NORML BENEFIT IN LAS VEGAS ON SATURDAY NOV 27

Local Performers Showcased On Various Stages

A slow weekend for national touring acts gives locals in need of small
sanctuary a chance to check out some of their hard-working Las Vegas
performers. Many of those undiscovered talents have been convening
under the banner of WorldFolk, a nonprofit organization devoted to
"letting people know there's more culture in Las Vegas than Wayne
Newton and The Flying Elvi," says spokeswoman Leslie Belford. The
group stages eclectic and "very casual" events that give local
performers "a forum to hone their skills," Belford says. WorldFolk
also presents an hour of home-grown tunes called "Music Milieu" that
airs at midnight Saturdays (early Sundays) on KLAV-AM 1230.

On Saturday, the group stages a daylong benefit for NORML -- the
National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws -- at Legends
Restaurant & Lounge, 865 N. Lamb Blvd. Admission is a $5 donation for
the event that begins at 9 a.m. with hemp pancakes and ends at 3 a.m.,
or whenever August West, a local Grateful Dead cover band, decides to
hang it up.

In between comes everything from poets to belly dancers, Belford says.
Performers range from established local pros such as Conni Emerson to
new acts.

Among those scheduled to drop in: Andrew Hall, Dale Downing, Lane
Weight, The King Cartel, Lo-C, Chris Ewell, Zarinah, Soul Diva, Mike
Vaughan, The Buzznutz, Trinity, Soul For Sale, B-Sick, Flip The Cat,
Bob Crossland, Sky-9, 420 One Adam, The Zulu Nimrods, Opium, Jess
Romero, Rose Oyamot, Uncle John, Francine, Glen Volgunza, James
Jackson, Mike Lee and Marcello del Giudice.

Checked-by: Patrick Henry