An event at Lake Las Vegas this weekend promises good music for a great cause.

It is the fourth annual Heaven Can Wait Animal Society’s Gimme Shelter fundraiser. The fundraiser features live music on the floating stage from Landsharks, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band.

The concert starts at 7 p.m., at the Village at Lake Las Vegas. The organizers suggest people come early because the first 100 concert-goers that are 21 and over will get a free pint of beer. General admission tickets are $20 and are available at the door. The money raised will go towards spaying and neutering programs through Heaven Can Wait. The organization is dedicated to keeping the animal population in southern Nevada under control.

In addition to the concert, there will be vendors, and the shops and restaurants at the Village at Lake Las Vegas will be open for concert guests.

Golfers won’t mind going in the ruff – er, rough – at one upcoming charity golf tournament.

The “Golf ‘Fore’ the Love of Pets” tournament tees off Monday, Feb. 13 at The Golf Club at SouthShore at Lake Las Vegas. The event benefits Heaven Can Wait Animal Society, a nonprofit with a mission of eliminating animal and pet overpopulation in Southern Nevada. 

Man's best friend is being used at local libraries to improve children's reading skills.

In a small room filled with pillows and blankets at the Gibson Library in Henderson, 9-year-old Caitlyn Cooks and 6-year-old Peaches snuggle together and read a book. Caitlyn is a fourth-grader at Gordon McCaw Elementary School. Peaches is a golden retriever and certified therapy dog.

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