OUT & ABOUT
Hip Hop Culture Festival set at park
The city of Las Vegas Hip Hop Culture Festival, featuring performances and talks by nationally known acts, will take place Saturday at the Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza, 720 Twin Lakes Drive in Lorenzi Park.
The event is designed to showcase the positive aspects of hip-hop and the value of staying in school over the temptations of gangs, violence and drug use.
Among the performers will be Bad Azz and Likwit Crew, with Tash and E-Swift of Tha Liks and King T. A variety of hip-hop styles will be performed. Speakers will include Yo-Yo, Tony Touch, Rakaa from Dilated Peoples and Casual of The Hieroglyphics.
Local performers such as Isaac Sawyer and Drew Da Legend also will participate.
The gates will open at 5 p.m., with activities running until 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 for ages 13 and older at the event. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free if accompanied by an adult.
More information is available by calling 229-1087.
Pool party planned for pleasure of pooches
Clark County Parks and Recreation will host its third annual Dog Daze of Summer pool party Saturday at Desert Breeze Water Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road.
The event is offered after the normal swim season as a treat for dogs and their owners before the outdoor pool is closed for the year.
Dogs weighing less than 35 pounds will be able to frolic in the water from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., while dogs weighing more than 35 pounds can enter the pool from 11 a.m. to noon.
Pet owners will not be allowed in the water. Dogs must have a current rabies tag or other proof of vaccination to participate.
Admission is $1 or one item per dog to be donated to a local animal shelter.
Further details are available by calling 455-7798.
