HOME BRIEFS
Design students to compete at show
Interior design students from the International Academy of Design and Technology in Henderson will participate in the Las Vegas Home Improvement & Decorating Show’s “roomscape” competition at Cashman Center Friday through Sunday.
The competition encourages students to forge relationships with local vendors to supply products while teaching skills in sales, networking, project management, space planning and design installation, all essential components to the interior design field.
More than a dozen students, organized into four creative teams, have worked to decorate rooms for local celebrities including Sabra, a contestant from Fox’s show “So You Think You Can Dance?”; Cathy Colbert, dance soloist for the Nevada Ballet Theatre; Doug Kezinian, sports announcer for KTNV Channel 13; and Joe Hawk, sports editor for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Awards will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The students’ designs will be available for viewing throughout the three-day show. Hours are noon-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
The Las Vegas Home Improvement & Decorating Show features more than 500 booths featuring the latest in home improvement, decorating and landscape products and services. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and free for children 18 and younger when accompanied by a paid adult. Military personnel will be admitted free on Friday with proper identification.
Cashman Center is located at 850 Las Vegas Blvd.
For more information about the academy and the programs it offers, call 990-0150, or visit www.iadtlasvegas.com.
Vino in the Orchard event set for May 17
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Vino 100 will present their second annual Vino in the Orchard event May 17.
The day’s festivities will include wine and food tastings as well as activities for children. Additionally, participants will have the opportunities to tour the master gardeners’ orchard and learn more about wine grapes.
The event, scheduled from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. will be held at the Center for Urban Horticulture and Water Conservation, 4400 Horse Road, North Las Vegas.
Tickets are $15 for adults and free for children.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offers unbiased, research-based knowledge from University of Nevada and other land-grant universities to local communities. Educational programs are developed based on local needs, sometimes in partnership with other agencies and volunteers.
For more information, visit the Web site at www.unce.unr.edu or call 222-3130.
