Briefs

EVENTS

Astronomical Society

plans Mars celebration

The Astronomical Society of Nevada, Las Vegas, is scheduled to launch a Mars Day Celebration on Wednesday at the Galleria at Sunset mall. The organization, a local offshoot of the national organization started by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman in 1980, has planned a free, public event from 3 to 11 p.m.

The planet is on a trajectory that will bring it the closest it's been to the Earth in more than 50,000 years. Mars will be especially visible because its orbit will be closest both to the Earth and the sun. For more information, visit www.asnlv.org.

Designer to show

line of watches

Charlotte Jorst, award-winning designer and co-owner of Skagen Designs, is showcasing her fall and winter line of watches with a one-day show on Saturday. The event will be at the new Accessories & More II store in the Colonnade Square Shopping Center at Eastern Avenue and Pebble Road, and her only Southern Nevada stop.

A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, Jorst and her husband, Henrik, came to the United States 13 years ago. They began their own business, at first designing simple watches to sell to corporate clients and then launching their own brand, Skagen Designs. They have offices in Reno and Copenhagen. The Jorsts recently moved from the East Coast to live in Reno.

BENEFITS

Cirque du Soleil to aid

independent center

Cirque du Soleil has scheduled its third 5K run and one-mile fun walk for Sept. 14. It benefits the Center for Independent Living. The event is scheduled to take place at Paseo Verde Park, 1851 Paseo Verde Parkway (At Desert Shadow Trail), in Henderson. Several activities are planned including a warm-up with Cirque du Soleil dance coach Chris Childers, music by the company's band and entertainment by the company's onstage performers. Participants are eligible for a raffle for prizes, including tickets to "Mystere," "O" and "Zumanity." For more information, call the company at 693-7790.

GOVERNMENT

Planning Commission,

City Council to meet

The Henderson Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday and the next scheduled city council meeting is Sept. 2. City meetings are held at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 240 Water St. Those interested in obtaining a commission agenda can call 565-2474 and for a council agenda call the city clerk's office at 565-2057.

CHARITY

Boys & Girls Club

gets $1,000 donation

The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson recently received a $1,000 donation from Food 4 Less, a division of Cincinnati-based grocery giant Kroger Co., which opened a new store in Henderson last week.

The Boys & Girls Club operates on funding from public grants, corporate and private donations and standard fund-raising. This donation will be used for its food program, which serves more than 75,000 meals each year.

For more information on the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson, call 565-6568.


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