The Las Vegas String Band =
will have five performances on the Fiddler's Green =
Stage. =20
Friday at 5:30 pm and 8:45 pm. =
Saturday at 11:45 am and 6:00 pm. =
Sunday at 2:45 pm.
Friday - Sunday,=20
October 13-15: 17th Annual=20
Bluegrass Festival at Logandale,=20
NV
The Southern Nevada Bluegrass Music Society will present the 17th =
annual=20
Logandale Bluegrass Festival, October 13-15, at the Clark County =
Fairgrounds in=20
Logandale (North on I-15 from LV). Local, regional and national bands =
will take=20
the stage. The weekend will also include music workshops, band scramble, =
24-hour=20
jamming, and food & craft vendors. Tent camping and RV parking with=20
electrical hookups are available. 566-9372, 564-5455, or 655-6201. =
Featuring Special Consensus, Lampkins Family, Marty Warburton Band, and =
much=20
more. This will be one of the last times the Lampkins Family =
Band will=20
be performing. More Info: 702-564-3320.=20
See:
www.snvbluegrass.com=20
NEW: Saturday, October 14: D-Squared at=20
Garage-Ma-Hall, 6300 W. Tropical Parkway
Don Charles and Deb Guesner of D-Squared present folk music =
accompanied by=20
a mix of guitar, banjo, mandola, harp concertina, accordion and =
humor. =20
"Tied to the central mountains of Arizona, D-Squared creates music with =
the=20
ecpected sense and sensibility of the wide-open vistas of desert =
life." =20
This is one of the last concerts in Las Vegas commenorating the Fifth =
Annual=20
Daniel Pearl Music Days (
www.music-days.org), a global =
concert and=20
celebration of the ideals of tolerance, friendship and humanity. =
The event=20
is inspired by the life and work of Daniel Pearl., the Wall Street =
Jounal report=20
(and accomplished violinist) who was kidnapped and murdered in Kirachi,=20
Pakistan, in 1999. Info: 456-7925. 8. pm., $10 =
donation=20
recommended.
NOTE: Sunday, October 15: No Israeli =
dancing -=20
dancing will resume on October 22.
Reminders:
Monday, October 16: English Country=20
Dancing
6:30 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., in the =
Jewel Box=20
Theatre. Free, with recorded music.
Every Wednesday: International folk=20
dancing with Ethnic Express at the Charleston Heights Arts =
Center, 800=20
South Brush Street, 6:30 pm
Friday, October 20: Mandoliers will be =
performaing=20
at Pignanelli's=20
Pizza Parlor (Pecos and Russell, SW =
corner), 6 to 8 pm
Saturday, October 28th: And, of course, =
don't forget=20
the Halloween Barn Dance at the Charleston Heights Arts =
Center,=20
6:30 to 10 pm.
For future planning - new events:
Friday, November 3: Contra Dance at Blue Diamond =
Recreation=20
Center
We're adding another contra dance, aka Barn Dance, to the fall =
schedule, to=20
be held at the Blue Diamond Recreation Center.
Lesson is at 6:30 pm, dancing is from 7 to 10 pm. Our =
band=20
112, and Then Some, will be providing the music. General=20
admission:$6; members of SNOCD:$5; students and active military: =
$3
Saturday, November 4: Yellow Bird Indian=20
Dancers
Part of the Native American Heritage Festival & "Walk a Mile in =
our=20
Moccasins". This includes a walk/run that starts at 10 am, and the =
entertainment is from 11am to 2 pm. Free Admission. Sammy =
Davis Jr.=20
Festival Plaxa in Lorenzi Park. See
www.artslasvegas.org. =
Festival=20
info: 229-1087.