Datebook for July 15, 2005

Friday, July 15, 2005 | 8:19 a.m.

Hula luau

Las Vegas presents a free "Rockin' Hula Luau" at 6 p.m. tonight at Centennial Hills Park at North Buffalo Drive and Elkhorn Road. Games, dance contests and food will be provided. 229-1633.

Potter festival

Borders Books will sponsor a Harry Potter Festival in conjunction with the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from 8 p.m. to midnight tonight at the Borders Books at 10950 W. Charleston Blvd. Admission is free.

Unity Day

UNLV will host a "Unity Day" at 9 a.m. Saturday at Cox Pavilion. Admission is free. 739-3267.

Book signing

Author Brian Rouff will sign copies of his books "Money Shot" and "Dice Angel" at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Reading Room at Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Admission is free. 672-7447.

Poets' corner

Keith Brantley and Pendelita Toney host a forum for established poets and open-mike participants at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. 229-4800.

Ice cream socials

Las Vegas hosts free ice cream socials at the following locations this week:

1 p.m. Saturday -- Clark Community School, 3074 Arville St. 365-9272.

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday -- Stupak Community Center, 300 W. Boston Ave. 229-2488.

Free movie

North Las Vegas presents the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" at dusk Saturday at Nature Discovery Park, at the intersection of I-215 and Simmons Street. Admission is free. 633-2418.

Free movie

Las Vegas presents a free "Family Movie in the Park" at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road. The movie will be "Iron Giant." 229-1607.

Free movie

Las Vegas presents the movie "Shrek 2" at 2 p.m. Thursday at East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave. Admission is free. 229-1515.

Free movie

Las Vegas presents the movie "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" at 8 p.m. Thursday at Jaycee Park at the corner of Eastern and St. Louis avenues, as part of its "Family Film Series." Admission is free. 229-4614.

Film series

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District presents the following films as part of its film series this month. Admission is free:

Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road -- "Dodsworth," 1 p.m. Tuesday; "Noi" (Rated PG-13), 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North -- "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," 10 a.m. Monday.

Book groups

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

Book Chat Cafe -- 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. 507-3860.

Book Lovers' Bistro -- 7 p.m. Wednesday, Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. 507-4011.

Contemporary Fiction Book Club -- 7 p.m. Tuesday, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. 507-3427.

Murder of the Month Book Discussion Club -- 7 p.m. Tuesday, Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. 507-3761.