Date book

Folies celebrates

The Tropicana hotel-casino celebrates the 25,000th performance of "Folies Bergere" at 8 p.m. today. Proceeds from the performance will be donated to M.A.S.H. Village. Call 739-2411.

Surf sounds

Jan and Dean, pioneers of the '60s surf music genre, perform from 8-9 p.m. today and 8-11 p.m. Saturday as part of the lineup featured at the Island Beach Bash at the Fremont Street Experience's First Street stage. Admission is free.

Designer searches

The Tommy Hilfiger All-American Girl Nationwide search team will be looking for girls ages 6-12 for its All-American Girl contest from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Desert Inn hotel-casino. Winners will receive a $3,000 U.S. Savings Bond, a weekend trip to New York City, a $250 wardrobe and the chance to model in Hilfiger's All-American Girl fashion show. For details, call (888) GO-HILFIGER.

Guest drummer

Mahoney's Pro Music and Drum Shop will host a free music clinic with special guest Trilok Gurtu, a drummer who plays on his knees, at 2 p.m. Sunday in UNLV's Ham Fine Arts Building, room 147. Admission is free. Call 382-9147.

Liberace's legacy

The Liberace Foundation presents the first Liberace Scholars Festival of Arts, featuring performances by students from the Las Vegas Music Festival, Nevada Ballet Theater, UNLV Liberace String Quartet and Nevada School for the Arts, at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Library, Jewel Box Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Call 795-5595.

Music, drama

The Myron Heaton Chorale will hold auditions for the Volunteer Community Choral and the Professional Bel Canto Ensemble at 1 p.m. Sunday at Ruth Fyfe Elementary School, 4101 W. Bonanza Road. Call 456-0735.

Joe Behar's Community Drama Workshop meets from 8-10 p.m. Mondays at Sam's Town hotel-casino, 5111 Boulder Highway. The workshops provides tips for anyone interested in auditioning and performing in movies and television. Admission is free. Call 457-0234

Doodles, paintings

Thomas Kinkade at Le Gallerie Luministe presents its "Blossoming Young Artist Contest" for children ages 5-17 who love to draw, sketch and doodle. Entry rules may be picked up at galleries the Galleria at Sunset, Fashion Show and Fashion Outlet malls. Entries will be accepted through Sept. 3. Call (802) 775-5878

"Dressing Up," figurative oil paintings by Susanne Forestieri, will be on display Tuesday through Oct. 9 at the Winchester Center Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. A former illustrator for the New York Times, Forestieri has works displayed around the country, including the Smithsonian Institution. Call 455-8239.

Music by Moonlight

Singer-songwriter Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the County Government Center Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, as part of its Summer Concert Series. Tickets are $8 in advance; $10 at the gate; free for children under 12. Call 455-8200.

Hand bells and chimes

The Arsis Handbell Ensemble, a 13-member group from Estonia, ring hand bells and chimes at 8 p.m. Sunday at All Saints Episcopal Church, 4201 W. Washington Ave. The group is on its world tour. Admission is free. Call 878-2373.

Getting crafty

The 12th annual Las Vegas Harvest Festival, featuring arts, edibles and entertainment, will be presented from noon-8 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North. American handmade arts, crafts, woodcarvings, jewelry, ceramics, candles and pottery will be featured. Tickets are $6; $5 for seniors; $4 for children ages 6-12.

What's poppin?

The Electric Boogaloos, a dance troupe featuring the street-style of dance known as "popping," perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, West Washington Avenue near Rancho Drive. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10; $12 at the gate. Call 229-6383.

Suspicious threesome

The Usual Suspects, an improvisational comedy trio featuring Finley Bolton, Rick Ginn and Jeff Granstrom, perform at 8 p.m. today at Planet Mirth, 5115 S. Industrial Road, Suite 107. Tickets are $5 and $6. Call 615-2599.

The hills are alive

The Actors Repertory Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Summerlin Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Tickets are $15-$22.50. Call 647-7469.

Life on the river

P.S. Productions presents the musical comedy "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park in Red Rock Canyon. Tickets are $7; $5 students and seniors. Call 594-PLAY.

Courtroom drama

The Joseph Bernard Acting Studio presents Herman Wouk's courtroom drama "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $7; $5 for students and seniors. Call 455-7340.

Broadway review

The Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory presents "Put on a Hat, Too!" a lively musical with comedy, skits and song and dance, at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theater, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. The 25-member cast includes David London. Tickets are $7. Call 871-1550.

Shakespeare festival

Labor of Love, a nonprofit organization promoting the arts among youth, presents "Romeo and Juliet" at 7 p.m. today at the Durango High School Theater, 7100 W. Dewey Drive. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will be performed at 1 p.m. Saturday and "The Taming of the Shrew" at 7 p.m. Saturday at the school. Tickets are $7 for adults; $5 for students; free for children ages 10 and under. Call 242-8992.

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