Community briefs for February 25, 2005

Friday, Feb. 25, 2005 | 8:50 a.m.

Gospel Fest set at rec center

Henderson presents Gospel Fest, an evening of gospel music 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Black Mountain Recreation Center, 599 Greenway Road, to celebrate Black History Month.

Guests include the Community Baptist Church Choir, Victory Missionary Baptist Church Baby Dancers and Church Steppers, and the Calvary Baptist Church Choir.

Admission is free, but tickets are required and can be obtained by calling 267-4070.

Oral history of WWII featured

Oral historian Sherrie Tucker will present "Dance Floor Democracy: Remembering World War II's Hollywood Canteen" 7:30 p.m. today in the auditorium of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.

During the multi-media presentation, Tucker will discuss the history and importance of the canteen and its place in the social geography of memory. After the presentation, students from the UNLV Women's Studies Department will be on hand to take the names of men and women willing to participate in an oral history project documenting Las Vegas residents' memories of World War II. Participants will be interviewed at an arranged time later in the semester, and the interviews will be transcribed and archived in UNLV's Oral History Center. Call 895-3101.

The Las Vegas High School Rodeo Club

will host two days of competition beginning 9 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday at Horseman's Park, 5800 E. Flamingo Road.

Approximately 120 high school boys and girls from around the state will compete for points and prizes.