Community briefs for July 16, 2004

Friday, July 16, 2004 | 8:55 a.m.

Blood drives scheduled

These locations will host blood drives next week for United Blood Services, 6930 W. Charleston Blvd.:

Monday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Del Webb, 11500 S. Eastern Blvd., Henderson; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eldorado Casino, 140 Water St., Henderson; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Imprints Day School, 8185 Tamarus St.; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nevada Federal Credit Union, 2645 S. Mojave Road.

Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Costco, 222 S. Martin Luther King; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Primm Valley Resort, 31900 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

Thursday: noon to 5 p.m., Barley's Casino, 4500 E. Sunset Road; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Citibank, 8725 W. Sahara Ave.; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., University Medical Center, 1800 W. Charleston Blvd.

July 23: noon to 5 p.m. Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road.

July 24: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Findlay Cadillac and Saab, 315 Auto Mall Drive; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fire Fighter's Chain of Life, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Sign language storytelling set

Sign Design Theater will hold a free presentation at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas.

Student performers will present programs combining American Sign Language with storytelling and theater.

The entire family is welcome to attend.

Call 633-1070.

'Kiss Me Kate' benefit Sunday

American Red Cross Southern Nevada chapter presents the musical "Kiss Me Kate" at 6 p.m. Sunday at Spring Mountain Ranch in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to benefit victims of natural and man-made disasters in Southern Nevada while enjoying an evening under the stars with family, friends and co-workers.

Tickets which cost $11 (children 5 and under are free) may be obtained at any University of Nevada, Las Vegas ticket location (the Galleria at Sunset; Meadows Mall; Boulevard Mall; all Station Casino properties; Fiesta properties; or the Thomas & Mack box office) or online at www.unlvtickets.com, the Presitige Travel's Sun City office at 2221 N. Rapart Blvd., or by visiting the chapter at 3672 N. Rancho Drive.

For more information, call 791-3311 or 895-2787.

NLV encourages Hispanic voters

North Las Vegas will hold a class from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas, to inform and encourage Hispanics to register to vote and participate in elections.

The free program is being coordinated and implemented by the City Clerk's office and includes a two-hour presentation to register new voters, cover basic knowledge of U.S. government, and provide general voting information.

Call 633-1556.

Candidates to face questions

Charleston Neighborhood Preservation will host a question and answer session for Nevada State Assembly candidates from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the West Sahara Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

Candidates are: Kirk Kaplan, Kevin Kennedy and Valerie Weber.

Admission is free. Bring your written questions for one or all of the candidates to answer. Call 877-2438 for more information.

Folklore dance group to perform

Ballet Folklorico Benemerita of the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.

Ballet Folklorico Benemerita is one of Mexico's most distinguished folkloric dance companies. Under the direction of Marko Castillo and Victor Pueblo, the company covers the entire history of Mexican dance, from pre-Columbian Native Mexican dances celebrating nature and man's relation to it to the traditional dances of the Mexican middle class. The colorfully costumed productions have roused enthusiastic receptions from audiences and critics worldwide.

For more information, call 455-7340.