This week’s 5 best bets for arts & culture in Las Vegas

Blues in the Desert

“Sweet Home Chicago” finds a home in Henderson as legendary guitarist Buddy Guy headlines Saturday’s Blues in the Desert, which also features Grammy winner Jonny Lang’s rock- and soul-influenced tunes. Blues in the Desert runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. For tickets ($36-$65), call 702-267-4849 or visit cityofhenderson.com.

‘(W)rites of Passage’

Heart and humor combine in the Rainbow Company Youth Theatre’s free “(W)rites of Passage,” based on the writings of local students exploring the challenges, and joys, of growing up in Las Vegas. This year’s edition debuts at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive. For more details, call 702-229-6553 or visit www.artslasvegas.org.

Las Vegas Philharmonic

The Las Vegas Philharmonic brings down the curtain on its 2015-16 season with “Dream of Now, Dream of Then,” a salute to Broadway classics featuring stage star Lisa Vroman singing selections ranging from Berlin (“Blue Skies”) to Gershwin (“S’Wonderful”) to Sondheim (“Broadway Baby”). The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall; for tickets ($26-$96), call 702-749-2000 or visit www.thesmithcenter.com.

‘Decades Apart’

Three gay men living in 1970s San Francisco, ’80s New York and ’90s Los Angeles recount their stories — and reflect on the social and political currents shaping their lives— in “Decades Apart.” Artist and writer Rick Pulos portrays all three characters in the multimedia drama, which makes its Las Vegas debut at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave.; performances continue at 8 p.m. June 10-11 and 3 p.m. June 12. For tickets ($20), call 702-732-7225 or visit www.onyxtheatre.com.

Decades of Duets

From Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the Performing Arts Society of Nevada’s “The Way You Make Me Feel — Classic Duets Through the Decades” recalls popular twosomes in a song-and-dance program that ranges from pop to rock at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. For tickets ($15 in advance, $18 at the door), call 702-658-6741 or email PASNV@aol.com.