NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

CENTER DISPLAYS PHOTOGRAPHS

The work of photographer and Brown University professor Kerry Stuart Coppin offers a gritty yet poetic peek at inner-city living in Africa with Between Me and the Other World: Photographs of Urban Africa and the Disapora.

The exhibit runs through March 23 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The artist will hold a reception and lecture from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15. Admission is free. For more information, call 229-1012.

WEST LAS VEGAS ARTS CENTER PRESENTS MEMORABILIA

The pictorial exhibit Black Extravaganza: A Cultural Awakening! will run through March 2 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. The exhibit showcases the accomplishments of black dancers, fashion designers and musicians through the memorabilia of Black Extravaganza Productions, a nonprofit chartered in Nevada.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 229-4800.

CINEVEGAS ART HOUSE SERIES RETURNS TO NEONOPOLIS

The CineVegas Art House Screening Series continues at Galaxy Neonopolis 11, bringing independent, foreign and documentary films to Las Vegas each week.

Upcoming films and dates include:

* Through Thursday: "Pierrot Le Fou."

* Friday to Feb. 7: "Weirdsville."

* Feb. 8-14: "Kurt Cobain About a Son."

* Feb. 15-28: The CineVegas Art House Screening Series will present a mini festival showcasing the works of David Lynch.

* Feb. 29-March 6: "The Walker."

Tickets to all screenings are $8.75 for adults Sunday through Thursday, $9 for adults Friday and Saturday, $6 for bargain matinee, and $6 for children, students, senior citizens and military personnel. Galaxy Neonopolis 11 is at 450 E. Fremont St. For more information, call 992-7979 or visit www.cinevegas.com/screenings.

Center hosts art exhibition

The works of 20 Las Vegas artists are on display in the biannual Occupied Space exhibition at the East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave.

The center's hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. The display will be up through May 2009. For more information, call 229-6844.