Paradise/Downtown Neighborhood News
TREE-CARE SEMINARS PLANNED
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension plans professional tree care seminars in English and in Spanish at the Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road.
Topics are to include: Palm Problems that Aren't Soils, Mulches, and Fertilizers; Proven Choices for Trees in Southern Nevada; Staking and Pruning - The First Seven Years; Prominent Diseases of Trees in Southern Nevada; and Insect Problems in Tress of Southern Nevada.
The English language seminar is set for Feb. 1, and the Spanish language seminar Feb . 8. The sessions are scheduled from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with early registration set for 6 a.m.
Hands-on sessions are planned from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., covering pruning roses , palms , shrubs and trees or pruning ground covers/grasses.
The cost of the full-day seminar, which includes handouts, beverages and lunch, is $15 for those who pre register and $20 at the door.
For more information, call 702-257-5536 or visit www.unce.unr.edu .
SIGN-UPS TO START FOR CLASSES
AT WEST LAS VEGAS ARTS CENTER
Registration is set for Feb. 2-16 for spring 2013 classes at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., running Feb. 20 through March 30 .
Cultural arts classes include African drum, African dance for children and African dance for teens and adults ; Keep it Moving ballet & tap, ballet for beginners and intermediates ; modern dance ; hip-hop ; yoga health and wellness ; tae kwon do ; video and documentary creation ; music production; and private piano and voice lessons.
The West Las Vegas Arts Center will also offer two new classes exploring the creativity and fun of arts and crafts called Kids Create and Craft It Up.
For more information or to register for classes, call 702-229-4800 or visit artslasvegas.org.
PHILHARMONIC OFFERS MINI SERIES DEAL
The Las Vegas Philharmonic is offering a mini series subscription package that gives ticket buyers a 15 percent discount on tickets for each of its final four concerts of the 2012-13 season.
The performances are planned for February through May in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave.
For more information, call 702-749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com.
MAYOR ANNOUNCES AWARDS
FOR CITY PROJECTS
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman recognized five projects as Mayor's Urban Design Award winners at her Jan. 10 State of the City Address .
Each project fosters the city's commitment to sustainability and livability .
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts won in the Building and Environment category. The facility's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified campus provides performing arts and educational programming space to celebrate artistic excellence, education and culture from around the world.
The Smith Center is also home to the Public Art winner, "Pipe Dream," by artist Tim Bavington. Painted vertical steel poles represent sheet music from Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man." The colors, derived from a sign painter's palette, pay homage to the history of signage in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., is the winner in the Public Places category. The city's new seven-story government center was built to LEED standards.
The Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse category had two winners : The Mob Museum and the Neon Museum Visitors Center.
Nominations for the awards were accepted by the city last year, and a four-member committee reviewed and ranked the submissions for recommendation to Goodman, who selected the winners.
The Mob Museum is housed in the historic former 1933 U.S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse at 300 E. Stewart Ave. The building was rehabilitated into a contemporary interpretive museum while preserving its historic character.
The open-air Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North, displays the neon art form. The 1961 La Concha Motel lobby was moved from the south Strip to serve as the museum's visitors center.
To qualify for the Mayor's Urban Design Awards, projects must be located within city limits and achieve significant impact through cultivating walkways and streets that are shared public spaces, promoting safety, conserving resources, preserving historic buildings and places, seamlessly linking to their surroundings and being pedestrian-friendly .
Nominations for the awards were accepted by the city last year, and a four-member committee reviewed and ranked the submissions for recommendation to Goodman, who selected the winners.
For more information, visit lasvegasnevada.gov/sustaininglasvegas.
