The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital logo appears on the side of a building. Las Vegas-based Mead Law Group on Thursday challenged local attorneys and law firms to donate to the hospital by 5 p.m. Nov. 30, opening the “Make a Case for Giving” effort with a $15,000 gift. Photo by: Shutterstock
Mead Law Group is challenging attorneys and law firms in the Las Vegas legal community to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital this month, kicking off the effort with a $15,000 gift.
The Make a Case for Giving challenge, announced Thursday, asks participants to match the firm’s gift or give any amount. Donors have until 5 p.m. Nov. 30 to give at fundraising.stjude.org/letsmakeacase . Throughout November, the firm is encouraging participants to share their involvement through professional networks and social media and to challenge another firm to join.
“Our legal community comes together every day to solve difficult problems, and this November, we’re asking our colleagues to bring that same commitment to helping children and families facing serious illness,” said Leon Mead, managing partner of Mead Law Group.
St. Jude, based in Memphis, Tenn., researches and treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Youth theater to stage ‘Sense & Sensibility’
Rainbow Company Youth Theatre, a city of Las Vegas program, will present Jane Austen’s “Sense & Sensibility” at 6 p.m. Thursday through Nov. 14 at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 Brush St. The troupe also will perform at 1 p.m. Nov. 14.
Reserved-seat tickets cost $10 each and are available online. The arts center also sells tickets starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Erica Griffin directs the play, an adaptation by playwright Kate Hamill. The roughly 70-minute production follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love, heartbreak, family obligations and societal expectations in Regency-era England.
The city has set no age restrictions but said some younger audience members may find Austen’s 19th-century language difficult to understand.
The company’s ensemble of 38 students, ages 10 to 18, works on every aspect of each production, including costumes, makeup, sets, lights, sound and backstage crew, under professional directors and designers. The company chooses ensemble members yearly by application and audition.
For 50 years, Rainbow Company has provided professional training for young people and theater classes for all ages. For more information, visit rainbowcompany.org or call 702-229-ARTS (2787).
Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys will make the first donation of the 2026 holiday giving season at 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Festival Plaza Drive, across from Macy’s Courtyard, at Downtown Summerlin.
The brief press conference also will include Elder Tom Thomas of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, representatives of local nonprofits and emcee Mercedes Martinez of MIX 94.1.
The Giving Machine, a “vending machine” that lets users buy items for charities by swiping a credit or debit card, will remain at Downtown Summerlin through Jan. 3, 2027. A second machine opens the same day at The District at Green Valley Ranch.
Items for local nonprofits cost $5 to $125, organizers said, and include meals, clothing, diapers and formula, and car seats. Items for global charities include goats, clubfoot braces and school water filters.
Catholic Charities, Foster Kinship, Future Smiles, Helping Hands of Vegas Valley and Three Square will benefit from the Downtown Summerlin machine. Baby’s Bounty, Eye Care 4 Kids, The Just One Project, The Salvation Army and Tyler Robinson Foundation will benefit from the District machine. African Hope for Girls, Lifting Hands International and Clubfoot Solutions will benefit at both sites.
The church sponsors the #LightTheWorld Giving Machine, which organizers said has raised more than $70 million for charities since 2017. Downtown Summerlin first hosted the machine in 2019, and Southern Nevada donors have given nearly $4 million and purchased almost 200,000 items since, organizers said.
For more information, visit GivingMachinesLasVegas.com .
Downtown Las Vegas to host free veterans concert
The city of Las Vegas will host a free Veterans Appreciation Concert starting at noon Thursday at the Las Vegas Civic Center outdoor plaza, 525 S. Main St.
The Swing It! Girls, a vintage-inspired vocal trio, will perform swing, jazz and early pop favorites with three-part harmonies. T.A.P.P.S., a group of professional trumpeters that provides Taps performances at military funerals at no cost to military families, will play Taps live.
Food Truck Thursday and a farmers market will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the same location. Attendees can buy lunch from a featured veteran-owned food truck. Expected food trucks include Major Muncheez, Tamalove, Sushito and Don Carnitas Y Tacos, though the lineup is subject to change.
Local nonprofits, community organizations and veteran-serving partners will share resources with veterans and their families.
Parking is available across the street at the 500 S. Main St. garage. The city will offer free two-hour parking validations at its tent on the plaza while supplies last.
The event is free and open to the public.
Henderson WinterFest returns to Water Street Plaza
Henderson will light its holiday tree and stage a drone show from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Water Street Plaza, 240 S. Water St., kicking off the free, family-friendly WinterFest.
The Electric Light Parade will follow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 along Water Street, featuring glowing floats and twinkling costumes.
The Swingles will perform at the tree lighting. Local chorus groups also will perform, and food vendors will be on hand.
The city will close Water Street for the event, with traffic restrictions and limited parking at the Water Street and Henderson City Hall parking garages. The city urged attendees to arrive early.
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