Event hightlights this week include the opening of SRO Productions’ inaugural play, “Barefoot in the Park,” a Settlement Day celebration to mark the 157th anniversary of the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and World Oceans Day festivities at the Shark Reef Aquarium.
Nevada Ballet Theatre dancers and Cirque du Soleil acrobats, though performers, differ in training backgrounds and abilities. The two companies, however, plan to collaborate in their fifth annual “A Choreographers’ Showcase.”
Event highlights this week include a Family Lunchtime Movie Matinee Series screening of “Bolt” and a reception for “Art in Action: Spring Break Teen Art Camp Art Exhibition.”
The dreaded “summer slide” refers to the learning loss that occurs during the few months kids are out of school. The Las Vegas-Clark County and North Las Vegas library districts and Henderson District Public Libraries are looking to combat that slide and keep kids engaged in learning by offering incentive-based summer reading programs for young children, teens and adults.
Reggie Bennett, a paraplegic, speaker and well-known Las Vegas advocate for the disability community through his organization RAGE, Rebuilding All Goals Efficiently, plans to bring his motivational message to the Adelson Educational Campus Theater for a free event Saturday.
As part of National Teen Self-Esteem Month in May, the Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, is presenting “Eyes of the Soul,” an art exhibit featuring the work of Heidi Haugen, a Southern California woman who died in 2001 from complications stemming from an eating disorder. The exhibit runs through Sunday.
Bettye Wilson was a moving force in the early days of Las Vegas girls soccer, and the Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex was named in her honor
The Sahara West Library is offering free dance instruction through July in preparation for National Dance Day on June 28.
Event highlights this week include Bass Pro Shops kicking off its Family Summer Camp program and performances by comedian, actor, writer D.L. Hughley.
The Las Vegas Motorcoach Resort is a “hotel” for motorcoach travelers. It’s quite lovely, and among the amenities is a ’50s-style diner open to the public with checkered tile floors, a jukebox, booth seating and a menu that reflects a quintessential American eating experience.
Yarn creations adorn nearly every corner of the West Flamingo Senior Center, 6255 W. Flamingo Road. The railing at the front entrance is covered in yarn. The bulletin board is framed in yarn. The handles on the backs of the chairs are wrapped in yarn.
In its first year, the Las Vegas Day School enrolled 27 students. Today, the state’s oldest private school, at 3275 Red Rock St., is wrapping up its 50th academic year with an enrollment of 920.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR on Monday suspended Kurt Busch one week for verbally abusing a media member.
The Texas Rangers chose Bishop Gorman High School senior third baseman Joey Gallo with the 39th overall selection in the first compensation round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday.
President Obama makes his 10th visit to Nevada on Thursday, scheduling a public address at Cox Pavilion’s indoor arena at UNLV. He is expected to use the platform to sell his policies to voters.
