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When falling property values cut the Las Vegas-Clark County Library district’s budget, the district increased user fees for the theater at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center. Groups that used the theater complained that the fees were too high. Now, library district staff members plan to recommend a revised fee structure at the next Board of Trustees meeting, set for Sept. 13.
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The Harvest Festival, a 10-show series, is slated to make its Las Vegas stop Friday through Sunday at the Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
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The namesake behind Cragin Park, Ernie W. Cragin, represents a former Las Vegas mayor, theater owner and insurance salesman. Known for controversial views on minorities in Las Vegas during the Great Depression, Cragin left his mark on the valley in unique ways.
Metropolitan Police Department’s homeless liaison Annie Wilson heps place the area’s homeless in shelters or obtain medical help, depending on the situation. She also leads weekly outreach events that usually involve distributing food at The Salvation Army.
East Coast is anything east of Chicago, and you will feel comfortable here enjoying a signature sandwich on a hoagie roll.
Teachers were able to snag free school supplies, including backpacks, markers and pens, at MGM Resorts International’s second annual Educator Appreciation Day Aug. 18.
The Clark County School District estimated at the beginning of the summer that 2,000 seniors would take some form of summer school in an effort to graduate. In the end, a few more than 300 did, and an estimated 230 participated in an Aug. 15 graduation ceremony. One of those students was Henderson resident Oshea Alvarez, who enrolled in night school to supplement his high school classes and earn his diploma.
The Sun City Community Theatre plans to perform the musical production “The Happy Senior Cruise” this weekend at the Starbright Theatre.
