East Valley View Things to Do, March 12-18, 2015

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The Gold Spike, 217 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is scheduled to host appearances by local celebrities and community leaders including Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky and Ronald McDonald along with food, entertainment and raffles from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 12 as the headquarters for the 2015 Nevada’s Big Give online donation campaign. Computer stations on site will enable online giving to benefit Nevada nonprofits and public schools. This will be the fourth statewide online giving event for NevadaGIVES, which offers 24 hours of online giving. Every registered Nevada nonprofit is eligible to participate and receive donations from midnight to 11:59 p.m. March 12 by logging onto NVBigGive.org. Each charity must, however, register on the website on or before March 12. Visit nevadagives.org.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is scheduled at 7 p.m. March 12 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. The tour features short films from the 39th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival, with topics ranging from explorations of remote landscapes and mountain cultures to adrenaline-fueled action sports films. Admission is free, and wristbands are set to be distributed at 6 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a limit of one per person. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3400.

Kent Caldwell’s exhibit “Otherlands” is set to be on display through March 27 at Blackbird Studios, 1551 S. Commerce St., Suite A. “Otherlands” explores memory, nostalgia, curiosity and immersion with sculptural and narrative diorama that reference characters, stories and video games from the artist’s childhood. His work uses a variety of media and techniques, from paper mache to 3-D printing. Visit blackbirdstudioslv.com or call 702-782-0319.

Cosmic Swimming is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. March 13 at the Hollywood Aquatic Center, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd. The event is open to all ages. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 702-455-8508.

Gardening in Small Places: Composting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon March 14 at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road. The workshop is designed to provide knowledge on vermicomposting and more. Class space is limited, and registration is required. The cost is $25, which covers class materials. Visit unce.unr.edu, email lvmastergardeners@unce.unr.edu or call 702-257-5555.

The Junior League of Las Vegas is set to present Fashion Forward: Passport to Fashion at 2 p.m. March 14 at the Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Sixty budding fashion designers from Clark County high schools are slated to present and model their designs, inspired by the theme Passport to Fashion. Tickets are $40 for general admission and $60 for VIP admission, which includes premium seating and a swag bag. Visit jllv.org.

A Pioneer Obstacle Course is planned from noon to 2 p.m. March 14 at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park, 500 E. Washington Ave. The cost is $1 per person. Everyone who completes the course receives a prize. Call 702-486-3511 or visit http://parks.nv.gov/parks/old-las-vegas-mormon-fort.

The Neon Museum Boneyard and Boneyard Park, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North, plans to host Aladdin’s March Magic from 5 to 7 p.m. March 14 for preschoolers through third-graders, accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Neon Boneyard “Genie” will perform a dramatic reading of the traditional version of the Aladdin folktale in the Boneyard Park, and after story time, participants will make a magic “flying carpet” with paper and markers before learning to “fly” their carpet around the park. Magic tricks and photos also are planned. The cost is $5. Space is limited. Register at neonmuseum.org or call 702-387-6366.

A Ballet Folklorico Dance Showcase is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 13 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. The event is free. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3400.

Music with the Classic Touch: Orchestra Futura is scheduled at 3 p.m. March 15 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. The free event is co-sponsored by Nevada Chamber Symphony. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3400.

Laws Pertaining to Nevada Nonprofits, A Southern Nevada Nonprofit Information Center workshop co-sponsored by the Foundation Center, is scheduled at 2 p.m. March 17 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. The event is free. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3400.

Spying on Antiquity: Declassified U.S. Intelligence Imagery and Near Eastern Archaeology, a free lecture by Jason Ur, professor of anthropology/director for center for geographic analysis at Harvard University, is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. March 17 inside the Barrick Museum Auditorium at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 702-895-2787.

The Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. Third St., plans to host the Las Vegas Valley Firefighters’ annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Firefighter Fun Challenge March 17. A parade of uniformed firefighters and honor guards is planned for noon starting at the Main Street Stage outside the Golden Gate. The group will be joined by bagpipers and step dancers as it makes its way down the Fremont Street Experience to the events center for the challenge, set from 1 to 5 p.m. Attendees can enjoy beer, cocktails and food for purchase as they cheer on teams of firefighters competing in a tricycle race, a wheel barrel race, an equipment run, a tug of war, hose bowling and a garden hose efficiency contest. Trophies will be awarded and prize money donated to the winners’ charities of choice. Admission is free for spectators. Visit dlvec.com/event/st-patricks-day-parade-and-firefighter-fun-challenge.

Midgets Unleashed’s St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Smackdown is scheduled at 8 p.m. March 17 at the Fremont Country Club, 601 E. Fremont St. Tickets are $21 for guests 21 or older and $22 for guests ages 18-20. VIP tables are available for an additional $50 at smashmagazine.com or ticketfly.com. Visit fremontcountryclubvegas.com or call 702-382-6601.

Stress Management for the Caregiver, a free workshop co-sponsored by Nevada Senior Services, is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. March 18 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3400.

An LGBTQ Career Fair is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. March 18 at The Center, 401 S. Maryland Parkway. Companies planning to participate have demonstrated ongoing support for the LGBTQ community’s human rights, organizers said. The event is free. Visit thecenterlv.com or call 702-733-9800.

Vegas PBS plans to host the Hero2Hired/Green Zone Military Job Fair from 2 to 6 p.m. March 18 at Vegas PBS, 3050 E. Flamingo Road. The free event is geared toward National Guard/Reserve service members, their spouses, discharged veterans and retirees and military-friendly employers. Visit tinyurl.com/om86bey.

Collaboration/Exchange by Lucky DeBellevue, the current session of the artist-in-residence program at the Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is scheduled through April 12. Guests can join DeBellevue in constructing chenille stem sculptures by weaving stems into a pattern overlay that will be added to a sculptural form. Visitors may also work with DeBellevue on a collaborative printing project using a process of creating two prints from one inked object, relying on memory and performance to approximate placement. Visit cosmopolitanlasvegas.com.

“Wilds,” an exhibition of large-scale art on paper by Emily McIlroy, is scheduled to be on display through March 20 at the College of Southern Nevada Fine Arts Gallery at the Cheyenne campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Visit csn.edu.

Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear, a new interactive exhibit developed by the California Science Center, is scheduled to be on display through May 3 at the Discovery Children’s Museum, 360 Promenade Place. The exhibit is set to include a Fear Challenge Course, a Fear Lab and displays on Fear in the Wild and Coping with Fear. Visit discoverykidslv.org or call 702-382-5437.

WORTH A DRIVE

The Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce plans a networking mixer from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 12 at Park Place Infiniti, 5555 W. Sahara Ave. Guests can enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks. The cost is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. RSVP at 702-737-4300 or info@lvacc.org.

The 49th annual Southern Nevada Sons and Daughters of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival is planned for March 13-15 at the Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St. A parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 14 on Water Street between Ocean Avenue and Victory Road. Visit hendersonlive.com.

CBRE Cares Leprechaun Run 2015 is scheduled at 8 a.m. March 14 at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road. Locals are invited to wear green and chase a leprechaun during the inaugural 5K race and 1-mile walk. CBRE Las Vegas has pledged all the proceeds to Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada and The Public Education Foundation. Race registration is $35 for the 5K and $20 for the walk. Visit desertskyadventures.com/catch-the-leprechaun-5k.

The play “Motel” is scheduled to be presented by Table 8 Productions at 8 and 11 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from March 12-28 at the Gateway Motel, 928 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Guests must be 18 or older. Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance. Twenty slots are available per performance. Visit table8lv.com.

A premiere screening of the locally produced documentary “Semicolon; The Adventures of Ostomy Girl” is planned at 4 p.m. March 15 inside the Brenden Theaters at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. The documentary, which has won entry into several film festivals across the country, chronicles the tragedies and triumphs of 25-year-old Dana Marshall-Bernstein, who has Crohn’s disease. The event will double as a fundraiser for the local chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and the Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute. A $50 donation is required per ticket for individuals, and corporate sponsorships are available. Visit semicolonmovie.com or ccfa.org.

The Adidas Warehouse Clearance Tent Sale is slated at 10 a.m. through March 15 in the Harmon Lot at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. The free event offers discounts on Adidas merchandise, including footwear, apparel and accessories. Call 702-365-7111 or visit orleanscasino.com.

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. March 15 at the Pearl inside the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road. Tickets start at $69. Call 702-944-3200 or visit palms.com.

Future Stars of Wrestling is set for 7 p.m. March 14 at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Doors are slated to open at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $15. Call 702-263-7777 or visit silvertoncasino.com

PLAN AHEAD

Agriculture & Food Security: Can We Feed the World?, a free lecture by Fred T. Davies, professor of horticultural sciences at Texas A&M University, is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. March 19 inside the Barrick Museum Auditorium at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 702-895-2787.

Black Mountain Institute: Crossing the Black Atlantic, a discussion with Jamaica Kincaid and Caryl Phillips and moderated by Julia Lee, is scheduled at 7 p.m. March 19 at the Philip J. Cohen Theatre inside the UNLV Student Union, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit pac.unlv.edu or call 702-895-2787.

Tickets are on sale for One Night for One Drop, planned at 7:30 p.m. March 20 inside “The Beatles LOVE” theater at The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The show is set to feature Cirque du Soleil performers and raise funds for One Drop, a charity created to ensure that water is accessible to all. Tickets start at $100 and are tax-deductible. Visit onedrop.org/onenight or call 844-339-2837.

Walk for Wishes, part of a nationwide Make-A-Wish fundraiser, is scheduled at 8 a.m. March 21 at Town Square Las Vegas, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Registration for the event, hosted by Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada, is set to begin at 6:45 a.m., and opening ceremonies are set to start at 7:30 a.m. Visit snv.wish.org.

IRS-certified volunteers are set to offer free tax form preparation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 21 and April 11 at The Center, 401 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit thecenterlv.org or call 702-733-9800.

The Clark County Commodore Computer Club plans to meet from 9 to 11 a.m. March 21 in its new meeting place at 2701 E. St. Louis Ave. in Room 16 of the Clark County School District Adult Education Campus. Off-street parking is available. Free PC software for attendees will distributed on a newsletter DVD filled with demos and PC utilities, including a video of the Game Awards 2014 held in December at Planet Hollywood. Newsletter disks also are available in Commodore 64 format. Free door prizes will be offered for all attendees. Email Forrest Nettles at flnettles@hotmail.com or call 702-363-3331.

Las Vegas Academy Theatre plans to present the play “My Friend the Fox” by William Glennon April 23 through May 2 in the Lowden Theater for the Performing Arts at Ninth Street and Clark Avenue. Tickets are $10 to $15. Visit lvacademytheatre.org.

Bank of America customers receive free museum entry the first weekend of most months at the Discovery Children’s Museum, 360 Promenade Place; the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North; and the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Admission is offered through the bank’s Museums on Us program, which allows Bank of America customers free access to select museums on the first weekend of every month. Participants must show their U.S. Trust, Merrill Lynch or Bank of America debit or credit card to receive free admission. Special event admission is not included. Visit museums.bankofamerica.com.

ONGOING EVENTS AND EXHIBITS

The Human Experience, a weekly open mic event, is scheduled from 7 p.m. to midnight Mondays at The Beat Coffeehouse, 520 Fremont St. Sign-ups for the event are set to begin at 6:30 p.m., and attendees must be 21 or older. Visit thebeatlv.com or call 702-385-2328.

“Line in the Sand: The People, Power and Progress of the Culinary Union,” a student-curated exhibit created by UNLV’s Public History Program, is set to be on display through April 1 on the first floor of the Lied Library, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Visit unlvpublichistory.com.

The “Faberge Revealed” exhibit is set to showcase 238 rare Faberge artifacts in the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, through May 25. Tickets are $17 or $14 for Nevada residents and seniors 65 or older; and $12 for students, teachers and military members with valid ID. Children 12 or younger are admitted free. Audio tours are included in the price of admission, and complimentary docent tours are available at 2 p.m. daily. Visit bellagio.com/bgfa.

Performances of Matt and Mattingly’s Bucket Show are scheduled at 10 p.m. Wednesdays at the Scullery Theater, 150 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The two-man improv show with musical accompaniment is free, but audience members are encouraged to pay what they want into a bucket at the end of the performance. Visit mattandmattingly.com.