This week’s 5 best bets for arts & culture in Las Vegas
Ghostlight
Specializing in keepin’ it country, the Ghostlight quartet brings together two couples — Super Summer Theatre veterans Sandra and Steve Huntsman, joined by Kelly and Brandon Albright — to perform contemporary and classic tunes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive. The concert’s free; refreshments will be available for purchase. Call 702-229-3514 or visit www.artslasvegas.org for details.
Patricia Smith
Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Patricia Smith headlines two free events Saturday. First up: a writers’ workshop at 2 p.m. at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. At 7 p.m., she’ll read from her work at Nevada State College’s auditorium, 1021 Paradise Hills Drive, Henderson. For more information, call 702-455- 7340 or visit www.clarkcountynv.gov/parks.
‘Transcribing Nevada’
Artists and poets present their Silver State takes — sharing sketchbook and journal selections that explore the creative process — in “Transcribing Nevada.” The invitational exhibit continues through Sept. 28 at the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in downtown’s Art Square Garden Courtyard, 1017 S. First St. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and until 9 p.m. on Preview Thursdays and First Friday; for more information, call 702-800-4760 or visit nevadahumanities.org.
‘Day of Deception’
Magic materializes off-Strip with “Magic: A Day of Deception” at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Illusionist Paul Draper will lead a troupe of friends in such family-friendly arts as magic, mind-reading, comedy, storytelling and sleight-of-hand at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; for tickets ($10 in advance, $12 on performance day), call the Winchester center at 702-455-7340.
Nature tales
Wildlife abounds at Wetlands Park, 7050 E. Wetlands Park Lane, but even indoor activities have a natural tie-in at 11 a.m. Saturday, when the Wetlands Park Cafe will offer kids story time and an animal-themed craft session. For more details on the walk-in fun, call 702-455-7522.
