Things to do in Paradise/Downtown DeC. 4-10

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The Nevada Conservatory Theatre is set to perform Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets start at $20. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

The Las Vegas chapter of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in collaboration with the El Cortez, is scheduled to host the unveiling of its "Hearts of Las Vegas" art exhibit, featuring 5-foot-tall 3-D hearts crafted by local artists. The ceremony is set for noon Thursday in the Jackie Gaughan Plaza, adjacent to the El Cortez, 600 Fremont St.

Linda Eder plans a free holiday concert at Symphony Park, adjacent to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are free but must be reserved. Reserved tables along the park sidewalks with food and beverage service are available for $50 a person or $600 a table. Call 702-749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com/holidayconcert.

The Guitar Society of Las Vegas plans to team up with Las Vegas Academy guitar students for a free holiday concert at 6:30 p.m. today at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Visit lvccld.org or call 702-507-3940.

The Solaris Dance Company, a senior dance group under the direction of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dance Department founder Carole Rae, is scheduled to put on a free Broadway on Paradise dance concert at 1 p.m. Friday in the room 133 auditorium of the UNLV Paradise campus, 851 E. Tropicana Ave.

The Cockroach Theatre Company's production of John Kolvenbach's comedy "Love Song" is scheduled to open at 8 p.m. Friday and run through Dec. 23 at Art Square, 1025 S. First St. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Visit cockroachtheatre.com.

The Las Vegas Senior Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road, is set to host a Holiday Carol Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13 for people 50 or older. The cost is $4. Call 702-229-6454.

The Mob Museum, 300 E. Stewart Ave., is scheduled to host a Repeal Day Party to celebrate the anniversary of the end of Prohibition from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. Guests must be 21 or older. Admission is $19.33, or $15 for members. Call 702-229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.

Act Now Entertainment and its ensemble of young performers are scheduled to appear at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., with their first concert "Way Out West End: A Merry Vegas Christmas" at 7 p.m. Monday. Admission is $18. Call 702-749-2012 or visit thesmithcenter.com.

The Knights of Columbus plan a holiday themed all-ages Saturday Night Stomp swing dance party Saturday at 911 E. Ogden Ave. Lessons are scheduled at 7 p.m., and social dancing is set to run from 8 p.m. to midnight. The dress code prohibits jeans. Admission is $5, cash only. Visit saturdaynightstomp.com.

The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre plans to present the musical "Honk!" at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 15 and at 2 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 15 and 16 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for teens, seniors and members of the military and $3 for children 12 or younger. Call 702-229-6383 or 702-229-6553 or visit artslasvegas.org.

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Local singer/songwriter Annie Meadows plans to present her annual free family-friendly Christmas concert with actors, live strings and ballet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Ballroom at Ravella at Lake Las Vegas, 1610 Lake Las Vegas Parkway. A story time is scheduled from 2 to 2:45 p.m. outside the Grand Ballroom. After the concert, Meadows plans to lead the crowd in caroling. Visit faithrunner.org.

The Myron Heaton Chorale plans to present "A Heaton Family Christmas: A Scandinavian Celebration," a free concert featuring the music of Norway, Sweden and Denmark along with selections from Ireland and England, at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the little theater at Silvestri Junior High School, 1055 E. Silverado Ranch Blvd. Visit myronheatonchorale.org.

The Nevada State Railroad Museum's Santa Train is back with train rides every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 15,16, 22 and 23. The museum is at 600 Yucca St., Boulder City. Tickets are $5 and are available at nevadasouthern.com.

The We Knead The Dough Gingerbread Festival is slated from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School, 2015 S. Hualapai Way. The festival is set to feature more than 40 gingerbread houses, 1,000 gingerbread people, entertainment, a pizza lunch by CiCi's, visits with Santa Claus, carnival games and activities. Admission is $15 and includes a gingerbread cookie-decorating kit, a pizza buffet and carnival games. For $50, guests can decorate their own gingerbread houses. Proceeds benefit The Rape Crisis Center. Call 702-385-2153 or visit therapecrisiscenter.org.

The 18th annual Shoes for Children shoe drive and benefit performance plans to present "The Threepenny Opera" by the Ira Aldridge Theatre Company of Nevada at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Admission is a new pair of children's athletic shoes sized to fit preschoolers to high school youths. Donations also will be accepted through Dec. 23 at all Las Vegas-Clark County Library District branches. Call 702-507-3989.

The Redrock Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans a Live Nativity performance outdoors with actors and animals at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Opportunity Village's Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive. The show is set to be presented in Spanish at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Parking and admission are free. Seating is limited. Visit thenativitylv.com.