City of Las Vegas Cultural Arts & Community Events
January 2012 Calendar Of Events
400 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Contact: Margaret Kurtz, (702) 229-6993 Dec. 8, 2011
PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Centers will be closed Jan. 2 and 16 for holiday observance.
Ethnic Express International Folk Dancing (ages 8+)
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Cost: $4 dollars per person per week. Pay at the door.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Have an evening of international fun learning Armenian, Bulgarian, Israeli, Arabic, Macedonian, Russian, Greek, Turkish, Chinese and Serbian folk dances and more. No need to bring a partner. For more information, call 229-6383 or visit www.ethnicexpresslasvegas.org.
Scottish Country Dancing (ages 13+)
Fridays, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Cost: $5 per person at the door; $4 for members of Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Scottish country dancing celebrates the beautiful ballroom dance styles of Scotland and can be lively and joyful or gentle and graceful. From the first chord to the final bow or curtsey, participants will be inspired by the driving reels, jaunty jigs, snappy strathspeys or lilting airs. Dancers should wear comfortable clothes and soft shoes. For more information, call 229-6383 or 656-9513, or visit www.artslasvegas.org.
Contra Dances with live band (all ages)
Saturdays, Jan. 7 & 21. Group lesson 6:30 p.m.; dance 7 to 10 p.m.
Cost: $7 adults; $5 members, students and military; $3 children under 16 and non-dancing adults. Pay at the door.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Dance to the live music of an acoustic band playing joyful fiddle tunes, driving reels, and a waltz or two. All dances are taught and called; newcomers and families are welcomed. No need to bring a partner. Wear comfortable flat-soled shoes and casual clothing. For more information, call 656-9513 or 229-6383. Cosponsored by the Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers.
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2 p.m.
Tickets: $5 general admission.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
The Las Vegas Wind Quintet, led by clarinetist, Dave Hawley, will present an exquisite selection of classical songs arranged specifically for a wind quintet. Dave, a former member of The Lawrence Welk Orchestra, is joined by Bonnie Buhler-Tanouye on flute, Dave Beasley on horn, Matt Guschl on oboe and Sam Pisciotta on bassoon. To purchase tickets or for more information, call (702) 229-6383 or visit www.artslasvegas.org.
USA Ballroom Dance (ages 13+)
Saturday, Jan. 14, 7 to 11 p.m.; dance lesson at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5.00 for USA Dance Members, military, and students ages 13-25; $10 for non-members. Pay at the door.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Cosponsored by the USA Dance Las Vegas Chapter #4038, a local chapter of the national organization USA Dance. USA Dance Las Vegas is a volunteer organization, dedicated to the promotion of Ballroom dancing. Call (702) 813-6694 or (702) 229-6383 for more information, or go online to www.usadancelasvegas.org.
Saturday Jan. 28, 2 p.m.
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 event day.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Songstress, pianist and songwriter Laura Taylor enchants audiences with her silky vocals and extraordinary range. To purchase tickets or for more information, go online to www.artslasvegas.org or call (702) 229-6383.
Exhibitions
Rumor de Lobos Grandes: Endi Poskovic Selected Prints
Through Jan. 9, 2012, by appointment.
Free admission.
Historic Fifth Street School Gallery, 401 S. Fourth St., (702) 229-1012.
The prints of Bosnia native Endi Poskovic invoke influences as disparate as devotional pictures, early cinema, classic Japanese woodcuts and Eastern European propaganda posters. Reminiscent of youthful whimsy and playful fantasy, hybridized narratives in Poskovic's prints imply stories from personal and social histories, referencing themes of displacement, shifting cultural identities, environmental transformation and alienation. For more information, call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org. For more information on the artist, go to http://endiposkovic.com/home.html.
A Walk on the Wild Side (all ages)
Through Jan. 26, 2012, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding holidays.
Free admission and open to the public.
Bridge Gallery, City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., second floor.
This is the last official city of Las Vegas exhibit in the current City Hall gallery space. City employees and other local artists bid farewell to City Hall in an exhibit whose focus is on shoes. Participating artists include city of Las Vegas employees Lisa Fields Clark, Nancy Deaner, Margaret DeClerk, Noelle Garcia, Rose Garcia, Nancy Kennehan, Lisa Stamanis, Jeanne Voltura and Sandra Ward. Participating artists from the community include Marylou Evans, Stewart Freshwater, Anne Hoff, Merilee Hortt, Bobbie Ann Howell, Emily Kennerk, Jennifer Kleven and Joseph Watson. Visitors may reach the gallery through the second floor of the Las Vegas City Hall parking garage on the southeast corner of Stewart Avenue and Fourth Street. Parking is by paid meter only. For more information, call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org.
“Mama’s Fabric” Visual Arts Exhibit
Artist John Broussard
Through May 5, 2012; Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Meet-the-Artist Reception Jan. 27, 6 to 9 p.m.
Free admission and open to the public.
West Las Vegas Arts Center Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800.
"Mama’s Fabric" centers on Beatrice Dixon, an extraordinary mother who was a community organizer and who believed deeply in the goodness of people and in the American dream. She became a mother figure to people from all walks of life, and once it became known that she had a passion for sewing, people began providing her with beautiful pieces of fabric. She passed away in 2002, at the age of 90. As a result of her passion for people and sewing, the artist combined her collection of fabrics with his photographic skills to bring more than 30 Americans from diverse ethnic backgrounds together to tell about their family's journey through America and how they feel about being an American. For more information, call 229-4800.
“Short Stories”
Artist Bobby Ross
Jan. 5-March 17, Wednesday through Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission and open to the public.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
At the heart of these didactic narratives are homelessness, aging, religious intolerance and environmental degradation. Ross’ graphite drawings are unplanned composites, highly detailed and filled with intricate patterns and textures. Call 229-1012 for more information.
(Dragon) Exhibition (all ages)Jan. 12-March 11. Artists’ reception Jan. 12, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Artists’ reception is free and open to the public. Exhibition is free and by appointment.
Historic Fifth Street School Gallery, 401 S. Fourth St., (702) 229-1012.
An invitational exhibit where the artists have focused on the meaning and imagery behind the Chinese Year of the Dragon. Call (702) 229-1012 for more information.
