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City of Las Vegas Cultural Arts & Community Events May 2011 Calendar Of Events
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City of Las Vegas Cultural Arts & Community Events
May 2011 Calendar Of Events
400 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Contact: Margaret Kurtz, (702) 229-6993 April 7, 2011
Cultural Arts & Community Events programs: www.artslasvegas.org
City of Las Vegas website: www.lasvegasparksandrec.com
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.
Las Vegas Helldorado Days (all ages)
Through May 15
Events include:
Art Show & Auction April 25-May 1 at Las Vegas Elks Lodge;
Sahara Coins Helldorado Treasure Hunt April 30-May 15;
Helldorado Shootout Charity Golf Tournament & Banquet at Siena Golf Course May 6-7;
Ranch Sorting at the Downtown Rodeo Grounds 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11-12;
“Cowboys for a Cure” Wear Pink Night Helldorado Rodeo at the Downtown Rodeo Grounds
7 p.m. Thursday, May 12;
Helldorado Carnival, Exhibits and food vendors at the Downtown Rodeo Grounds May 12-15;
“The Final Ride” Tribute to Mayor Oscar B. Goodman and Mayor Pro Tem Gary Reese, Friday,
May 13;
Whiskerino Contest at the Downtown Rodeo Grounds 6 p.m. Friday, May 13;
PRCA Pro Rodeo at the Downtown Rodeo Grounds May 13-15;
Helldorado Parade 7 p.m. Saturday, May 14, downtown on Fourth Street parade route;
Fireworks downtown following parade.
Elks Hall of Fame Night at the Rodeo, 9 p.m., May 14;
Tribute to Our Veterans Night at the Rodeo, 7 p.m., May 15.
Go online to www.elkshelldorado.com or call (702) 870-1221 for more events, details, costs and entry information. There is no fee to enter the parade; 120 entries will be accepted. For parade details and application, go online to www.lasvegasnevada.gov/helldorado or call (702) 229-6672.
Matting Workshops
Saturdays, May 7 and 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Free admission. Advance registration required; space is limited.
West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800.
Join instructor Helen Murphy for either a morning or afternoon session to learn to matte your photographs, artwork and posters. Bring a suitable frame and one photo/artwork/small poster up to 16” x 20” in size. All other materials will be provided. The workshops are provided through a grant from the Nevada Arts Council.
Mother’s Day Lunch & Dance (adults)
Walt Boenig’s Big Band
Sunday, May 8; lunch at noon, dance at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 per person, advance purchase only.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
A catered lunch by At Your Service Catering precedes dance with Big Band era music by Walt Boenig’s Big Band of longtime professional Las Vegas musicians. No-host bar will be available. Reserved tables for parties of eight available upon request; all tickets must be purchased together. Purchase tickets online at www.artslasvegas.org or by calling 229-6383.
Contra Dancing (all ages)
Cosponsored by the Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers
Saturdays, May 14 and 28; group lessons 6:30 p.m., dancing 7 to 10 p.m.
Saturdays, May 14 and 28; 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.
Downtown Cultural Series Concert - Karla Huntsman - “The Journey” (all ages)
Friday, May 20, noon to 1 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse Jury Assembly Room, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Through stories and song, and using a variety of musical instruments, Huntsman takes the audience on a journey through the inevitable ups and downs, twists and turns, humor, challenges, frustrations, joys, and ironies of living. For more information, call 229-3515 or visit www.artslasvegas.org.
The Poets’ Corner (adults)
Friday, May 20, 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 a forum for established poets and open-microphone participants. For mature audiences.
Third Annual Las Vegas Jane Austen Dance
Saturday, May 21, 6:30 to 10 p.m. (Armed Forces Day)
Tickets: $15
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
This Armed Forces Day event will have a period military theme focused on the Jane Austen novel “Persuasion” and will feature English Country dances suggested by the Regency Era novel. A special tribute will be made to military attendees in uniform, and military service members and veterans are encouraged to attend. A live band, The English Roses, will play period music on instruments in use at that time. Attendees are encouraged to wear formal Regency dress or period military uniforms or Scottish kilts. Light refreshments based on recipes from the Regency timeframe will be available. The event is co-sponsored by the Southern Nevada Old-Time Contra Dancers, the city of Las Vegas and the National Folk Organization. Go online to www.lasvegascountrydance.org for dance practice schedules, and Jane Austen dance information and tickets, or call (702) 303-3020 or 229-6383.
Exhibitions
“Poem Cycle” by Dan Scott (all ages)
Through May 14, 2011; Wednesday through Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission. Gallery is closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Charleston Heights Art Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Free admission. Gallery is closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Charleston Heights Art Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
Dan Scott is an artist and art professor at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. New work by the artist explores the traditional still-life genre. He believes that still life can tell us a story of the life we have or wished we had. Through the painted objects, he takes the familiar and breaks it out of any association with the mundane. The work holds the viewer’s attention through a complex dialog that is given meaning by the artist’s pictorial arrangement of objects, title and juxtaposition. Call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org for more information on gallery exhibits.
“Rhythm Repetition Movement” (all ages)
Through May 22, 2011, by appointment.
Historic Fifth Street School Gallery, 401 S. Fourth St.
The artists in this exhibit include Dayo Adelaja, Greg Allred, Randa Bishop, Harold Bradford, Susanne Forestieri, Stewart Freshwater, Adolfo Gonzalez and Helen Murphy. The artwork celebrates the spirit of dance and music. There are images that highlight specific musicians involved in blues/jazz and other works show the fluid lines and movement involved in dance. Call (702)-229-1012 for more information or go to www.artslasvegas.org.
2011 Celebrating Life! Annual Fine Arts Competition
Entries accepted 11 a.m.-3 p.m., May 10-11.
Public reception and awards ceremony Friday, May 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition May 20-June 30, Wednesday through Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission to competition and exhibit. Gallery is closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Free admission.
Free admission to competition and exhibit. 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 may 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. This exhibit will remain on display May 20-June 8, 2011. 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.
As part of the annual awards ceremony, Lifetime Achievement Awards also will be presented. These awards will be presented to citizens whose lifetime has been in the pursuit of art, art education and supporting art. The awardees are based on nominations from the community. Celebrating Life! entry forms with complete submission criteria are available online at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/Celebrating_Life_Brochure_2011.pdf. For further information or to request a form, please call 229-4631 or 229-1012.
Great Basin Exteriors: A Photographic Survey (all ages)
May 26-July 10, by appointment.
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.