Things to Do

n Mardi Gras Mambo is scheduled to perform traditional New Orleans jazz with a modern sensibility at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Tickets are $12. Tickets for seniors and Jazz Society and Guitar Society members are $10. Visit clarkcountynv.gov or call 455-7340.

n Elvis Crespo, best known for his hit "Sauvemento," is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. Friday at the Eastside Events Center in the Eastside Cannery, 5255 N. Boulder Highway. Tickets start at $44.95. Visit eastsidecannery.com or call 856-5300.

n The eighth annual Intertribal Pow Wow is scheduled this weekend at the Old Silver Bowl behind Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Road. Gourd dances are scheduled to begin daily at 11 a.m. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is requested to cover the cost of the event and veterans' medals. Visit lvintertribalpowwow.com or call 443-3719 or 481-3237.

n Life in Death: Day of the Dead, a festival featuring craft sales, food vendors and memorial displays, is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3150 S. McLeod Drive. The center's juried Day of the Dead Art Exhibit is scheduled to be on display Friday through Nov. 11. Call 455-7340.

n Skyler's Cystic Fibrosis Foundation plans to host a haunted house fundraiser through Monday. The Devil's Tomb of Darkness haunted house is scheduled to be open from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. weekdays and from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday at Clayton Homes, 4270 Boulder Highway. Admission is $15. For more information, visit skylerscffoundation.20m.com.

n The One Sick Saturday Skateboard Convention is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday at SkateCity indoor skatepark, 4915 Steptoe St. The event is set to include product displays, demonstrations and more. For more information, visit skatecity.info or call 433-5544.

n The Las Vegas Auto Swap Meet is planned from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at 3494 Boulder Highway. The free event is set to feature more than 70 vendors selling new and used parts for cars, bikes, auto-related materials and food. There also will be a car corral for vehicles for sale or show. For more information, visit lasvegasautoswapmeet.com.

n An all-day skate is scheduled from noon to 10 p.m. Friday at Crystal Palace at 4680 Boulder Highway. Admission is $8 or $9 with skate rental included. For more information, call 458-7107.

Worth a drive

n Nevada Ballet Theatre is scheduled to present "DANCE DANCE DANCE!" at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Paris Theatre at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets start at $40. Visit nevadaballet.org.

n The Neon Museum, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is set to host Boneyard Bash, a fundraiser for the museum's upcoming groundbreaking, from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. The event is slated to feature hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, a silent auction and music by David Christian. Tickets are $125. Visit neonmuseum.org.

n Roos-N-More, a nonprofit zoo that houses exotic animals for educational purposes, has scheduled several open zoo days at its Moapa facility. The zoo is scheduled to be open 9 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 6, 11 and 20. Admission is $10. This week's zoo day includes Boo With the Roos activities. Costumes (without masks) are welcome. Visit roosnmore.org.

n Southern Nevada Pug Rescue is planning its Pug-O-Rama celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Silver Springs Recreation Center Amphitheater, 1951 Silver Springs Parkway, Henderson. Bake sale, raffle, pug-themed items, dog-related contests and costume contests are planned. Bring a picnic. Admission is $10 per person or $7 for children 7 or younger in advance or $15 per person and $10 for children at the door. Visit rescuepugs.com or call 883-0740.

n Gordon Jensen plans a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Abundant Grace Church, 7391 Prairie Falcon Road. Doors are set to open at 5:15 p.m. The concert is free, but donations are appreciated. Call 655-3619 or visit graceinlasvegas.com or gordonjensen.homestead.com.

n The Desert Winds ensemble plans a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 N. Pavilion Center Drive, featuring "Hymn to a Blue Hour," a piece written to honor the courage of ordinary Americans in the aftermath of 9/11. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Call Charles Maguire at 530-1898.

Halloween Happenings

n A Spooky Spiderfest, with treats and activities for children 2 to 5, is planned from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Parkdale Community Center, 3200 Ferndale St. Admission is free. Register by Wednesday at 455-7517.

n A free Halloween Spooktacular for children 12 or younger, with games, face painting, bounce houses and a costume contest, is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hollywood Recreation Center, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd. Registration is required. Call 455-0566

n A Chills and Thrills Safe Carnival, with contests, a Trick-or-Treat Town and rides, is planned from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Walnut Recreation Center, 3075 N. Walnut Road. The haunted house is $2 per visit, and carnival rides are $1 each. Call 455-8402.

n Candy and Corridors, with a Trick or Treat Trail, carnival games and rides, is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Paradise Recreation Center, 4775 S. McLeod Drive. Admission is $5. Call 455-7513.

n All in costume is welcome to participate in the Las Vegas Halloween Parade at 7 p.m. Monday. No advertising is permitted in the parade that is set to run along Fourth Street from Hoover Avenue to Ogden Avenue. Visit thelasvegashalloweenparade.com.

n The Halloween Massive Music Festival is set from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Children 5 or younger will be admitted free. Visit hendersonlive.com.

n Cox Treat Streets is planned from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd. Merchants plan to hand out candy, and a pet costume contest is planned. Admission is free, and children up to 10 are welcome in costume. Visit cox.com.

n Two trick-or-treat events are being offered from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2240 Village Walk Drive. Ghostwalk, which is suitable for all ages, invites children to collect candy from shops along Main Street. On the east side of The District, zombie sideshow characters plan to hand candy out to children 8 or older during Carnival of Horrors. Visit thedistrictatgvr.com.

n Springs Preserve's Haunted Harvest, featuring a haunted house, trick-or-treating, games, entertainment and a scarecrow contest, is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday through Monday at 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12 and free for children 4 or younger. Visit springspreserve.org

n Bonnie Screams is set to feature the Trail of Doom, a nightly magic show by Steven Best and a 21-or-older saloon from 7 p.m. to midnight through Monday. Spooky Town is set to entertain kids 10 or under with a haunted train ride and petting zoo from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bonnie Springs Ranch, 1 Gunfighter Lane (six miles past Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center on state Route 159) Admission is $25 for Bonnie Scream's Trail of Doom and $10 for kids 10 or younger (parents free) for Spooky Town. Pony rides are offered for an additional $5. Visit bonniescreams.net.

n The Great American Classic Halloween Car Show is planned from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd. The Mustang & Classic Ford Club of Las Vegas plans to display approximately 120 makes and models of cars. Admission is free. Visit mustangsoflv.org.