Things To Do in Paradise/Downtown, Jan. 22-28

-- The Cockroach Theatre inside Art Square, 1025 S. First St., plans to continue its run of "Gruesome Playground Injuries," a play by Rajiv Joseph, at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 17. Tickets are $15 and $18. Visit cockroachtheatre.com.

-- The Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., plans to host Southern Paiute Cultural Sharing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays during February. Area tribe members plan to share stories, food customs, drumming and dancing, arts and crafts and more. General admission is $9.95 for Nevada residents and $4.95 for youths ages 5 to 17. Visit springspreserve.org.

-- The 20 Pearls Foundation plans to present "An Evening With Violin Soul-o-ist Karen Briggs" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave. Tickets start at $65. The 20 Pearls Foundation helps prepare girls in foster care for adulthood. Call 702-749-2000 or visit thesmithcenter.com.

-- The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, plans to continue its 10th anniversary season Friday with Albert Innaurato's "Gemini" in the Judy Bayley Theatre at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Shows are set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Feb. 7-9. Matinees are at 2 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 10. Tickets start at $20. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

-- The UNLV Performing Arts Center is scheduled to host the Stars of the Russian Ballet at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Tickets start at $35. Call 702-895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.

-- UNLV Department of Music faculty Stephen Caplan, Timothy Hoft and Janis McKay are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Doc Rando Recital Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Admission is free. Visit pac.unlv.edu.

-- The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society is seeking singers to be part of its 50th anniversary season. The group meets at
6:30 p.m. Sundays in room 159 of the Beam Music Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. Call 702-451-6672 or visit snmas.com.

-- Historic photographs from the Las Vegas News Bureau's collection are scheduled to be on display at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., during regular library hours through Sunday. Visit lvccld.org.

-- "Narratives of Progress," a show of paintings by Armin Mühsam that depict man-made, sterile landscapes after the disappearance of the natural, is scheduled to be on display through March 16 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Visit artslasvegas.org.

-- The Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, is scheduled to host a seated yoga class for beginners at 2 p.m. Friday in the Jewel Box Theater. Admission is free. Call 702-507-3459 or visit lvccld.org.