VA center to hold festival, town hall for vets, families

The VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas will hold a town hall and festival this weekend for veterans and their families.

The Mayfair Festival will feature healthy-cooking demonstrations, entertainment, seminars and a noon screening of “Almost Sunrise,” a documentary about two soldiers grappling with the temptation of suicide.

The event is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the hospital’s education building, 6900 N. Pecos Road. A Q&A session will accompany the town hall, which runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

VA representatives will discuss the implementation of the VA Mission Act to increase access to health care, as well as give updates on the services for veterans in Southern Nevada.