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King Ibu from Podor, Senegal, plans to perform original music inspired by the culture and folk music of Senegal during a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

Sample bands and beers at Brew Las Vegas

Brew Las Vegas, a beer-tasting event and festival, is slated from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday in the 5-acre parking lot at the Royal Resort.

Favorite Sons & Daughters

Tamas Lorinez, 21, graduated from the Ford FACT Program and Diesel Automotive Program at Universal Technical Institute in Avondale, Ariz., in August.

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Annual San Gennaro feast set to bring people to new highs

It’s not just a new five-story roller coaster that’s making the 32nd annual San Gennaro Feast a bit bigger this year — the event’s organizers said entertainment, food and the culture will be just as colossal.

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Poet to read at UNLV

What I did on my summer vacation

There are a couple of pleasures that I enjoy in my life. Family and friends are, of course, No. 1. But there’s a certain mystique for me of old towns and history, fast cars and golf. Fast cars beckon to my youth. Golf is thankfully covered with these columns. Old towns and their stories intrigue me.

Pacific Island festival returns to the Henderson Events Plaza

Celebrate the food, sounds and culture of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands during the annual Prince Kuhio Ho’Olaule’A Pacific Island Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Henderson.

Hobby inspires show and sale for decorated eggs

Summerlin resident Sharon Grant enjoys creating intricate designs on real eggs, and she’s using her talent as a launching point for the Eggsquisite Las Vegas International Egg Show and Sale, set for Saturday and Sunday at Harrah’s Las Vegas.

Local Muslim leader speaks about how Muslims are viewed 10 years after 9/11

Dr. Aslam Abdullah, the imam of Jamia Masjid mosque, can’t forget the morning of 9/11. Just after he finished his morning prayers, he turned on the TV and, to his surprise, saw the events of that day unfold not knowing the price the Islamic community would later pay.

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