Community briefs for Sept. 18, 2003

Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003 | 8:37 a.m.

Chiropractors will host Kids Day

Chiropractic offices worldwide will participate in the ninth annual Kids Day America/International, a health, safety, and environmental awareness event.

Locally, Dr. Margaret R. Colucci, 500 S. Rancho Drive, Suite A-1, will participate in the event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, providing free spinal exams and scoliosis screenings. Information on disease prevention, crime prevention, child safety, environmental awareness, and specific health issues that affect children will be provided.

The office will donate special child ID cards to every child who attends and Metro Police will be on hand to provide free fingerprinting of all children.

There will also be free balloons, snacks, special giveaways and prize drawings.

For more information, call 880-5335.

Star Chefs will benefit March of Dimes

The sixth annual Star Chefs of Las Vegas event benefitting the March of Dimes will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rio.

The event will feature chefs from these restaurants: Fiore, Antonio's, Buzio's, Voodoo Lounge, Bamboleo, All American Bar and Grill, Toscano's Bakery, Pinot Brasserie, Rosemary's and Rosemary's at the Rio, Gaylord at the Rio, Commander's Palace, House of Blues Foundation Room, the Steakhouse at Circus Circus, Lutece, Cili Restaurants and Bar, the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, Wild Sage Cafes, Postrio, Chinoi, Trattoria del Lupo, Spago, Piero Selvaggio Valentino, Aureole, Roy's, Elements, Tremezzo, Viaggio, Ceres at JW Marriott, Delmonico Steakhouse and Emeril's New Orleans Fish House. Tickets are $175, and may be purchased by calling 732-9229.

For more information, visit www.marchofdimes.com.

The Metro Police recruitment team

is offering the Run with a Cop program from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday at the North Las Vegas Sports Complex, 3500 E. Cheyenne Ave., to assist people in preparing for the physical fitness challenges of the Metro Academy. Call 229-5601 or 229-5602 or visit the website (www.LVMPD.com).

The Las Vegas Parrot Head Club

will hold a party beginning at 6 p.m. Friday at Tommy Rocker's Cantina and Grill, 4275 Industrial Road, to benefit Opportunity Village. The club is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to assist in the community. For more information, call 259-3741.

The Alan May Hot Air Balloon

Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 6 a.m.The public is invited to watch 30 hot air balloons float across the valley. For more information, call 247-6905.

The movie "The Goonies"

will be shown at dusk Friday at Eldorado Park, 5900 Camino Eldorado, as part of the North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department's Movie Madness Series. For more information, call 633-1612.

The "Fur Ball,"

an event to benefit the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society, will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Canyon Gate Country Club. The event will include a cocktail reception with a no host bar and appetizers, entertainment, dinner and an auction. Tickets are $50. For more information, call 225-5780.