Datebook for April 25, 2003

Friday, April 25, 2003 | 8:49 a.m.

AIDS walk

Penn & Teller will be grand marshals of the AFAN AIDS Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Bellagio parking lot. Admission is free. A commemorative T-shirt will be sold for $35. 382-2326.

Culture, food

In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District will host the "Asian Pacific Culture & Food Fair" from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Admission is free. 734-7323.

Spring festival

Grace in the Desert Episcopal Church will host a spring festival and barbecue from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Trail Park on Spring Gate Lane between Town Center Drive and Hill Center Drive. Admission is $8. 838-7444.

Wine tasting

UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration will host the 29th annual UNLVino wine tasting festival beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Paris Hotel. Admission is $35. Proceeds benefit the college. 876-4500 or 895-3161.

Children reading

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District will celebrate children and reading with Sunday at the following libraries:

Storyteller Angel Vigil, 11 a.m., Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway; 1 p.m., Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave.; 3 p.m., Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

Storyteller Olga Loya, 11 a.m., Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave.; 1 p.m., Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive; 3 p.m., West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

Zien, "The Dream Maker" in Spanish only, 11 a.m., Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 1 p.m., Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 3 p.m. West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.

Indiana Bones, storyteller: 11 a.m., Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 2 p.m., Rainbow Library; 4 p.m. West Charleston Library;

Harold & the Purple Crayon Book: 10 a.m., Enterprise Library, noon, Las Vegas Library, noon, Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave., 2 p.m., Clark County Library, 3 p.m. Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd.

The Great Hoodanny: 10 a.m., Green Valley Library, 4 p.m. Sahara West Library.

Domingo Chavez, comedian/actor: 11 a.m., Spring Valley Library, 1 p.m., West Las Vegas Library, 3 p.m., Rainbow Library.

Mike & Charlotte Turner: 10 a.m., Spring Valley Library, 1 p.m. Sunrise Library, 3 p.m., Whitney Library.

Ballet Folklorico Mexicano: 2 p.m., Whitney Library; Ballet Folklorico Tepuchcalli: 2 p.m. West Las Vegas Library.

Admission is free for all events. 734-7323.

Reading

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District presents "Reading Las Vegas," a reading program for adults. A screenwriter workshop with Richard Krevolin will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E Flamingo Road. Admission is free. 507-3940.

Screenwriting

Author, playwright and screenwriter Richard Krevolin will present a free screenwriter's workshop at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Krevolin, a Yale University graduate, is the author of "Screenwriting From the Soul" and "Pilot Your Life." 734-7323.

Tap dance

The Happy Hoofers of VFW Post 1753 present a "Tap Dance Tribute" to Mary Lou Ricci, who started Senior Tap Dancing in Las Vegas at noon Monday at the Gold Coast Hotel. Admission is free.

Lecture

The University Forum Lecture "The Care and Feeding of Family Photographs" will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at UNLV's Barrick Museum Auditorium. Admission is free. 895-3401.

Contest

The International Library of Photography is sponsoring the International Open Amateur Photography Contest. To enter send one photograph in only one of the following categories: people, travel, pets, children, sports, nature, action, humor, portraiture or other. Entries must include the photographer's name, address, title and category on the back and must be unmounted, 8X10 or smaller and sent to The International Library of Photography, Suite 101-2616, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117 or online at picture.com. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. Entries must by postmarked by June 30.

Three contests

The New Jersey Rainbow Poets is sponsoring a religious poetry contest with a grand prize of $1,000. To enter send one poem of 21 lines or less to: Free Poetry Contest, 103 N. Wood Ave. PMB 70, Linden, NJ 07036 or enter online at rainbowpoets.com. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. Deadline is May 3.

The Bards of Burbank are sponsoring a poetry contest with a grand prize of $1,000. To enter send one poem of 21 lines or less to: Bards of Burbank, 2219 W. Olive Ave., No. 250, Burbank, CA 91506 or enter online at bardsofburbank.com. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. Deadline is May 10.

The International Library of Poetry is sponsoring the International Open Poetry Contest. To enter send one poem of 20 lines or less to: The International Library of Poetry, Suite 19916, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117 or enter online at poetry.com. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. Deadline is June 30.