May 19
Dr. Barbara Harff, professor John Tuman, and Raul Brito Salvador will tackle important issues in the U.S. relationship with Cuba and Venezuela during a panel discussion sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Las Vegas from 5:30–8 p.m. at Bear’s Best Las Vegas, 11111 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets are $45 for members; $60 for nonmembers. To buy online, visit tinyurl.com/opgxeyu.
The Mob Museum will host “Princess of the Desert Inn: Suzanne Dalitz,” an installment of its Wiseguy Speaker Series. Although the series is normally reserved for Mob Museum members only, this event is open to the public. Admission is free for members, $30 for nonmembers. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the museum’s courtroom. Tickets are available online at themobmuseum.org or call 702-229-2734.
May 20
The American Institute of Architects Las Vegas chapter’s May membership meeting will feature a walk-through tour of the Neon Boneyard. The event is scheduled for 5:30- 7:30 p.m. at the Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Boulevard North, and will include a reception in the Neon Museum Park. Free for institute members; guests $30. RSVP required. Email Kelly Lavigne at klavigne@aianevada.org or call 702-895-0936.
The Risk Management Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. at second floor banquet facility at Sierra Gold, 6515 S. Jones Blvd. $55 members; $65 nonmembers. For information, call 702-855-4537.
May 21
The UNLV School of Medicine Research will celebrate 90 years of research in the Department of Veterans Affairs with friends from the Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System. The event is from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the New VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Hospital, 6900 N. Pecos Road.
This free event is open to faculty and staff. To register online, visit tinyurl.com/p3jxc2h.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt is the featured speaker for the Clark County Bar Association’s May luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. at the main dining room of the Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive. The presentation will include information about the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee for the Office of Military Legal Assistance.
Register online at tinyurl.com/o9yc7oy or call CCBA at 702-387-6011.
