Las Vegas novelist, poet and short story author Dennis Goode grew up in New York City, the setting for his novel “Time Squares.” The book follows the adventures of two young boys curious about the lives and stories of the neighbors stacked in apartments around them, “intrigued by the fact that people lived on top and below one another, and that they could be seen at once in a single swooping glance.”
Super Summer Theatre is ready to kick off its 2012 season with a revamped stage and new productions.
Event highlights this week include a Country in the Park outdoor concert and festival at Exploration Peak Park, “The 39 Steps” at Las Vegas Little Theatre, a McNeil Neighborhood Dog Parade and the 33rd annual San Gennaro Feast.
Tourists visiting in early summer typically flock to the Strip, but residents might consider attending an annual event downtown targeted toward them.
It’s never too late to learn. That’s the mantra Ruth Johnson has taken to heart.
At 70, she took a leap of faith and changed a lifelong yearning to play the piano into a reality. Now 85, she gives recitals at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 N. Pavilion Center Drive. Her latest was March 10.
She credits her success to the late Bernard Baskin, from whom she took lessons for four years.
“He helped me with my fingering,” she said. “He said, ‘You should touch the key so it brings out the story of the piece.’ “
