Community briefs for June 1, 2005

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 | 8:24 a.m.

Relay to help Cancer Society

Former and current cancer patients, their families, businesses, civic organizations, and the general public are invited to take part in The Relay For Life event 6 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday at the University of Southern Nevada, 11 Sunset Way.

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's version of an athletic relay, a family-oriented event where participants enjoy the camaraderie of a team and also raise funds to support the activities of the American Cancer Society. Participants camp out at the relay site and when they are not taking their turn walking or running, they take part in fun activities and enjoy local entertainment.

The funds raised help the local American Cancer Society to continue its investment in the fight against cancer through research, education, advocacy, and services to patients.

For more information, call 798-6877, ext. 25, or visit www.cancer. org.

Library will host Family Fair

A free Family Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., to offer activities to everyone in the family to enjoy.

The event will include children's activities, hot dogs, refreshments, raffle prizes plus discussions about vital topics as developing solid financial strategies, nurturing babies and raising successful students.

For more information about the Family Fair, call 245-3909.

Lecture on peace planned at UNLV

International peace scholar Michael Nagler will present "The Promise of Peace: Exploring Nonviolence and Human Potential," at 7 p.m. Friday in the John S. Wright Hall, Room C-144 on the UNLV campus.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Saltman Center of Conflict Resolution at UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law and the Las Vegas Catholic Worker.

Nagler, professor emeritus of classics and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley, is co-founder of the university's Peace and Conflict Studies program and author of "The Search for a Nonviolent Future."

Call 895-3104.