From 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, individuals of every age can try out the new 36,000-square-foot SkyView YMCA, 3050 E. Centennial Parkway, for free. There will be family activities, bounce houses, classes and the debut of Les Mills BODYPUMP. Grand opening prizes are set to include Y memberships, swim lessons, sports items and an iPad2. Anyone who joins the Y on Saturday can enroll with no joining fee and receive a free program, a $150 value.
Child’s Play, a family activity center, recently opened its second location at 7060 N. Durango Drive, Suite 130, in Centennial Hills.
Along with humans, animals seem to be feeling the pains of a struggling economy as pet owners have to give up or turn loose the family friend they can no longer afford. But Susan Lepiarz Musko is trying to care for as many animals as possible with her organization, Companion Animal Rescue Education Spa Coalition. “We are a nonprofit animal rescue group that puts animals into foster homes,” Musko said. “We family-train them to get to know their needs and personalities really well so we can best match them with the proper family. We focus on making a forever family match.”
ArtBeat’s fall lineup includes a production of “Sweeney Todd” and a performance by Ambrosia, a popular ’70s band.
n Prestige Assisted Living at Henderson, 1050 E. Lake Mead Parkway, plans to host a jazz concert and fundraiser to benefit Wreaths Across America from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Wreaths Across America honors our nation’s heroes by laying wreaths at cemeteries across the nation. Ernie Cross and NOLA are scheduled to perform. Food, wine and raffle prizes also planned. Admission is $10. Information: 564-1771.
The Henderson Space and Science Center board has hired a consultant to help develop a capital campaign to raise money for a building. Board members are expected to discuss the plan at the Sept. 20 Henderson City Council meeting.
Victoria Young, 11, who has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, won a $10,000 award to help with music needs.
Desert Spring United Methodist Church will get its latest NV Energy bill any day now. But there will be no cringing because the church has gone solar, and an estimated 40 percent of its energy costs will be powered by the sun. Best of all, the solar panels and their installation didn’t cost the church a dime.
Cathy Carrabis of The Lakes has never been in the Army or fought in a war, but she does battle every day, and she has the pink camouflage outfit to prove it. Carrabis, 57, is facing down breast cancer and plans to take part in next month’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K fun walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society at the JW Marriott.
