COMMUNITY WRAP

REED WHIPPLE CULTURAL CENTER

Flutist presents 'Gandhi's Dream'

Flutist Pamela Whitman will perform during a program at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center.

The Arts & Community Events Division of the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services presents Whitman in a multimedia performance titled "Gandhi's Dream" at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 the day of the show and are available by phone at 229-6211 or at the cultural center's box office, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. For more information, call 229-6211.

Whitman plays classical, world and original meditative music on a collection of rare flutes from around the world and incorporates poetry and visual art as she explores Gandhi's peace principles and their connections between the world's peace leaders.

Nepal's New Generation magazine says of Whitman, "She touches the human soul with her flute."

Whitman will be accompanied by pianist Elena Jivaeva, formerly of Uzbekistan and currently staff accompanist at the Curtis Institute of Music.

LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC

Led Zeppelin to be performed with twist

Bridging the gulf between rock 'n' roll and classical music, the Las Vegas Philharmonic will perform The Music of Led Zeppelin at 8 p.m. March 29 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood.

Amplified by a full rock band and accompanied by singer Randy Jackson, creator Brent Havens guest conducts the ensemble as they capture Led Zeppelin's "sheer blast and power," riff for riff.

Tickets are $65, $45 and $25 and are available at www.livenation.com, www.planethollywood.com, the Planet Hollywood box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets.

"My concept for The Music of Led Zeppelin was to take the music as close to the originals as we could and then add some colors to enhance what Zep had done," says Havens. "The wonderful thing with an orchestra is that you have an entire palette to call upon. The band is reproducing what Led Zeppelin did on the albums, verbatim, and then having an orchestra behind the band gives the music a richness, a whole different feel, a whole different sense of power."