 365-7075.

Hills Park setting for annual pet walk

Registration for the seventh annual Wag-A-Tail Walk-A-Thon will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday at Hills Park, 9099 Hillpoint Drive. The walk starts at 9 a.m.

Owners of other pets (cats, horses, birds, fish, iguanas, tortoises, tarantulas) are encouraged to walk in honor of their pets.

Registration is $20 and includes a T-shirt and all activities. Pre-register on-line at www.lvv.humane.org.

For more information, call 228-0237.

Red Rock offers kids' nature club

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area offers hikes, walks and programs free of charge. To make required reservations for these programs, call 515-5350:

he Nature Club: The first session of five for children ages 7-14 to explore the worlds of Geology, Archeology, Biology and Paleontology, Saturday.

Pace It Slow: A four-mile moderate hike on Sunday.

Republican Women plan membership brunch

The annual membership brunch hosted by Republican Women of Las Vegas will be at noon Sunday at Spanish Trail Country Club.

The program's Easter bonnet contest features speakers state Controller Kathy Augustine and Laurie Porter, wife of Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev.

Registered Republican women may join for $25. Brunch is $30. Call Luella Simpson at 362-4110 before mailing a check.

For more information, call 898-0600.

Courtney Children's health fair Saturday

Courtney Children's Foundation's health fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Judith Villas Apartment Complex, 711 E. Nelson St.

The fair will address nutrition, pregnancy, family planning, dental care, immunizations, HIV/AIDS and other pertinent health issues, along with food, drink and entertainment. Admission is free. Call 315-5159.

The Las Vegas Black Expo

presents "A Unique Celebration of Culture and Enterprise," an event featuring exhibits, business networking, informative seminars, arts and crafts, a health fair, food and entertainment. For more information, call 212-9503.

The Writers-in-the-Schools

program features writer and poet E. Ethelbert Miller at a public reading at 7 p.m. Friday in UNLV's Moyer Student Union Ballroom. Call 895-4366.

The Martin Luther King Neighborhood Council

will meet with North and West Las Vegas families at 6 p.m. Monday at the Buena Vista Springs Apartments, 2417 Morton Ave., to gather community feedback, regarding services, identify community strengths, resources and needs. Call 455-0764 or 455-7277.

Wellspring Church of All Nations

will host the He's Alive Picnic in the Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at Mount Crest Neighborhood Park, Pavilion A at Lone Mountain Road and Durango Drive. Call 631-5027.