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Classic characters

The Las Vegas Little Theater presents "Greater Tuna," a story about life in small-town Tuna, Texas, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 3844 Schiff Drive. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and students. Call 362-7996.

Rituals and traditions

The Off-Broadway Theater group presents Danny Simon's comedy "Convertible Girl" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 900 E. Karen Ave. Performances continue Nov. 26-28. Tickets are $13; $11 for seniors, students and matinees. Call 737-0611.

Magical forest

Bishop Gorman High School's theater department presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $6.50; $5 for seniors and students. Call 732-1945.

Movie magic

The Nevada Theater Arts Company presents "When Hollywood Sang," a revue featuring songs from movie musicals of the '30s, '40s and '50s, at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winchester Community Center, 3130 S. McCleod Drive. Admission is $12; $10 for seniors. Call 455-7340.

A salesman's grief

The Community College of Southern Nevada presents "Death of a Salesman" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Nicholas J. Horn Theater, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Admission is $12.50; $10 for students and senior citizens. Call 651-5483.

Fooling the IRS

Theater in the Valley presents the comedy "Love, Sex and the IRS" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Lorna J. Kesterson Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors, students and children. Reservations are advised. Call 558-7275.

Trials and tribulations

UNLV Performing Arts Center presents "David and Goliath in America," featuring the characters J. Edgar Hoover, Dr. Martin Luther King, Lenny Bruce, Abby Hoffman and Bobby Seale, at 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Black Box Theater, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $6. Call 895-4717.

Jewish society

Actors Repertory Theater presents "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Summerlin Library Theater, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Tickets are $15 today; $22.50 Saturday; and $20 Sunday. Call 647-7469.

Literature comes alive

As part of its Books Alive! series Nevada Theater Company presents "Aesop's Fables," featuring five of Aesop's most popular fables, at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Tickets are $5. Call 873-0191.

Drama and comedy

Joe Behar's Community Drama Workshop presents its minishowcase, featuring nine comedic and dramatic scenes and one stand-up comedian, at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Gold Coast hotel-casino's main showroom. Admission is free. Call 457-0234.

Big Apple voices

UNLV Performing Arts Center presents the Grammy Award-winning "New York Voices" at 8 p.m. today at Artemus Ham Hall as part of its "Best of the New York Stage" series. Tickets are $25, $35 and $45. Call 895-2787.

Opening the season

Violinist Robert McDuffie will perform with the Las Vegas Philharmonic during its first concert of the season at 8 p.m. Saturday at UNLV's Artemus Ham Hall, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets are $20, $40 and $60. Call 895-2728.

Dancing pleasure

Jim Maffett & his Orchestra will perform favorites by Benny Goodman, Harry James and the Dorseys for dancing at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center Ballroom, 800 S. Brush St. Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Call 229-6383.

Blue grass and folk

Adult contemporary artist Cindy Pearson will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Silver Springs Recreation Center, 1951 Silver Springs Drive, as part of the city of Henderson's Coffee Shop Sundays. Admission is free. Call 565-2367.

Violinist McDuffie

The Las Vegas Philharmonic presents a Studio One Master Class with violinist Robert McDuffie from 4-5:30 p.m. today at KNPR 89.5-FM's studios, 1289 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Call 258-5438.

Autograph session

The release of the book "Star Trek: Spock vs. Q" will be celebrated at 6 p.m. today at "Star Trek: The Experience" at the Las Vegas Hilton. Actors Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on the "Star Trek" television series, and John DeLancine, who played Q on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," will sign autographs.

Brantley, Toney host

Keith Brantley and Pendelita Toney will host the Poets' Corner at 7 p.m. today at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. Call 229-4800.

Christmas cheer

KMZK 100.5-FM presents "Holiday Lite Nites" from 4-9 p.m. today and Saturday at the Trails Village Center, 1900 Village Center Circle. Admission is free. Call 889-5107.

Sam's Town's "Christmas in the Park" celebration begins at 7 p.m Wednesday and will continue through Jan. 4 at 5111 Boulder Highway. Admission is free. Call 454-8048.

Santa Claus will greet children of all ages from noon-9 p.m. beginning Wednesday through Dec. 24 on the Jester's Stage at the Excalibur hotel-casino. Hours on Tuesdays are 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Call 597-7777.

Shije appears

Recording artist Shije will perform from 7:30-9:30 p.m. today at Barnes & Noble, 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd. Open Mic Poetry will be at 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call 631-1775.

Annual radiothon

The Variety Club of Southern Nevada and KFM 102 present the fourth annual "Care for Kids Radiothon" from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Saturday at the Meadows mall, 4300 Meadows Lane. Singer Kenny Rogers will appear from 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Call 383-8466.

Sale, signings, exhibits

Soroptimist International will hold its semiannual used book sale to benefit local charities from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Von's Supermarket, 4810 W. Sahara Ave. Call 362-7666.

Community College of Southern Nevada hosts author Richard Z. Chesnoff for a signing of "Pack of Thieves" at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Charleston Campus in Building D, Room 152. Call 878-0541.

Author Antonio Mendez, a former CIA agent, will sign copies of "Master of Disguise" from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at Pheasant Cigars, 2800 W. Sahara Ave., and from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday at RE/MAX Elite, 9931 W. Charleston Blvd. Call 253-0344.

The Moonstruck Gallery, 6820 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 9, presents Bev Doolittle's book, "The Earth is My Mother," this month. Call 364-0531.

Autumn prints

Photographic Expressions presents Bonnie Rannald's photo exhibit, "Autumn In Zion," today through December at A Taste of Bread, 3455 S. Durango Drive, Suite 102. Call 732-7323.

Creation vs. evolution

Bruce Wood, of the Southern California Seminary and Bible College, will give a seminar on dinosaurs, UFOs and the Genesis flood from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 3825 Pecos Road. Admission is $7 in advance; $10 day of seminar. Call 451-6000.

Cans and coffee

Local groups will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Cafe Copioh, 4550 S. Maryland Parkway, as part of Worldfolk's "Helping Cans" benefit concert series. All ages are welcome. Admission is a donation of nonperishable food items or sundries at the door. Call 220-9194.

Art exhibits

Daryl DePry's woodcuts will be on display in the lobby at the Las Vegas Little Theater, 3844 Schiff Drive, during performances of "Greater Tuna" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12; $10 students and seniors. Call 362-7996.

Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art presents the group exhibition "What on Earth" through Dec. 17 at The Arts Factory, 101 E. Charleston. Call 434-2666.

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., presents the paintings of Deborah Paswater through Jan. 2. Admission is $3. Call 360-8000.

"Duality: Cultural vs. Produce" will be on display Sunday through Jan. 28 at the Left of Center Gallery, 2207 W. Gowan Road. Museum hours are 1-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 647-7378.

Pianist to perform

Concert pianist Alan Gampel will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Black Box Theater in UNLV's Fine Arts Building, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Admission is free. Call 895-3332.

Space station

The Community College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne, continues its demonstrations of the International Space Station at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Paul Laxalt Teacher Education Center. Admission is free. Call 651-4138 or 651-4505.

Letters to authors

Students in grades four through 12 may enter the "Letters about Literacy" contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. For official contest guidelines and entry forms, call (775) 786-9383 or e-mail [email protected].

Discovering dance

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Dance Company is continuing registration for its tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, and salsa dance classes for ages 5 and older at 1111 Marycrest Drive. Call 568-0077 or 568-1316.

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