Everything you need to know about taking care of your pet and helping animals in need is available at the annual Family, Fur & Fun Festival on Oct. 19 at Exploration Park in the Mountain’s Edge master-planned community. The free event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Farmers market season is in full swing and continues through the summer. According to Kerry Clasby, known as the Intuitive Forager and organizer of two local farmers markets, finding fresh, nutritious and organic produce in Las Vegas is easy, despite the fact it’s a desert community.
For those who love the idea of seeing the country in a recreational vehicle without having to purchase one, several rental companies offer an alternative.
Tom and Tina Jones decided to jump into the recreational vehicle world last December. After seeing many friends enjoy their motor homes and trailers, it was time to make the jump.
DjangoVegas! returns to downtown Las Vegas June 22 to celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt and other gypsy jazz musicians past and present. The John Jorgenson Quintet, Stephane Wrembel and his band, and Hot Club of Las Vegas will perform at the Historic Fifth Street School at 401 S. Fourth St.
Even though we know so much more about protecting our skin from the sun, even though there is everything from sunscreen lip balm to special ultraviolet-blocking swimwear, skin cancer has actually been on the rise.
Camp will never be the same once children experience it the Springs Preserve way. The Springs Preserve’s weeklong Adventure Camps for ages 6 to 12 offer something for every young explorer .
For serious art lovers and buyers, the Thursday before First Friday is the ideal time to visit the 18b Arts District. Preview Thursday offers art show openings, a chance to meet the artists and chat with them about their work and the first opportunity to buy featured art.
Theater-loving students in Las Vegas no longer have to travel to New York City to find an authentic Broadway experience. The immersive musical theater workshop, Camp Broadway, returns to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts for the second year July 8-12.
This summer, children ages 6 to 12 can explore outer space, travel to other countries, become mad scientists or perform on stage without ever leaving Las Vegas. Through the month of July, valley youth can experience the fun and wonder of Discovery Children’s Museum in half- or full-day summer camp sessions.
For parents looking for quality and affordable summer child care, the YMCA’s day camps offer options for campers ages 5 to 15. Kids won’t get bored with the dozens of specialty and sports camps available all summer long.
Winchester Cultural Center is the heart of performing and visual arts for Clark County Parks and Recreation and offers a day camp for children ages 6 through 17. The Arts and Learning Summer Camp at Winchester Cultural Center starts July 2 and runs for eight weeks, through Aug. 24.
Parents often find themselves in a quandary about what to do with their children during summer vacation. Local child care programs, overnight camps and various specialty camps don’t always solve the problem because of cost and duration — a few weeks or a few hours per day.
Torino Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was founded on the principle that every child deserves the opportunity to experience childhood no matter how ill or challenged by extenuating circumstances. Torino Foundation invites hundreds of children each summer to Torino Ranch, where they experience summer camp through specialized programs and under medical supervision ensuring each person gets the chance to have fun, make friends and live life “normally,” while gaining lifelong memories.
The Centennial Hills Children’s Arts Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1 at Centennial Hills Park and Amphitheater. Las Vegas invites the community to this family festival that will abound in music, entertainment and fun arts activities for children and adults.
Las Vegas will bring three nationally acclaimed productions to the Charleston Heights Arts Center and the downtown Historic Fifth Street School this summer, all targeted at broadening family cultural education and entertainment: “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band and “The Dragon King.”
The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre is offering numerous opportunities this summer for youth interested in theater.
Summer 2013 will be extra sweet for one local downtown arts institution — the Contemporary Arts Center, which is celebrating 25 years of serving the Las Vegas community through the arts.
As outside temperatures rise, the indoor adventures heat up at the Springs Preserve.
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum in downtown Las Vegas invites visitors to take a “Sea Trek” this summer with traveling exhibits titled “Sea Monsters,” “Discovery Reef” and “Sanctuary Reef.”
Although the 18b Las Vegas Arts District’s signature event, First Friday, draws crowds in the tens of thousands after more than a decade, the majority of the art galleries lining the walkable streets of the neighborhood are open for browsing and shopping all month .
The talent is set and the amphitheater is ready for another season of music with Clark County Parks and Recreation’s Jazz in the Park concert series, which celebrates its 24th year. This year, the free series will feature the Las Vegas Academy Jazz Combo, which has invited Tom Scott to perform with it Saturday .
Some of the most vulnerable children — children in the foster care system with disabilities — need someone to make sure they get necessary services to excel in school. A 6-year-old program is providing that support but needs more volunteers to meet the growing demand for children who have no one else to help them in local schools. Sponsored by the nonprofit Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, the Educational Surrogate Parent Program trains volunteers to serve as student advocates during school meetings and for special education issues.
“Les Misérables” will open the 2013- 14 Broadway Las Vegas series at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in August. The upcoming season, which runs through July 2014, is sponsored by Southern Nevada Ford dealerships. The lineup brings many of Broadway’s most beloved and famed musicals and plays to Las Vegas for the first time.
Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort kicks off its summer season Saturday. The resort will be open Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Activities include scenic chairlift rides, disc golf, hiking, mountain biking and lawn games.
Las Vegas has plenty of summer fun for residents of all ages. City pools offer open swimming, swim lessons, exercise classes and special events, as well as novice teams for diving, water polo, competitive swimming and synchronized swimming for youth.
Las Vegas is completing renovation work on the historic west side of Lorenzi Park at 3333 W. Washington Ave. A grand opening is expected this summer. The western half of the 60-acre park has been closed since March 2012 to make way for the $15 million improvement project.
