Friday, March 11, 2005 | 8:34 a.m.
'Granica'
Nancy Rahja's "Granica," her master of fine art thesis exhibition, will be displayed until Saturday at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. Admission is free. 895-3893.
Art competition
Submissions are being accepted for the May 1 "Art of the Bicycle" amateur art show sponsored by the Silver State Bicycle Coalition. Submissions will be accepted until April 25, and can be dropped off at Las Vegas Cyclery, 8221 W. Charleston Blvd. The fee for each work submitted is $5, and proceeds will be used to buy bicycle helmets the SSBC donates throughout the year. All art selected will be displayed at Jitters Gourmet Coffee, 8441 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 243-9477.
'Armada'
The UNLV Department of Art and the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery present Sean Russell's "Armada" from Sunday to March 19 at UNLV's Donna Beam Art Gallery. Admission is free. 895-1575.
'Less is More'
Artists Marietta Hoferer and Jennifer Riley will have their works displayed in "Less is More" until April 30 at Dust Gallery, 1221 S. Main St. Admission is free. 880-3878.
Helga Blackford
The works of Henderson artist Helga Blackford will be displayed during March at the Lost City Museum in Overton. The museum is located on State Route 169 off I-15, exit, #93 or via Lake Mead or the Valley of Fire. Admission is $3 adults, $2 ages 65 and above, free for children and members. 397-2193.
Berenstain Bears
"Growing Up With the Berenstain Bears," an interactive, bilingual exhibit, will be held at the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, until Aug. 28. Admission $7 adults, $6 children 1 through 17, seniors and military, free for children under 1. 382-3445.
Hirsch and Fritz
Artists Alex Hirsch and Dana Fritz will exhibit watercolor paintings and black-and-white photography until March 18 at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Fine Arts Gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Admission is free. 651-4205.
Native American art
Native American basketry, ceramics, beadwork and other art will be exhibited at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, until April 9. Admission is free. 455-8239.
'Windfall'
"Whistle Stop to Windfall: 100 Years in Las Vegas," a centennial exhibit, will be shown until Jan. 2 at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway. Admission is free. 455-7955.
Merrilee Hortt
Local collagist Merrilee Hortt will display her drawings and paintings until March 27 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 229-4674.
'Black Threads'
"Black Threads," a collection of quilts by Evelyn Brown, will be displayed until March 27 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3980.
'Legacy'
"The Beginning of a Cultural Artistic Legacy," a combined display of work by the late Albert Fennell and his daughter, Simone Fennell, will be on exhibit until Sunday at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3710.
'Jazz'
"Expressions From a Jazz Hepi," featuring the jazz-themed paintings of Gene Redden, will be displayed until April 3 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3860.
'Father's Eyes'
The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., will display a traveling exhibition, "Through My Father's Eyes: The Filipino American Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado (1914-1976)," until Sunday. General admission is $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students 13 and older, free to those 12 and under. 360-8000.
'Convictions'
The Bridge Gallery at Las Vegas City Hall, 4th Street and Stewart Avenue, presents "Creative Convictions II," the second annual display of artwork by Left of Center Gallery artists, until April 15 in celebration of Black History Month. Admission is free. 229-4674.
'Moving Pictures'
Local figurative artist Susanne Forestieri will exhibit her oil paintings in "Moving Pictures" until Sunday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is free. 229-4674.
Two exhibits
The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., will display "Joseph Palermo -- Retrospective" and "Austine Wood Comarow: Polage" until Sunday. Admission is free. 360-8000.
Rauschenberg
"Robert Rauschenberg: Art and Life," is on display until the end of March at Godt-Cleary Projects, 1217 S. Main St. Admission is free. 632-9378.
Bat exhibit
"Bats! Champions of the Night Sky," a new exhibit of the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive, continues until December 2006. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors 55 and over. 486-5205, ext. 120.
'Neon Unplugged'
"Neon Unplugged: Signs from the Boneyard," an exhibition of famed signs from Las Vegas' past, is on display through 2005 at the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is $7 adults, $6 children, seniors and military. 382-3445.
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