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ANIMAL FOUNDATION
offers SENIOR DISCOUNT
The Animal Foundation, 655 N. Mojave Road, is launching its Seniors 4 Seniors program, offering local seniors who are 60 or older $50 discounts on adoption fees for dogs 3 years or older and cats 1 year or older.
The shelter receives more than 50,000 animals annually. Younger cats and dogs often find homes quickly and easily, while older pets frequently are passed over.
The program is sponsored in part by the nonprofit The Pets for the Elderly Foundation. For more information, call 384-3333, ext. 131, or email adoptions@animal
foundation.com.
FREE fitness CLASS
offered FOR seniors
Seniors who are looking to get in shape can join the Senior Fitness Program from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Mountain Crest Neighborhood Services Center, 4701 N. Durango Drive.
Adaptable to all needs, the class allows those 50 or older to work with 1- to 5-pound weights, fitness balls and ropes to strengthen and stretch muscles. The program is also great for socialization.
There is no cost to attend the class. For more information, call 455-1905 or visit clarkcountynv.gov/parks.
Senior Idol auditions scheduled
Groups or individuals 50 or older who want to perform in the Senior Idol Talent Showcase can pick up an audition application at the front desk of the Las Vegas Senior Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road. Applications are due April 27. Auditions are to be scheduled May 9-10 by appointment only. There is no cost to audition or perform in the showcase. The showcase is scheduled for June 14 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. For more information, call 229-6454.
TAKE TAI CHI FOR FREE
Free tai chi/ki gong classes are planned from 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the H2U MountainView Office, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 114.
Ki gong is a form of tai chi that helps balance internal energies. Ki gong is a slow-moving meditation exercise enabling awareness of breath, body and spirit.
Space is limited, and due to class popularity, participants can come to either the Monday or Wednesday class but not both. A doctor's release is required.
Registration is required. To register, call 233-5474.
Lecture series to focus on the brain
The Symphony Park Lecture Series is scheduled to present "The Brain Demystified," a free seminar, from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Fifth Street School auditorium, 401 S. Fourth St.
Dr. Jeffrey Cummings of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and other experts are scheduled to share research into the relationship between creativity and the brain and how the brain controls intellectual and emotional existence and new approaches to brain imaging that reveal how the brain works in health, disease and aging. Doors open at 5 p.m.
For more information, call
220-8090 or visit symphonypark.com.
ONCOLOGY NUTRITION CLASS OFFERED
A Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center dietitian helps cancer survivors and their loved ones learn about healthy food options after a cancer diagnosis.
The class is scheduled from 4 to
5:30 p.m. April 18 at 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250.
Registration is required. Call
233-5300 for more information.
Village Wine walk scheduled
Guests can enjoy sampling up to 20 wines while enjoying the outdoor atmosphere and live music during the Wine Walk from 7 to 10 p.m. April 14 at Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The event is sponsored by New Vista, a nonprofit organization that provides support to the intellectually challenged. Tickets are $30. Visit newvistanv.org to purchase tickets or buy them at the event.
hospital offers an afternoon
of cards and games
Bring a sack lunch and enjoy an afternoon of games from noon to 3 p.m. April 16 at Mountain View Hospital, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 114. Registration is required. Call
233-5474.
GET YOUR TAXES DONE FREE
Free AARP personal tax form preparation assistance for seniors 50 or older is available Mondays and Thursdays through April 12 by appointment at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive.
For more information or to make an appointment, call 229-1702.
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
A blood pressure check is being offered from 10 to 11 a.m. April 10 and 17 at H2U MountainView, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 114.
A blood pressure log will be supplied to track your readings.
The screening is free, but registration is required.
For more information, call
233-5474.
University to host
'violin concerto' and lecture
Lou Harrison's "Violin Concerto" was completed in 1959 and uses an orchestra of unique percussion instruments as accompaniment.
How do clock coils, galvanized washtubs and a metallophone made from coffee cans make serious music?
These answers will be given in the lecture following the performance at 6 p.m. April 13 at The Paul Harris Theatre, Ham Fine Arts Building on the UNLV campus, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
This event is free. Call 895-3401 for more information.
Lecture on the transformation
of the french presidency planned
A leading American expert on French politics analyzes the role of party coalitions in the 2012 campaign and discusses how, unlike the U.S. and contrary to American expectations about European politics, the dividing lines in recent years have not been left/right so much as center/extremes.
This free lecture is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the Barrick Museum Auditorium at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
Call 895-3401 for more information.
