By Charlene Dean Mardi Gras is coming up and the Court Appointed Special Advocates, CASA, for children in foster care who have been abused and neglected, will host a dinner, dance and auction to raise money for that organization. CASA Director Willi Baer said since the NyE Communities Coalition was instrumental in helping CASA get[...]

Live Music MONDAY-FRIDAY • Tom Saitta, Autie Goodman and Tommy Deering, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tommasino’s Fine Italian Dining, 250 Humahuaca St., 751-8221. THURSDAY – SATURDAY • Monte Nowland on the piano, 5 to 10 p.m., Stockman’s Steakhouse Lounge, Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino, 751-6500. WEDNESDAY • True Blue, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon and[...]

By Charlene Dean When the New England Patriots and the New York Giants hit the field for the Super Bowl at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, you’d better have a spot picked out if you plan to watch the game from somewhere besides your sofa. There are a lot of choices, some offer freebies and some charge[...]

Live Music MONDAY-FRIDAY • Tom Saitta, Autie Goodman and Tommy Deering, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tommasino’s Fine Italian Dining, 250 Humahuaca St., 751-8221. THURSDAY – SATURDAY • Monte Nowland on the piano, 5 to 10 p.m., Stockman’s Steakhouse Lounge, Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino, 751-6500. WEDNESDAY • Community band, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon and[...]

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times You may not recognize Pahrump’s talented Derik Jordan, of the former band Razorback, in the above photo. Jordan cut his hair and has a more professional appearance and sound these days. The talented youth will play for the crowd from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, at Off 160 Coffee[...]

By Charlene Dean Feeding the less fortunate children in Pahrump has sparked food drives, benefit shows and other efforts for the Food for Thought program which provides meals for school-aged youth over the weekend and during holidays when classes are not in session. A fundraiser, planned for 6 p.m., Feb. 7, at the Maverick Saloon[...]

Live Music MONDAY-FRIDAY • Tom Saitta, Autie Goodman and Tommy Deering, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tommasino’s Fine Italian Dining, 250 Humahuaca St., 751-8221. THURSDAY – SATURDAY • Monte Nowland on the piano, 5 to 10 p.m., Stockman’s Steakhouse Lounge, Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino, 751-6500. WEDNESDAY • True Blue, 6 to 10 p.m. Maverick Saloon and[...]

By Charlene Dean The Christian rock band A.L.I.V.E.  is breaking into the big time, with God as its guiding light. Members, founder Vinni Straube, Matthew Wallace, Pete Gill, Jake Trice and Wendy Thompson-King have only been playing together since June 2010 and in less than a year, have written music and lyrics for eight songs,[...]

By Charlene Dean After what Amargosa Opera House Director Rich Regnell called a “struggling performance” last Sunday, Marta Becket has decided it’s time to leave her stage performances to concentrate on her art and oversee the non-profit organization created to preserve the opera house. Becket turned 87 last year and had plans to debut another[...]

Live Music MONDAY-FRIDAY • Tom Saitta, Autie Goodman and Tommy Deering, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tommasino’s Fine Italian Dining, 250 Humahuaca St., 751-8221. THURSDAY – SATURDAY • Monte Nowland on the piano, 5 to 10 p.m., Stockman’s Steakhouse Lounge, Pahrump Nugget Hotel Casino, 751-6500.   FRIDAY • Randy Anderson Band, 10 p.m. to midnight, Pahrump[...]