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Charity register Opportunities to give. Fourth With the Phil at the Vill Celebrate the Fourth of July while supporting one of Las Vegas's longest-standing homegrown causes, Opportunity Village, at an exclusive party on the grounds of its Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus. Cocktails and dinner precede an open-air concert by the Las Vegas Philharmonic and a freworks show set to the orchestra's music. All of the funds raised will beneft Opportunity Village's efforts to provide vocational train- ing, job placement, and other social services to adults with intellectual disabilities. When: Saturday, July 4, at 6 pm Where: Opportunity Village's Engelstad Campus Contact: 702-262-1550; opportunityvillage.org marriott las Vegas charities golF tournament Summerlin plays host to the 11th annual Marriott Las Vegas Charities Golf Tournament, whose proceeds this year will go to the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada and the Children's Miracle Network of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals. Players will meet at the JW Marriott Las Vegas for lunch and a silent auction, tee off at the nearby TPC Las Vegas golf course, and cap off the day with an awards ceremony. When: Monday, July 27, at 11 am Where: JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa Contact: marriottjustforthekids.com Walk a mile in my shoes Looking to give back in a small way that has a big impact? The Las Vegas Rescue Mission's immersive Walk a Mile in My Shoes event invites participants to take the same steps as the city's homeless population by walking a mile—beginning outside the offces of the Las Vegas Review Journal, through the nonproft organiza- tion's campus, and back to the starting point. Each $20 registration fee supports the Las Vegas Rescue Mission's homelessness initiatives. When: Saturday, August 1, at 9 am Where: 1111 W. Bonanza Road Contact: 702-382-1766; vegasrescue.org strikes For scholarshiPs Get ready for a little friendly competition. Epicurean Charitable Foundation's Strikes for Scholarships tour- nament welcomes bowlers of all skill levels to face off against one another while enjoying raffes, contests, and snacks. The fundraiser is overseen by the students it serves, who are pursuing careers in hospitality and the culinary arts and who beneft from the foundation's fnancial assistance, professional mentorships, and job placement. When: Saturday, August 15, at 9 am Where: South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Contact: 702-932-5098; ecfv.org Erika Dalton, one of last season's winners of the Philharmonic's Young Artists Concerto Competition, performs with the orchestra. "This year our youTh concerT series will see 16,000 sTudenTs. wiThin Three years we should see 32,000." —jeri crawford the schools and doing master classes and working with the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras [a program of the Clark County School District]. I think whether it's a collaborative concert with them or to have our musicians playing together with them, that kind of big vision thing, we can do it. Donato is taking us on that path, and he knows how to make that happen. That's not your only outreach program. I just have this passion for people who are stuck at home and can't get out. So we're taking an entire musical spotlight series, a small ensemble program, to two senior communities in town—Las Ventanas and Siena. We're going to have three or four of those a year. It'll be a 45 -minute concert and Q&A at no charge to the community. In some sense, you're helping to redefine the culture of Las Vegas. I think it's a big part of our role as a community organization. Culture is not the Smith Center; it's what goes on inside it. It's that big message, and I don't think everybody knows that yet. But it's a great time to let people know. V For tickets and information on how to support the Las Vegas Philharmonic's youth and education programs, visit lvphil.com. history here and he understood the culture. It's strange how things happen. We were always told by the consultant, "Don't discount that somebody might just come along and you'll just know it." He's been with us for a year and it's been amazing. Tell us about your outreach to local schoolkids. This year we focused on fourth grade. We have five days split up—two in the fall and three in the winter—for our Youth Concert Series, where Clark County School District students [many of them economically disadvantaged] enjoy a concert at the Smith Center. This year we'll see 16,000 students. Over the next three years, we'll keep adding to get a full 10 days. Then we'll be able to add fifth graders and expand. Within three years we should see 32,000. How has Donato Cabrera fit into the youth outreach? Donato has been to Las Vegas Academy to conduct and to UNLV and the Nevada School of the Arts to work with people and give master classes. But the first big goal is to stabilize these 10 days for the Youth Concert Series. The costs for those are $20,000 to $25,000 a day. We just received a major grant to help stabilize those five days, and we're looking to build the next five. Once we get there, the other part is going out to vegasmagazine.com 63