Things to do in Paradise/Downtown Oct. 2-8

The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre plans to open its 36th season with the musical "Tom Sawyer" at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13 and at 2 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 13 and 14 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 229-6383 or 229-6553, or visit artslasvegas.org.

The city of Las Vegas and the Original German American Social Club of Nevada plan to host an Oktoberfest featuring German music, dance, food, beer and children's activities from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. Admission is free. Featured performers are set to include yodeler Kerry Christensen, folk dancers the Las Vegas Bavarians and the band Salzburger Echo. Visit artslasvegas.org or call 229-3515.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival's Radical Reels Tour is set to present films capturing outdoor action sports at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. Wristbands will be distributed beginning at 6 p.m. Visit lvccld.org.

The "Batman Live" world arena tour is scheduled to visit the Thomas & Mack Center, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets range from $19 to $79.95. The show includes a cast of 42 actors and acrobats, a Gotham set and a Batmobile designed by race car driver Gordon Murray. Visit unlvtickets.com or call 739-3267.

Chapter AI plans a 1940-themed Sentimental Journey fashion show and tea at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mesquite Club, 702 E. St. Louis Ave. Entertainment will include big band tunes with a vocalist. There will be a running narration with some little-known facts about early war years. Handmade quilts and other memorabilia will be available for purchase. Admission is $25. Proceeds will support Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. Call Kathie Slaughter at 878-4981 or Winnie Hays at 243-2289. 

The inaugural GlowRun, a run/walk featuring illuminated costumes, is scheduled to zip through the Fremont East area Sunday. Festivities are to begin at 6 p.m. The race is set to start at 7 p.m. Registration is $65. Visit glowrun.com.

The High School Jesters, a competitive improvisational comedy league, is set to begin its fall season at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Alexis Park Resort, 375 E. Harmon Ave. Annual participation fees are $120. Payment arrangements are available. Visit jestserendipity.com/highschooljesters.html or call 769-4267.

The Bet on the Farm! Farmers Market is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Admission is free. Most farmers accept only cash. Visit springspreserve.org or betonthefarm.com or call 822-7700.

The Downtown 3rd Farmers Market is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays at Third Street between Stewart and Ogden avenues in the old downtown transportation hub building. Visit downtown3rd.com.

The first full weekend of every month, Bank of America cardholders receive free admission to museums and attractions nationwide. Local attractions participating include: the Springs Preserve, the Lied Discovery Children's Museum and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Only the cardholder is admitted free, and adults visiting Lied must be accompanied by children. Visit museums.bankofamerica.com.

Wings over the Springs is back at the Springs Preserve with owls, falcons, hawks and ravens flying overhead in two live shows at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekends and select school holidays through Feb. 24. New to the show are the Harris hawk, peregrine falcon, yellow vulture, African augur buzzard, common buzzard and a pair of yellow-billed black kites native to Southern Africa and the Middle East. The two female kites are said to be the only members of this species in the U.S. The flight shows are free with Springs Preserve membership or paid admission. For $10, guests can upgrade to a backstage pass that allows direct interaction with the birds after the show. Visit springspreseve.org.

Kids can spend some time hanging out in the trees at the touring "Tree House: Look Who's Living in the Trees" exhibit scheduled to be on display through Jan. 14 on the second floor of the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. The exhibit includes a tree house kids can explore, 3-D images of animals living in trees, an animal dance floor where kids can try to identify animal sounds and a computer forest game where children can harvest trees without harming wildlife. The museum also plans to showcase the exhibit "Torn From Home: My Life as a Refugee" through Dec. 16. The exhibit features photographs and interactive elements depicting refugee families from Columbia, Afghanistan, Republic of Congo and more. Visit ldcm.org.

Vermont painter Daniel Gottsegen's exhibit "Mountains and Valleys Without End" is scheduled to be on display through Dec. 8 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 Brush St. Visit artslasvegas.org.

Worth a Drive

The Las Vegas Ballet Company plans to present "Giselle Act II" at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre on the College of Southern Nevada's Cheyenne campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Proceeds will benefit the homeless and CSN students on scholarship. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Call 866-967-8167 or visit kwakballet.com or csn.edu/pac.

Shakespeare in the Park plans to present "Hamlet" on Saturdays in October in Henderson. Performances start at 7 p.m., with school groups presenting a green show at 6 p.m. Show sites include: Sonata Park, 1550 Seven Hills Drive, Saturday; Discovery Park, 2011 Paseo Verde Parkway, Oct. 13; River Mountains Park, 1941 Appaloosa Drive, Oct. 20; and Lake Las Vegas, 15 Costa Di Lago, Oct. 27. Admission is free. Visit hendersonlive.com.

Roos-N-More, a nonprofit zoo that houses exotic animals for educational purposes, has scheduled open zoo days at its Moapa facility from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct 20 and 28 and Nov. 10 and 18. Admission is $10. Visit roosnmore.org or call 467-3585.