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City of Las Vegas staffers are set to say goodbye to the Bridge Gallery on the second floor of Las Vegas City Hall with “A Walk on the Wild Side.” The Musical Arts Chorus plans to perform Felix Mendelssohn’s St. Paul Oratorio and Las Vegas Academy is putting on “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

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SEMINAR TO FOCUS ON WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Neon Museum facility taking shape to preserve local history

A decade-long vision is scheduled to come to fruition next year when construction of the La Concha Visitor Center at the Neon Museum, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is complete.

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Club encourages students to advocate for animals

The Las Vegas Academy Paws for Change club plans to host a Puppy Pow Wow fundraiser Saturday to raise funds to help spay and neuter cats and dogs for families at Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas, which recently started its own Paws for Change club.

Ready for dialogue, regardless of the forum

A few weeks ago, I disappeared from your copy of View, sitting weekly in your mailbox or in your driveway. Poof! I was gone. I was relocated to the View online. From hence, this is where I’ll be answering reader questions. From here I hope you will continue to write, to risk your questions, so that together we can talk, think, reach, struggle and find.

Dining pick of the week: U.S.S Fish n Chips

There are times when you really don’t know what you want for lunch or dinner. Here’s a place with such a varied menu that you’re bound to find something to satisfy your hunger pains.

College pep rallies explain options to students in at-risk schools

Officials from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are doing what they can to increase interest in post-secondary education in at-risk schools. The Clark County School District’s 34th annual college fair at Cashman Center Oct. 25 was preceded by pep rallies at Canyon Springs, Desert Pines and Rancho high schools.

Planting fruit trees between pines not the way to go

Question: I recently moved into a home in Henderson, and I have a large back yard with about seven pine trees lining the property. The trees are spaced approximately 8 feet apart. I am contemplating planting fruit trees between the pines, and once they reach maturity, I would remove the pine trees. What do you think about this approach?

Wine lovers have a tasty golf session in store

Oenophiles, please take note. There’s a new trend popping up in the golf world and in Las Vegas in particular, which I find very cheering. I’m all for it, and I believe you will find it to your liking as well.

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Favorite Sons & Daughters

Stefani Lindenberg, 12, participated in the 2011 Miss Pre-Teen Las Vegas pageant on Oct. 23.

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