By Marion Passey

Ignoring a sneezing fit isn’t always easy, especially after you’ve sneezed your folks out of sight! In this delightful book by popular children’s author Marion Passey, what begins as a simple sniffle soon turns into sneezes of monstrous breezes.

Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Jerry Harston, Sneezes and Wheezles will appeal to children of all ages—and allergies. Come along for the ride, and prepare to laugh yourself silly. Just hold on tight. Retail: $15.99

By Steven Cramer

As mortals living in a fallen world, each of us is subject to the limitations and downward pull of the flesh. At times, we may think of our body as a prison rather than as a temple. Thankfully, the Lord has filled the scriptures with instructions regarding what we should and should not do with the various parts of our body.

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The Las Vegas Brass band, an all-volunteer band comprised of professional and amateur musicians from all over Las Vegas, will begin performing family-friendly concerts on Thursday evenings. Their first performance with new musical director Paul Rich will take place at the Flamingo Library on July 6th at 7:00pm.

The concert will also feature guests from Australia, the New South Wales Fire Brigade Brass Band. Tickets are $5, and can be purchased at the door.

For more information about the Las Vegas Brass Band, visit their website: www.lasvegasbrassband.org/.

The Southern Nevada Band Association will be sponsoring a free band camp for all current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade band students. The camp will be at Foothill High School, 800 College Drive, from 9am to noon July 24-28th.

To provide this opportunity to band students at no charge, local band directors will be volunteering their time and talents to help students to progress on their instruments. Each day, students will have an opportunity to receive masterclasses, sectionals, and full band rehearsals. The week will end with a concert on the final day of the camp.

For more information, or to register your child for the camp, email Paul Rich: pbrich@interact.ccsd.net.