Festivals, expos and musical performances characterize Las Vegas’ Black History Month events in February with opportunities for those interested to get involved throughout the valley.
Downtown
CYBERSECURITY TO BE DISCUSSED TODAY
DURING LECTURE AT GREENSPUN HALL
Opportunity Village is beefing up its security after two thefts occurred in January at Magical Forest. Two generators and a video projector were stolen on separate occasions just days before Magical Forest was to close for the season.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival has performances of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre on the College of Southern Nevada’s Cheyenne campus. Las Vegas Academy graduate Kristen Henley will play the role of Puck.
Book events this week include a signing by “Vintage Vegas” columnist Betty Bunch and an African American Author’s Symposium.
Buddy was a mischievous golden retriever no one wanted. He’d made his way from owner to owner and was at an animal shelter with numbered days when Elizabeth and Michael Parker took him in. His quirky antics inspired Elizabeth Parker’s first book, “Finally Home: Lessons on Life From a Free-Spirited Dog.”
Question: What do you say is our planting zone? I got a Plant Smart Sensor for Christmas, and it says we are a 7B, which is way lower than I’ve read. Just because a website says a tree or plant will be OK for a certain zone doesn’t mean it is necessarily, right?
Rugby players and enthusiasts from all over the world are expected to invade Las Vegas with the USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament slated for Feb. 9 to Feb. 12 at Sam Boyd Stadium. But Las Vegas residents don’t have to travel far year-round to witness — and play — the growing sport.
Las Vegas police looking for a fugitive downtown stumbled upon a grow house of 29 marijuana plants Friday morning on Carson Avenue near 17th Street.
Yep, you and young George Washington both learned a long, long time ago that lying was wrong. Not only did it hurt people, but it also got you into trouble. And no matter how much you tried to cover things up, no matter how “white” your little lie was, you always got caught in the end.
Graffiti upsets most people. But Las Vegas writer Howard Jenkins was shocked at how far many ordinary people go in their hatred for vandalism.
Roy Zimmerman’s politics run unapologetically to the left of well, just about everyone. He’s been letting people know about it and making them laugh through song for two decades.
From art exhibits to comedian acts and concerts, check out what’s happening in your part of the Las Vegas Valley.