City of Las Vegas Cultural Arts & Community Events
June 2011 Calendar Of Events
400 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Contact: Margaret Kurtz, (702) 229-6993
May 16, 2011
PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Ethnic Express International Folk Dancing (ages 8+)
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Admission: $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. No need to bring a partner. For more information, call (702) 229-6383.
Scottish Country Dancing (ages 13+)
Fridays, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Admission: $5 general admission; $4 for members of Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers. Pay at the door.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Scottish country dancing is the beautiful ballroom dance of Scotland and may 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 (702) 229-6383.
Summer Youth Dance Camp (ages 11-18)
Register starting June 1 for camp Wednesday-Saturday, July 6-30, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fee: $175; $25 discount during pre-registration period.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Classes in ballet technique, modern, lyrical, jazz, contemporary jazz, Pilates and more for two groups - intermediate and intermediate/advanced dancers. Auditions for placement June 25, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Pre-registration June 1-11 (save $25). Mail-in registrations must be received prior to June 11 to receive the $25 discount. Registration June 15-25. For more information, call 229-6383 or visit www.artslasvegas.org.
Rainbow Company Youth Theatre Presents “How I Became A Pirate” (all ages)
June 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 7 p.m. and June 5, 11 and 12 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $3 children 12 years and younger; $5 ages 13-17 and seniors 62 and older; $7 adults.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Based on the popular picture book “How I Became a Pirate” by Melinda Long, this musical production
takes its young hero on a wave of adventure. For tickets or more information, call 229-6553 or 229-6383, or go online to artslasvegas.org.
“Lucky Lady Lucy”
June 3, 6-10 p.m.; June 12 and 26, 5-8 p.m.
No charge to participate.
The Boulder Plaza Sculpture Park, Boulder Avenue at Main Street.
The public is invited to participate in building a community sculpture. The project, dubbed “Lucky Lady Lucy,” will take shape during an eight-week residency at the plaza to create a 20-foot figure of a Las Vegas showgirl — a temporary artwork to be made from thousands of playing cards and casino chips. The community-driven project is sponsored by the city of Las Vegas and the Society for Experimental Arts and Learning. Once completed, Lucky Lady Lucy will be displayed throughout the summer as a public art sculpture at sites to be determined. The Lucky Lady Lucy figure eventually will be transported to the Burning Man Festival this fall and will be burned as part of the festival. In addition to Lady Lucky Lucy, a smaller secondary sculpture, also mobile, will be created and assembled at the site, and it may eventually be burned as part of a downtown arts event next spring. This secondary artwork, along with Lucy, is intended to create an annual community sculpture-building project in the 18 b arts district. The Urban Playa Lucky Lady Lucy Project will involve a variety of interactive public education components, such as tours, artist talks and workshops. The figure will be featured prominently in the June 3 First Friday celebration. Boulder Plaza is located at the intersection of Main Street and Boulder Avenue, north of Charleston Boulevard and the Arts Factory. Call the project coordinator, Cory Mervis, with the Society of Experimental Arts and Learning, at (702) 582-5007 for more information.
Daddy Daughter and Family Dance (all ages)
Presented with La Nueva 103.5 FM, Radio Variedades 870 AM and CenturyLink
Saturday, June 11, 6 to 9 p.m.
Cost: $5 adults, $3 youth 6-12 years, free for ages 5 and younger.
East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., (702) 229-1515
Dads, daughters and the whole family can celebrate Father’s Day dancing the night away to the latest English and Spanish music spun by a DJ. The evening includes contests, prizes, refreshments and a professional photographer.
Rainbow Company Summer Conservatory (ages 8-16)
Monday-Friday, June 13-24; performance Saturday, June 25.
Cost: $225 for entire two weeks.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Actor training for every experience level. Guest artists will present special workshops.
The Poets’ Corner (adults)
Friday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800.
Keith Brantley hosts established poets and open-microphone participants. For mature audiences.
Plena Libre in Concert (all ages)
Friday, June 17, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., (702) 229-3515.
Enjoy the music of four-time Grammy Award nominees Plena Libre as they bring the music of Puerto Rico to life with a swinging rhythm section, horns, vocals and dance. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. For tickets and more information, call 229-3515 or visit www.artslasvegas.org.
Gran Tardeada de Verano (all ages)
Presented with La Nueva 103.5 FM, Radio Variedades 870 AM and CenturyLink
Saturday, June 18, 3 to 8 p.m.
Free admission.
East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., (702) 229-1515.
The event will feature a special exposition of beautiful Mexican folkloric costumes, mariachi music, folk dances and sales of traditional food.
Contra Dancing (all ages)
Cosponsored by the Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers.
Saturday, June 18; group lessons 6:30 p.m., dancing 7 to 10 p.m.
Fee: $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 229-6383.
Thursday, June 23, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Free admission.
East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave., (702) 229-1515.
The 300th Army Band, which is comprised of Army Reserve soldiers from Bell, Calif., will perform classical, patriotic, ska rock and contemporary pieces in the outdoor plaza of the East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center. Presented with CenturyLink.
Exhibitions
Classic Goodman: A History In Photographs Of Mayor Oscar B. Goodman
April 21-June 30; Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed holidays.
Free admission.
Bridge Gallery, City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., 2nd floor.
This exhibit showcases photos of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman taken by photographers from the Las Vegas News Bureau of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) during the mayor’s three terms in office. There are images of several important events, such as the mayor signing the beam at the new city hall construction site as well as one at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Both mark significant goals set the by the mayor, including bringing a performing arts center to Las Vegas and revitalizing the downtown. The exhibit is co-curated by Brian Paco Alvarez from the Las Vegas News Bureau and Jeanne Voltura from the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs. 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.
2011 Celebrating Life! Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
Exhibition May 20-June 30, Wednesday through Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Public artists’ reception and awards ceremony, May 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Salon de Refusés exhibit May 20-June 8, same hours. Gallery is closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Free admission.
Charleston Heights Art Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Each year the city of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the city of Las Vegas sponsor the “Celebrating Life!” fine arts competition to recognize the talents of Las Vegas artists. Clark County residents age 50 or better are invited to enter their original works in this 11th annual juried event. Artists enter original works in the following fine art media categories: Drawing and Pastel; Mixed Media (2-D); Painting; Sculpture and Ceramics (3-D); Watercolor and Gouache; and Photography. This year’s judges will be Stewart Freshwater, Suzanne Hackett-Morgan and Bobbie Ann Howell. Artists whose works are not selected for the 2011 Celebrating Life! exhibition will have the option to display their submissions in the Salon de Refusés exhibit in the Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery. Award-winning pieces from the 2011 Celebrating Life! exhibit will travel to the City Hall Bridge Gallery to be displayed July 7-Aug. 25, 2011.
Great Basin Exteriors: A Photographic Survey (all ages)
May 26-July 10, by appointment.
Public reception and artist lecture May 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Historic Fifth Street School Gallery, 401 S. Fourth St.
This exhibit examines loss, change and abandonment in the American West. It features 30 photographs by Adam Jahiel, Daniel Cheek and Nolan Preece, who have independently photographed subjects that are changing or quickly disappearing from the Western landscape. Preece will attend to give a lecture about his work. Organized by the Nevada Arts Council, this exhibit is one of the traveling exhibits in the Nevada Touring Initiative – Traveling Exhibit Program, and is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nevada State Legislature. To see more about this exhibit go online to http://nac.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/GBETEP.pdf.
“Hot Glass: Art and Architectural Glass from Stacey Neff and the New Mexico Experimental Glass Workshop” Exhibition (all ages)
June 17-Aug. 18, Wednesday through Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St.
In 2009, artist Stacey Neff founded the New Mexico Experimental Glass Workshop, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of expanding and exploring the possibilities for glass as a sculptural medium. This exhibition includes Neff’s signature large glass and fiberglass sculptures as well as some new glass works developed by renowned artists from other disciplines, including painter Sam Scott, collage artist Dana Newmann, and sculptor Martin Horowitz. Neff states, “The works included in this exhibition demonstrate a range of experimentation and applications previously unseen in the medium of glass.”
