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Millinery event to raise
funds for St. Jude's Ranch
Friends of St. Jude's Ranch for Children will present "Gamine Charm in Hats & Accessories," a fund-raiser, on April 19 at the Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive.
A social hour begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon. Reservations must be received by April 12. Call 367-0684 for details.
Designers Daphanne Thomas, Florence Morales and Gayle Anderson will share a fanciful array of millinery. Part of their presentation will include "how to" instruction.
A hat contest will be held and prizes awarded in the following categories: most creative, most vintage, most likely to succeed, most interesting history and the hat that completes the "total" look.
Proceeds from this event will benefit St. Jude's Ranch in Boulder City.
East Indian cooking topic
of Henderson workshop
The city of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor an East Indian Buffet workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Lorna J. Kesterson Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St., Henderson.
The workshop fee is $13 per person plus $3 for supplies. The supply fee will be paid directly to the instructor before the class begins.
East Indian cuisine is known for its variety and blends of aromatic spices and seasonings.
Workshop participants will focus on preparing several vegetarian and meat dishes, including chutney. Workshop seating is limited and registration is required at least one day in advance. For more information, call 565-2121.
Up With People seeks
hosts for Las Vegas visit
Up With People, a nonprofit performance troupe, will bring its newest musical stage production to the valley in early April and needs local residents to host its international students.
More than 120 students from 20 countries will perform in "The Festival" on April 5 at Hills Park in Summerlin. The cast arrives from Carson City on Monday. Host families will pick up the students that evening and house them until the morning of April 7, when they depart for Ely.
Host families are an important part of the organization's curriculum, which combines multicultural education, musical performance and community service. Extended stays allow the students to learn more about the cities they visit.
Host families are asked to provide meals, a bed and morning and evening transportation to and from the cast's community service and performance locations. Each host family will receive two tickets to "The Festival."
The cast will spend the four days before the performance in Clark County schools, leading activities that promote cultural diversity and understanding. Up With People students will have a free day with host families on April 6.
Those interested in hosting can contact the Up With People advance team office at 229-5052.
Auction and entertainment
to raise funds for Links
Las Vegas Links, the Las Vegas chapter of Links, Inc., will hold a fund-raiser for the organization Saturday at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road.
"The Evening of Stars" will feature a silent auction, dinner, entertainment and dancing beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Proceeds from the fund raiser will benefit the Links' art program, national and international trends and services program, and the services to youth program.
Tickets are $50 per person. For more information, call Carletta Russell at 341-5969.
Indian artwork on display
at area heritage museum
A colorful exhibition of original artworks by Indian artists, "Healing From the Land: American Indian Herbal Medicine," is on display through June 1 at the Clark County Heritage Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson.
"Healing From the Land" was organized by Blair-Murrah Exhibitions, and spotlights plants and tree used to treat many ailments. A selection of living medicinal plants native to the Southwest will also be on display.
Paintings, drawings, pastels and watercolors depict medicinal plants gathered and prepared as effective cures by American Indians.
Many of the medicinal plants were recognized by the U.S. Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary more than a hundred years ago, and some are still used today.
Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is $1.50 general admission and $1 for senior citizens and children.
For more information, call 455-7955.
Registration opens April 1
for resident camps
Registration begins April 1 for three one-week resident camps in July at Camp Lee Canyon.
Two weeks are for children ages 8 to 11, and the third is for youth ages 12 to 15. Lee Canyon Arts camp for children ages 8 to 11 is July 13-19 and Omnicamp: An Adventure in Science runs July 27-Aug. 2. Camp Odyssey for teens is July 6-12.
Omnicamp will offer classes such as earth science, chemistry, botany and zoology.
Registration will be taken from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays at the Sunset Park office, 2601 E. Sunset Road.
Camp fees range from $250 to $265. For information, call 455-8200. This includes room and board, all supplies and a camp t-shirt. Parents must provide transportation to and from the camp, bedding and suitable clothing.
The camps are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. A space may be reserved with a $95 deposit.
For more information, call the Clark County Parks and Recreation at 455-8200.
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