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From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E Frankweiler
Mon Mar 23 10:00:00 UTC 2009
Location: Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall

Appropriate for Grades 3-6.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of E.L. Konigsburg’s Newbery Medal-winning classic, ArtsPower has created an enchanting new drama that follows Claudia Kincaid and her brother Jamie up the stone steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and right into the middle of an adventure sure to captivate audiences of all ages!

Kim Wood (888) 278-7769

info@artspower.org

When: Mar 23, 2009 10:00:00 AM to Mar 23, 2009 11:15:00 AM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Our Expanding Universe and its Future
Thu Nov 20 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Prof. Kentaro Nagamine, UNLV Department of Physics and Astronomy

Our view of the universe has gone through an important paradigm shift during the last decade. The expansion of the universe was first discovered in 1929 by Edwin Hubble. Recent astronomical data suggest that expansion is accelerating due to an unknown and mysterious dark energy, as it is called, an energy or field that makes up almost ¾ of the density of the cosmos. The new theoretical model predicts that all the galaxies around us will disappear into the horizon in approximately 100 billion years, expanding beyond the ability of light to register their presence, and that we will be left alone in a truly dark universe.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

pam.weiss@unlv.edu

When: Nov 20, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Nov 20, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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The Oil Route: A Documentary Film by Bernardo Bertolucci
Wed Nov 19 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Prof. Giuseppe Natale, Department of Foreign Languages, UNLV

Originally filmed in the mid-sixties, Bertolucci's sole documentary The Oil Route (La Via del Petrolio) was broadcast on Italian television and never screened in theaters. The three-part narrative highlights the origins of oil production in Iran (Le Origini), then tracks the European route of the black gold via tanker to the port of Genoa (Il Viaggio) before crossing Europe (Attraverso l’Europa). Along the way the film-maker leaves objectivity behind for the sake of the creative imagination. Born in the early era of oil exploitation, the documentary is of great relevance to present-day debates on sharing energy resources and establishing dialogue between distant cultures. Co-sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

pam.weiss@unlv.edu

When: Nov 19, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Nov 19, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Hispanic Museum of Nevada
Sat Nov 15 12:00:00 UTC 2008
Latino Short Film Festival For ticket information please contact Edgar Flores (702)385-7367

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Fee: $8-$10

Telephone: 385-7367

Contact Person/Organization: Edgar Flores

When: Nov 15, 2008 12:00:00 PM
Where: West Charleston Library in Las Vegas,Nevada
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‘We Are All the Same – Aren’t We?’: Colorblindness in Desegregated Schools
Wed Nov 12 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Prof. Anita Tijerina Revilla, Women’s Studies Department, UNLV

With the fiftieth anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed de jure segregation, Brown v. Board of Education, educators and others contemplated the lasting value of public policies that flowed from the landmark decision. Drawing upon her research for Both Sides Now: The Story of School Desegregation's Graduates (2008), our speaker this evening opens a perspective onto the lives of the Class of 1980, high-school graduates from various ethnic backgrounds, as they recall what desegregation has meant to them personally and professionally. How has the colorblind ideology of American schooling benefited the fabric of the nation? Our presentation this evening provides eloquent answers.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

pam.weiss@unlv.edu

When: Nov 12, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Nov 12, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Watercolor Fun - Lied Museum
Sat Nov 08 12:00:00 UTC 2008
Watercolors are a fun and colorful way to create Art. We'll read I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont and head over to the museum where you will have the opportunity to use watercolors to make a masterpiece to display at home or give as a gift. Registration is required. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for this program. *Every family member attending program must be signed-up.*

When: Nov 8, 2008 12:00:00 PM
Where: Las Vegas Library in Las Vegas,Nevada
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The Medicinal Use of Plants
Thu Nov 06 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Dr. Angela O’Callaghan, Director, Master Gardener Program, UNCE

Using plants for medicinal purposes is probably as old as humanity itself. While they serve most often for nutriment, plants have also been necessary as herbal remedies. Long before there were pharmacies, humans were collecting the plants growing around them. Prepared as tinctures, teas, and as poultices, plants were essential to maintain health and to help people recover from injury and illness. An enormous variety of plants utilized in this fashion, and some appear to have had a number of different medicinal properties. Frequently, the very flavors and aromas that make plants desirable to our taste can also be important for health. Accompanying Dr. O’Callaghan’s multimedia presentation is a museum exhibition on the medicinal use of plants and a live plant exhibit in the neighboring Xeric Garden on the Native American use of native plants.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

When: Nov 6, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Nov 6, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Translation as Transformation: Translating Lorca’s Poet in New York
Wed Oct 29 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Prof. Mark Statman, Eugene Lang College, The New School, and Prof. Pablo Medina, UNLV English Department, with Prof. Douglas Unger, Chair of English, UNLV

During 1929-30 the Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca composed a surreal masterpiece of lyricism, his Poet in New York. In the unsettling wake of 9/11 Pablo Medina and Mark Statman thought the poem deserved a new translation, and last year they published a version that John Ashbery has called definitive. This evening they engage with English department chair Douglas Unger in a discussion about what it means to translate a classic. The question the panel poses was asked by Borges in regard to Don Quixote: Can the literary work transcend history to become more relevant in today's world than when first written? And how does translation effect and enhance this transformation? Co-sponsored by the UNLV Department of English.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

pam.weiss@unlv.edu

When: Oct 29, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Oct 29, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Are Hobbits Real? Further Adventures with Homo Floresiensis
Thu Oct 23 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Dean Falk, Hale G. Smith Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University

Scientists were shocked at the 2004 announcement that a diminutive human species (Homo floresiensis) lived 18,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Flores. The most complete specimen, nicknamed Hobbit, stood only 3 ½ feet tall and had a small brain. The archaeological evidence suggests that hobbits made stone tools, hunted miniature elephant-like creatures, used fire, and cooked their food. Because of their small brains, some researchers think that these so-called hobbits represent diseased humans (Homo sapiens) rather than an unknown species. The speaker will discuss the controversy that continues to surround Homo floresiensis and describe where her own research team stands on the question. Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, and the Anthropology Society, UNLV.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

pam.weiss@unlv.edu

When: Oct 23, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Oct 23, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Reason - Relativism and the Human Normative Predicament
Thu Oct 16 19:30:00 UTC 2008
Location: Barrick Museum Auditorium

Prof. Kenneth Taylor, Chair of Philosophy, Stanford University

Many people would say that if we would just heed the voice of reason, all moral, ethical, and political disputes would eventually end in what Nietzsche calls “the hallowed place of peace.” Our speaker argues tonight that, sadly enough, there is no such place. We should regard our predicament not as a counsel of despair, however, but rather as an urgent call to arms. The work of overcoming the human normative condition, and of building life-affirming moral and political orders is invigorating, even heroic labor that calls upon the best in us all. Co-sponsored by the UNLV Department of Philosophy.

Pam Weiss 895-3401

pam.weiss@unlv.edu

When: Oct 16, 2008 7:30:00 PM to Oct 16, 2008 8:30:00 PM
Where: University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Refugee Toys and Play - Lied Museum
Sat Oct 11 12:00:00 UTC 2008
In an effort to better understand areas of the traveling exhibition Torn from Home: My Life as a Refugee, we'll read Galimoto by Karen Williams and then participate in a workshop that will simulate making toys the way that refugee children make toys (from found items). Registration is required. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for this program. *Every family member attending program must be signed-up.*

When: Oct 11, 2008 12:00:00 PM
Where: Las Vegas Library in Las Vegas,Nevada
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Bellydance Intensive

It's belly dancing done up VEGAS STYLE!!

The 6th Annual Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive, to be held on September 5th-7th, 2008, is an event which celebrates the exotic art and beauty of belly dancing. This local extravaganza includes 3 full days of workshops, 3 full evenings of entertainment, and features some of the top belly dance artists in the country as well as many talented local dancers and teachers. This event started as a small get-together that was organized by a local dancer and has now blossomed into an event that is attracting visitors from all over the world.

This is a don't miss for the entire family! Find out more at www.bellydanceintensive.com

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Newport Pacific Jazz Festival

The First Annual Newport Pacific Jazz Festival kicks off August 27th and August 28th 2005 at The DragonRidge Country Club in Henderson, Nevada. The suburbs of Las Vegas.

The event will have world class jazz, art and dining. The DragonRidge Country Club has the finest view of the Las Vegas Valley that exists and because of it's height the weather is cooler than in the valley and the nights are spectacular.

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First Friday

Las Vegas First Friday Art Festival - Now in it's 6th year, the premier art festival for Las Vegas happens once a month on the first friday. Listen to poets recite their original works, see bands and other performance artists, as well as local fine artisans and crafters displaying and selling their work. This is a fun and amazing monthly event for the whole family. Free to enter, and lots of wonderful food vendors. Make sure you plan ahead with time and money for this one of a kind event.

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Las Vegas EventGuide Select Events - Today

Each day, EventGuide Editors select their choice of Las Vegas area events that are listed with the EventGuide service.

Updated: 07 Sep 01:22

Sat, 9/6: Alice Cooper (The Orleans Showroom)

07 Sep 01:22
Alice Cooper performing live

Sat, 9/6: David Brenner (Suncoast Showroom)

07 Sep 01:22
David Brenner performing live in concert

Sat, 9/6: Bringing Families Back (Durango Hills Commun...)

07 Sep 01:22
A free community event where the public is invited to come enjoy the live band, face pain...

Sat, 9/6: The 6th Annual Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive (Palace Station)

07 Sep 01:22
Celebrating the exotic art and beauty of belly dancing. Includes 3 full days of workshop...

Sat, 9/6: Lucky Cheng's Dinner Show (Harmon Theatre)

07 Sep 01:22
Get ready to be dazzled when you enter Lucky Cheng's where you'll receive a 3-course Pan-...

City of Las Vegas News Releases - Leisure Services / Cultural Affairs

Updated: 07 Sep 01:08

Local Authors' Fair Planned For The Vegas Valley Book Festival

30 Aug 00:28
The Vegas Valley Book Festival will play host to a local authors' fair on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Historic Fifth Street School, located at 401 S. Fourth Street. Local published authors can still sign up for a free space at the fair by calling 229-5431. The event is free and open to the public.

Cast Member of Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular Performs At The Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse On September 19

30 Aug 00:27
As part of the ongoing city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs Downtown Cultural Series, soprano Geena Jeffries Mattox, cast member of Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, will perform classical And Broadway favorites from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 19, 2008, inside the jury assembly room at the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse, located at 333 Las Vegas Blvd South. The concert is free and open to the public.

Elementary School Girls' Basketball League Registration Open Through Sept. 12

29 Aug 00:08
The city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services invites elementary school girls' basketball teams, grades 2 through 5, to participate in a competitive league that begins the week of Sept. 22 at Doolittle Community Center. Teams will play an eight-game regular season, plus a single-elimination tournament. Team registration will be open at the center through Sept. 12, or until full. The cost is $250 per team, plus officials' fees. Games will be played in the center's gymnasium, located at 1950 N. J St., near the corner of Lake Mead Boulevard. For more information or to register, call (702) 229-6374.

Brass Roots Quintet Free Concert On Sept. 20

22 Aug 18:57
Everyone is invited to a concert by the Brass Roots quintet at Reed Whipple Cultural Center on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. Presented by the Arts & Community Events Division of the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services, the concert will offer an eclectic mix of music that ranges from classical to contemporary. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. These professional musicians are opening their twelfth season under the direction of Walt Boenig. The Reed Whipple Cultural Center is located at 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. For concert reservations and directions, call the center at (702) 229-6211.

Night Groovin' Series Features Monuments Trio Sept. 26

22 Aug 18:56
Everyone is invited to enjoy the free-form jazz music of the Monuments Trio on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center. The trio of drummer John Nasshan, trumpeter Walt Blanton and pianist Tony Branco will take the stage at 7 p.m. to share their spontaneously improvised melodies. Tickets are $7 for all seats. Tickets are available by phone or at the center's box office, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call (702) 229-6211 for information. Box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.