Datebook for April 9, 2004

Friday, April 9, 2004 | 8:32 a.m.

Short film festival

UNLV's Short Film Archive will host a festival of award-winning short films at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Sogg architecture building on the UNLV campus. Admission is free. 895-3547.

Sara Lee Marks

Automotive industry expert Sara Lee Marks will give car-shopping pointers at 7 p.m. Monday at the Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 507-3514.

Easter egg hunt

The North Las Vegas Library will offer a free Easter egg hunt for children at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at 2300 Civic Center Drive. 633-1070.

Lecture

Phoenix resident Beth Harmon-Vaughan will speak on architecture at 7 p.m. Monday at UNLV's Paul B. Sogg architecture building as part of the "Klai Juba" architecture lecture series. Admission is free. 895-1575.

Lecture

City College of New York professor Michael Sorkin will speak on post-9-11 New York in a lecture titled, "Urban Architecture: The City After Now," at 7:30 p.m. Monday at UNLV's Barrick Museum Auditorium. Admission is free. 895-3401.

Movies

The 1948 movie, "Sorry, Wrong Number," will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, as part of Clark County Parks and Recreation Services' "Wonder Women" film series. The first screening will be close-captioned for the hearing impaired. Admission is $3. 455-7340.

Acting classes

Clark County Parks & Community Services is offering free acting classes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Wednesday at Whitney Center, 5712 E. Missouri Ave. Pre-registration is requested. 455-7576.

Book groups

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District offers the following book discussion groups at area libraries this week:

Great Books Reading & Discussion Group -- 7 p.m. Tuesday, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. 507-3427.

Murder in the Library -- 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, and 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. 507-3646.

Planet Las Vegas Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Discussion Group -- 7 p.m. Thursday, Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. 507-4395.

Rainbow Book Club -- 7 p.m. Wednesday, Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. 507-3711.

West Las Vegas Book Club Social Hour -- 7 p.m. Tuesday, West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 507-3982.

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