Winchester Cultural Center is offering Chinese language and culture classes for kids 10 to 15 years old now through August.

The classes are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The classes are free but there is a $35 materials and supplies fee per participant.

Kids will learn basic Mandarin Chinese along with exploring the Chinese culture, philosophy, calligraphy, folk songs, dance and martial arts.

Those interested can call the Winchester Cultural Center at (702) 455-7340. For details about what the classes will cover, call the American-Chinese Foundation at (702) 275-6516. 

The cultures of Latin America will be featured in a dance and music performance at the Winchester Cultural Center this weekend.

Mexican folkloric dance will presented by Xochipilli Macuilxochitl. The troupe will perform dances from Mazatlan and Vera Cruz.  A dance troupe from Peru's La Asociacion Cultural Peruvana will also perform.

Special guest singers Lourlily Scarlett and Hilaria Ley will also be featured.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 the day of the show. They can be purchased in person or online at clarkcountynv.gov/parksregistration.

A Spanish version of the controversial play "The Vagina Monologues" will be presented Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Winchester Cultural Center Theater.

The play will be presented by VDay LV en Espanol. The play is a collection of monologues performed by various women, each dealing with aspects of the female experience.

The play deals with adult themes, including sex, love and birth. The overall message is one of female empowerment.

The tickets are $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the show. The tickets can be purchased in person or online at clarkcountynv.gov/parksregistration.

Part of the proceeds will go to Safe Faith United, a Las Vegas nonprofit, which works against domestic violence.